NTSB investigations: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR, 1968

5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR. 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

19642026

NTSB investigations: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR, 1968 per year, 1964–2026: 119 cases
1964	7
1965	11
1966	4
1967	6
1968	5
1969	3
1970	3
1971	7
1972	4
1973	5
1974	4
1975	3
1976	2
1977	3
1978	4
1979	3
1980	2
1981	2
1983	1
1985	1
1986	2
1987	3
1989	4
1990	3
1991	1
1992	1
1995	3
1996	2
1998	3
1999	1
2000	2
2001	2
2004	1
2005	1
2007	2
2011	2
2012	1
2014	1
2015	2
2020	2

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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") = 1968 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7830502')) 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\") = 1968
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7830502'))
  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") = 1968
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7830502'))
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 MKC69F0136Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRyan ST-3KR · Troy Mills, IAAug 25, 1968 · N48605 · Destroyed NTSB LAX69F0108Accident · Minor injuriesClosedRyan ST3KR · Capistrano, CAAug 4, 1968 · N56711 · Destroyed NTSB MKC69F0019Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRyan ST-3KR · Papillion, NEMay 30, 1968 · N48758 · Destroyed NTSB NYC68A0115Accident · 2 fatalClosedRyan PT-22 · Pipersville, PAApr 14, 1968 · N50998 · Destroyed NTSB MIA68A0087Accident · 2 fatalClosedRyan ST-3KR · Fort Myers, FLApr 13, 1968 · N50881 · Destroyed