# NTSB investigations, 2015: Uncontained engine failure

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 DCA15FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15FA185.md): Boeing Boeing 777-236 · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 8, 2015 · G-VIIO · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the left engine high-pressure compressor (HPC) stage 8-10 spool, which caused the main fuel supply line to become detached from the engine main fuel pump and release fuel, resulting in a fire on the left side of the airplane. The HPC stage 8-10…
- [NTSB ENG15IA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG15IA017.md): Boeing 707 338C · Victorville, CA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 10, 2015 · N624RH · Minor damage
  > the fracture of one 1st stage turbine blade from a high cycle fatigue crack that originated from a break in the coating on the leading edge of the blade. The cause for the break in the coating could not be determined. Contributing to the uncontained release…
- [NTSB ENG15WA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG15WA018.md): Short Brothers & Harland SC-7 Skyvan S3 · Klatovy, Czech Republic, Czechia · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Apr 8, 2015 · OE-FDN · Minor damage
  > An Austrian registered Shorts SC7 Skyvan, registration number OE-FDN, being operated by Pink Aviation Services Gmbh, suffered an uncontained failure of No.2 turbine wheel on RH engine during descend, resulting in damage to the right-hand forward sidewall fuel…
- [NTSB ERA15LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA138.md): Bell 206 · Sevierville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 15, 2015 · N3176L · Substantial damage
  > An uncontained engine failure, which resulted from insufficient lubrication of the No. 4 bearing due to carbon buildup on the filter screen of the bearing's oil supply nozzle.
- [NTSB ENG15RA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG15RA011.md): Bell 206 - L4 · Remote Location, South Africa · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Feb 12, 2015 · ZS-RMB
  > On February 12, 2015, a Bell 206L-4 powered by a Rolls-Royce 250-C30P turboshaft engine experienced an uncontained engine failure followed by a successful force landing. This incident is being investigated by the South Africa Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)…

## 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") = 2015
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '343' 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/343/sequence?year=2015

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