NTSB investigations: Aerospatiale SA315B, 1990
4 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Aerospatiale SA315B. 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
| 1976 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1977 | 3 |
| 1978 | 2 |
| 1979 | 3 |
| 1980 | 3 |
| 1981 | 2 |
| 1982 | 7 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1984 | 4 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1990 | 4 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2026 | 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\") = 1990
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8680615'))
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") = 1990
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8680615'))
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 SEA90FA158Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA315B · Cougar, WALoss of power due to contamination in the engine speed governor.NTSB ANC90LA135Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA-315B · Tok, AKImproper installation of the fuel filter element in the aircraft by company/maintenance personnel, and subsequent contamination of the fuel system by unfiltered fuel. Factors related to the accident were: inadequate design of the fuel filter assembly, which…NTSB DEN90FA115Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA315B · La Sal, UTA failure of the engine speed governor unit due to improper storage and/or inspection of the speed governor unit prior to placing it in service. A factor in the accident was the pilot carrying passengers on the external load.NTSB ANC90LA045Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA-315B · Trading Bay, AKThe pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). Factors related to the accident were: snow covered terrain, adverse weather conditions, and spatial disorientation of the pilot, due to lack of visual cure during the landing.