# NTSB investigations: Turbomeca ARRIEL-2B1: Part(s) separation from AC

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 WPR18TA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18TA239.md): Eurocopter EC130 · Hilo, HI · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Final report · Aug 19, 2018 · N11QP · Substantial damage
  > The separation of the left sliding door in flight after it opened for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence, which resulted in damage to the main rotor blades.
- [NTSB ERA16LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA098.md): Eurocopter France EC 130 B4 · Shoals, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 29, 2016 · N133HN · Substantial damage
  > The improper locking of the rear passenger door by the specialty nurse, which resulted in the door separating from the helicopter in flight.
- [NTSB WPR11LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA352.md): Eurocopter AS 350 B3 · Troutdale, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 2011 · N808LF · Substantial damage
  > The in-flight separation of the tail rotor drive shaft cover as a result of maintenance personnel not ensuring that it was secured after a maintenance inspection; also causal was the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection of the helicopter.

## 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.engine_model_code IN ('60056')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND e.aircrafts_position = x.position AND e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '338'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338/cases?engine=60056

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