# NTSB investigations: Helicopteres Guimbal CABRI G2: Loss of control in flight

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN24LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA005.md): Helicopteres Guimbal Cabri G2 · Cahokia Heights, IL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 2, 2023 · N354MH · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain helicopter control which resulted in impact with the ground.
- [NTSB CEN23LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA150.md): Helicopteres Guimbal Cabri G2 · Cahokia, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 9, 2023 · N372PA · Substantial damage
  > The lack of proper attachment of the cyclic control that resulted in a loss of control during a landing approach and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the improper maintenance performed.
- [NTSB CEN22LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA326.md): Helicopteres Guimbal Cabri G2 · Madison, IL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 19, 2022 · N457PA · Substantial damage
  > Loss of tail rotor effectiveness resulting in an in-flight loss of control.
- [NTSB CEN20CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA064.md): Guimbal Cabri G2 · Independence, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 21, 2020 · N715RK · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control while maneuvering to land, which resulted in impact with an airplane and a hangar.
- [NTSB GAA18CA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA110.md): Helicopteres Guimbal Cabri G2 · Cahokia, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 22, 2018 · N989HH · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain yaw control while landing in gusting crosswind conditions and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB CEN17LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA290.md): Helicopteres Guimbal Cabri G2 · Beaumont, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 2017 · N722TX · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's low-altitude maneuvering, which exceeded the helicopter's performance capability in the high-density altitude conditions and resulted in a loss of control.
- [NTSB GAA16LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16LA117.md): Helicopteres Guimbal Cabri · Beaumont, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 30, 2016 · N503DS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind during a hover-taxi and his failure to maintain helicopter control due to a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('9000001')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '240' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence?model=9000001

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