NTSB investigations, 2002
3 cases where the first occurrence was “Missing aircraft”.
Cases per year
| 1982 | 8 |
|---|---|
| 1983 | 5 |
| 1984 | 10 |
| 1985 | 12 |
| 1986 | 6 |
| 1987 | 4 |
| 1988 | 4 |
| 1989 | 4 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1991 | 3 |
| 1992 | 8 |
| 1993 | 7 |
| 1994 | 4 |
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1999 | 3 |
| 2000 | 4 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 |
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\") = 2002
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 420)
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") = 2002 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 420) 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 LAX03FAMS1Accident · 1 fatalMissing aircraftFinal reportPiper PA-34-200T · Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean)undetermined, missing aircraft.NTSB CHI03FAMS1Accident · 2 fatalMissing aircraftFinal reportCessna 175 · MIUndetermined. Missing aircraft.NTSB MIA02FAMS3Accident · 1 fatalMissing aircraftFinal reportPiper PA-36-300 · MissingThe falure of the pilot to arrive at the intended destination for undetermined reasons. A finding in the investigation was the fact that clouds with tops to 44,000 feet were noted 38 miles south of the airplane's last position.