# NTSB investigations, 2014: 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 WPR15CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA063.md): Eurocopter AS 350 B2 Ecureuil · Bicknell, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 16, 2014 · N352SL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to prevent the helicopter from settling with power while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR14CA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA385.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 · Mokuleia, HI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 22, 2014 · N8375E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing with a quartering tailwind, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR14FA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA324.md): S.N.I.A.S. AS350B · Tahoma, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 2014 · N3597T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of helicopter control due to settling with power while maneuvering for takeoff.
- [NTSB WPR14CA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA290.md): Bell 47K · Kingston, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 11, 2014 · N88771 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing approach, which resulted in an excessive descent angle and settling with power.
- [NTSB ANC14CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA042.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Coldfoot, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 18, 2014 · N74713 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate main rotor rpm while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in an emergency landing on uneven terrain.
- [NTSB CEN14CA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA252.md): Aerospatiale AS 365 N2 Dauphin · Constantine, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 25, 2014 · N365WM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of control while entering a vortex ring state (settling with power) condition, which resulted in a hard landing.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2014
  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?year=2014

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