NTSB investigations: Schweizer TG3A, CA

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Schweizer TG3A. 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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Finding

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Cases per year

19642026

NTSB investigations: Schweizer TG3A, CA per year, 1964–2026: 7 cases
1964	1
1965	1
1968	3
1971	1
1976	1

Where

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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 ('8050902')) 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 ('8050902'))
  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 ('8050902'))
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 LAX76FUQ44Accident · Serious injuriesClosedSchweizer TG3ASW · Rosamond, CAJul 3, 1976 · N37495 · Substantial damage NTSB LAX71DUG87Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer TG-3A · Adelanto, CAApr 4, 1971 · N74675 · Substantial damage NTSB LAX69D0260Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer TG-3A · Adelanto, CANov 30, 1968 · N37495 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK69D0026Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer SGS233 · Fremont, CAJun 24, 1968 · N2437W · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage NTSB LAX68A0078Accident · 2 fatalClosedSchweizer TG-3A · Adelanto, CAFeb 25, 1968 · N75099 · Destroyed NTSB LAX66A0023Accident · 1 fatalClosedSchweizer TG3A · El Mirage, CAAug 29, 1965 · N4606V · Destroyed NTSB UNK64X0475Accident · Serious injuriesClosedSchweizer TG3A · Fremont, CAFeb 6, 1964 · N68267 · Destroyed