Final NTSB investigations: Pitts SPECIAL
7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Pitts SPECIAL. 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.
Cases per year
| 1966 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
Where
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Query with SQL
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 c.\"completionStatus\" = 'Completed'
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('72201KZ', '72202K4', '72202KL', '72202KP', '72201NM', '72202K0', '72202KT', '72202KU', '72202KX', '72202KZ', '72202L3', '72202MA'))
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 c."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('72201KZ', '72202K4', '72202KL', '72202KP', '72201NM', '72202K0', '72202KT', '72202KU', '72202KX', '72202KZ', '72202L3', '72202MA'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun 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 ERA11CA477Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPitts Special · Bessemer, ALThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB MIA95LA003Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPitts S1C · Plant City, FLThe failure of the pilot in command to maintain directional control during landing resulting in the aircraft running off the side of the runway and nosing over in soft terrain.NTSB MIA86FA115Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPitts Special · Homestead, FLThe plt was on a flt to practice aerobatic mnvrs in a designated practice area. A witness, who was driving nearby, stated that he saw the acft 'falling straight down' & crash in a tomato field. An investigation revealed evidence that the acft had impacted in…NTSB MKC77FER61Accident · No injuriesClosedPitts S-1S · Jordan, MNNTSB CHI70FBA26Accident · 1 fatalClosedPitts S-1 · Winchester, INNTSB DEN66A0067Accident · 1 fatalClosedPitts Specl · Tucson, AZNTSB DEN66F0209Accident · No injuriesClosedPitts Specal · Casa Grande, AZ