NTSB investigations: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A
10 cases on aircraft the registry lists as WSK PZL Mielec M-18A, where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power”. 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
| 1995 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 |
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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 ('9810103')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 350))
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 ('9810103')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 350))
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 DFW07LA154Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWsk-Pzl Mielic M-18A · Tunica, MSThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB LAX07TA208Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportWSK PZL Mielec M-18A · Burns, ORA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB FTW04LA152Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWSK PZL Mielec M-18A · Dumas, ARThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB FTW03LA047Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWSK PZL Mielec M18A · Votaw, TXA loss of engine power for undertermined reasons. Contributing factors included the unsuitable terrain for the forced landing and the lack of airspeed.NTSB FTW01LA149Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWSK PZL Mielec M-18A · Paris, TXthe loss of engine power for an undertermined reason. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB LAX00LA166Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPZL-Mielec M-18A · Williams, CAA momentary interruption in engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB FTW98LA034Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWsk Pzl Mielec M-18A · Roanoke, LAloss of engine power for an undetermined reason(s). A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.NTSB MIA97LA207Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWsk Pzl Mielec M-18A · Clewiston, FLa forced landing as a result of an undetermined loss of engine power and subsequent impact with a railroad switching unit and nose over.NTSB FTW97LA159Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPzl-Mielec M-18A · Sinton, TXFuel starvation resulting from the failure of the engine driven fuel pump due to an undetermined reason. A factor was the soft terrain.NTSB FTW95LA345Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWSK PZL Mielec M-18A · Wilmot, ARThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.