# NTSB investigations, FL: Settling with power/vortex ring state

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 ERA24LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA287.md): Airbus Helicopters AS350 · Sanford, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 27, 2024 · N174SC · Substantial damage
  > The helicopter pilot’s improper maneuvering at low altitude in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in the helicopter entering a vortex ring state, and hard landing during a subsequent autorotation.
- [NTSB ERA19TA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19TA153.md): Robinson R22 · Bradenton Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report · Apr 13, 2019 · N689M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to execute a low altitude turn that resulted in a strong tailwind and to reduce the airspeed to 0 knots and the flight instructor's diverted attention and inadequate monitoring, which resulted in the helicopter settling with…
- [NTSB ERA12LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA063.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · West Palm Beach, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 5, 2011 · N413RM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during a low-altitude turn into gusty tailwind conditions, which resulted in a loss of translational lift and settling with power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of total flight experience.
- [NTSB ERA11CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA059.md): Hiller-Rogerson Helicopter UH12E · Madison, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 15, 2010 · N4034Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's encounter with a settling with power condition while he was performing slow, low-level, out-of- ground-effect flight maneuvers.
- [NTSB ERA10CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA134.md): Enstrom F-28C · Fort Pierce, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 6, 2010 · N426KA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent encounter with settling with power while hovering downwind.

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'FL' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '244' 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/244/sequence?state=FL

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.