NTSB investigations: Stits Playboy SA3A

4 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Stits Playboy SA3A. 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

19682026

NTSB investigations: Stits Playboy SA3A per year, 1968–2026: 4 cases
1968	1
1972	1
1981	1
1990	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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('865020M', '86502PH', '86502QZ', '86502RV', '86502S1', '86502S5', '86502T1', '86502U3', '86502UT', '86502V9', '86502WV', '86502P3', '86502P5', '86502QA', '86502QD', '86502QJ', '86502R5', '86502RK', '86502S7', '86502SF', '86502TB', '86502VP', '86502VZ', '86502W5', '86502WK', '86502X1', '86502XF', '86502XR')) 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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('865020M', '86502PH', '86502QZ', '86502RV', '86502S1', '86502S5', '86502T1', '86502U3', '86502UT', '86502V9', '86502WV', '86502P3', '86502P5', '86502QA', '86502QD', '86502QJ', '86502R5', '86502RK', '86502S7', '86502SF', '86502TB', '86502VP', '86502VZ', '86502W5', '86502WK', '86502X1', '86502XF', '86502XR'))
  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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('865020M', '86502PH', '86502QZ', '86502RV', '86502S1', '86502S5', '86502T1', '86502U3', '86502UT', '86502V9', '86502WV', '86502P3', '86502P5', '86502QA', '86502QD', '86502QJ', '86502R5', '86502RK', '86502S7', '86502SF', '86502TB', '86502VP', '86502VZ', '86502W5', '86502WK', '86502X1', '86502XF', '86502XR'))
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 FTW90DPJ06Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportStits SA-3A Playboy · Bartlesville, OKAn inadvertent stall.Jun 2, 1990 · N434K · Destroyed NTSB LAX82FVD03Accident · 1 fatalClosedStits SA3A · Tracy, CAOct 31, 1981 · N7758C · Destroyed NTSB MIA72FKG72Accident · Minor injuriesClosedStits SA3A · Stockbridge, GAFeb 5, 1972 · N75357 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA69F0066Accident · No injuriesClosedStits SA-3A · Plant City, FLJul 12, 1968 · N4665S · Substantial damage