NTSB investigations: Schweizer SGS 1-26B, 1985
2 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Schweizer SGS 1-26B. 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
| 1964 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 1 |
| 1966 | 6 |
| 1967 | 2 |
| 1968 | 7 |
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1970 | 4 |
| 1971 | 3 |
| 1972 | 2 |
| 1973 | 4 |
| 1974 | 1 |
| 1975 | 3 |
| 1976 | 2 |
| 1977 | 4 |
| 1980 | 2 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 3 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2025 | 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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1985
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8050118'))
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") = 1985
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8050118'))
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 NYC85LA157Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer SGS 1-26 · Cambria, NYThe glider, while returning to land after a pleasure flt, encounter a rainshower and strong downdraft. The plt made a landing in a farmers fld. During the landing the right wing caught and the acft ground looped, incurring substantial damage.NTSB NYC85LA122Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer SGS-1-26B · Toughkenamon, PAThe glider was being towed for takeoff & had just become airborne when the canopy came open. The plt tried to latch the canopy, but was unable, so he released the glider from the tow plane. While the plt continued to try to latch the canopy, the glider went…