NTSB investigations: Piper PA-25-260, 1973

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-25-260. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Defining event

Finding

Phase of flight

Aircraft model

Cases per year

19672026

NTSB investigations: Piper PA-25-260, 1973 per year, 1967–2026: 175 cases
1967	1
1968	7
1969	10
1970	9
1971	5
1972	7
1973	7
1974	12
1975	14
1976	7
1977	13
1978	13
1979	11
1980	6
1981	8
1982	3
1983	2
1985	2
1986	5
1987	1
1988	1
1990	2
1991	1
1992	2
1993	3
1994	2
1998	3
1999	2
2000	1
2003	1
2005	2
2006	1
2007	1
2008	1
2009	1
2010	1
2012	1
2013	1
2014	1
2015	2
2017	1
2023	1

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Query with SQL

SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1973 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102508')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1973
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102508'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1973
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102508'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.

NTSB OAK74FVG12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Dixon, CASep 6, 1973 · N4717Y · Substantial damage NTSB MKC74FCJ06Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Thurston, NEAug 20, 1973 · N4844Y · Substantial damage NTSB MKC74DCQ03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Grove, KSJul 27, 1973 · N4927Y · Substantial damage NTSB FTW74FQG02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Lazbuddie, TXJul 6, 1973 · N8528L · Substantial damage NTSB FTW73DQG44Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Sonora, TXJun 26, 1973 · N4822Y · Substantial damage NTSB OAK73DVA65Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Merced, CAJun 21, 1973 · N8537L · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73FQD19Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Mesquite, NMMar 15, 1973 · N4746Y · Destroyed