Final NTSB investigations: Sikorsky CH-19E

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Sikorsky CH-19E. 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

19752026

Final NTSB investigations: Sikorsky CH-19E per year, 1975–2026: 8 cases
1975	2
1977	1
1979	1
1980	1
1981	1
1984	1
2002	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."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 ('8141616')) 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.\"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 ('8141616'))
  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 ('8141616'))
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 SEA02FA091Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportSikorsky CH-19E · Plains, MTPower loss for undetermined reasons.May 30, 2002 · N94475 · Substantial damage NTSB ATL84LA205Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSikorsky CH-19E · Iva, SCThe helicopter was being operated from sloping terrain. After returning from a spray mission, the plt remained inside the helicopter with the eng & rotor at ground idle while the ground crew refilled the spray tank. After completing the loading operation, the…Jun 20, 1984 · N4721 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC81DHA09Accident · Minor injuriesClosedSikorsky S-55B · Stillwater, NJApr 21, 1981 · N17754 · Destroyed NTSB CHI80DEP42Accident · No injuriesClosedSikorsky CH-19E · Plover, WIAug 3, 1980 · N94475 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA80FA006Accident · 1 fatalClosedSikorsky S-55 · Davenport, FLOct 23, 1979 · N95761 · Destroyed NTSB MIA77FLD50Accident · Minor injuriesClosedSikorsky H19E · Lady Lake, FLApr 15, 1977 · N95760 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76FLD16Accident · Minor injuriesClosedSikorsky CH19E · Cosme, FLSep 10, 1975 · N94475 · Destroyed NTSB CHI75FEE56Accident · No injuriesClosedSikorsky S-55B · Chicago, ILApr 27, 1975 · N90407 · Destroyed