NTSB investigations: Aerospatiale SA315B, 1993
2 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\") = 1993
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") = 1993
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 LAX94LA017Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA-315 · Beckwourth, CAwas the worn collective servo causing a hydraulic lock and not allowing the pilot to lower the collective. This condition caused the main rotor blades rpm to decay.NTSB SEA93LA209Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA 315B · Avery, IDThe pilot's improper use of the cyclic control.