NTSB investigations: Pitts Special S-1C, CA

5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Pitts Special S-1C. 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.

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Cases per year

19672026

NTSB investigations: Pitts Special S-1C, CA per year, 1967–2026: 5 cases
1967	1
1970	1
1972	1
1974	1
1995	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 c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('72202TG', '72202S9', '72202SL', '72202UC', '72202VU', '72202R7', '72202SE', '72202SJ', '72202SR', '72202ST', '72202SW', '72202SX', '72202TR', '72202TY', '72202UP', '72202UT', '72202VE', '72202VS', '72202VW', '72202VX', '72202R8', '72202R9', '72202RJ', '72202S1', '72202SF', '72202SH', '72202SM', '72202SN', '72202SZ', '72202TC', '72202TH', '72202TJ', '72202TW', '72202TX', '72202UM', '72202VP', '72202VZ')) 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 c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'CA' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('72202TG', '72202S9', '72202SL', '72202UC', '72202VU', '72202R7', '72202SE', '72202SJ', '72202SR', '72202ST', '72202SW', '72202SX', '72202TR', '72202TY', '72202UP', '72202UT', '72202VE', '72202VS', '72202VW', '72202VX', '72202R8', '72202R9', '72202RJ', '72202S1', '72202SF', '72202SH', '72202SM', '72202SN', '72202SZ', '72202TC', '72202TH', '72202TJ', '72202TW', '72202TX', '72202UM', '72202VP', '72202VZ'))
  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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('72202TG', '72202S9', '72202SL', '72202UC', '72202VU', '72202R7', '72202SE', '72202SJ', '72202SR', '72202ST', '72202SW', '72202SX', '72202TR', '72202TY', '72202UP', '72202UT', '72202VE', '72202VS', '72202VW', '72202VX', '72202R8', '72202R9', '72202RJ', '72202S1', '72202SF', '72202SH', '72202SM', '72202SN', '72202SZ', '72202TC', '72202TH', '72202TJ', '72202TW', '72202TX', '72202UM', '72202VP', '72202VZ'))
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 LAX96LA020Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPitts Special S-1C · San Carlos, CAthe pilot's misjudged landing approach, failure to achieve the proper touchdown point, and his delayed decision to abort the landing.Oct 24, 1995 · N9060N · Substantial damage NTSB LAX74FUG09Accident · 1 fatalClosedPitts SPL S-1C · Highgrove, CASep 8, 1974 · N7021 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK73DVD13Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPitts Spec S-1C · Tracey, CASep 13, 1972 · N8L · Substantial damage NTSB OAK71DVM10Accident · No injuriesClosedPitts S1C · Santa Cruz, CAAug 12, 1970 · N8L · Substantial damage NTSB LAX67A0108Accident · 1 fatalClosedPitts SPL S-1C · Hesperia, CAMay 21, 1967 · N314M · Destroyed