NTSB investigations: Waco QCF
7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Waco QCF. 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
| 1971 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
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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 ('9600408'))
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 ('9600408'))
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 ERA20CA175Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportWaco QCF · Shirley, NYThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.NTSB WPR09LA475Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWaco QCF-2 · Bend, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model airplane.NTSB NYC04LA192Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWaco QCF · Rhinebeck, NYA partial loss of engine power due to a magneto failure.NTSB LAX97LA016Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWaco QCF · Big Bear City, CAthe pilot's improper response to a perceived in-flight emergency by abruptly retarding the throttle and failing to properly flare the airplane during the aborted takeoff. The pilot's improper perception of the source of smoke was a related factor.NTSB FTW96FA234Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportFairchild KR-31 · Bartlesville, OKThe failure of each pilot-in-command to maintain visual lookout. Factors were: the lack of each pilot-in-command obtaining/maintaining communication with the control tower, and inadequate lookout by each pilot-rated passenger, the inadequate…NTSB LAX89LA166Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWaco QCF · Hollbrook, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane due to gusting wind conditions. The pilot did not adequately correct the situation before the airplane traveled into soft terrain.NTSB FTW71DQG72Accident · No injuriesClosedWaco QCF-2 · Wink, TX