NTSB investigations: Taylorcraft DC-65, CA

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Taylorcraft DC-65. 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

19642026

NTSB investigations: Taylorcraft DC-65, CA per year, 1964–2026: 8 cases
1964	1
1965	1
1967	1
1969	1
1972	1
1979	1
1990	1
1996	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."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 ('8850402')) 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 ('8850402'))
  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 ('8850402'))
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 LAX96LA142Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft DC-65 · Fremont, CAthe in-flight separation of a portion of one wooden propeller blade due to undetected dry rot in the wood fibers.Mar 23, 1996 · N36354 · Substantial damage NTSB LAX90LA285Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft DC-65 · Morgan Hill, CAFuel exhaustion, due the certified flight instructors improper preflight inspection.Aug 12, 1990 · N67755 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK79FVM19Accident · No injuriesClosedTaylorcraft DC-65 · San Jose, CAApr 24, 1979 · N67755 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK72DVG66Accident · No injuriesClosedTaylorcraft L-2 · Dunsmuir, CAJun 2, 1972 · N67654 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK70D0141Accident · No injuriesClosedTaylorcraft DC-65 · San Jose, CAOct 13, 1969 · N67755 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK68D0139Accident · No injuriesClosedTaylorcraft L-2 · Castroville, CASep 10, 1967 · N66713 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK65F0008Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · San Jose, CAFeb 5, 1965 · N2095N · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage NTSB UNK64X2498Accident · Minor injuriesClosedTaylorcraft L2 · Redlands, CAJun 26, 1964 · N63389 · Destroyed