# NTSB investigations: Allison 250-C30 series, 2011

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 ERA12CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA095.md): Bell 206L-3 · Wingate, NC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 1, 2011 · N216TV · Substantial damage
  > The certified flight instructor did not select an adequate landing site for the practice autorotation.
- [NTSB ANC11TA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11TA110.md): Bell 206 B3 · Seward, AK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 23, 2011 · N204PA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from snow-covered terrain during hover in deteriorating weather and flat light conditions, which resulted in a tail rotor strike.
- [NTSB ERA11LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA297.md): Bell 206-L4 · Mobile Block 114CC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 13, 2011 · N266P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s operation of the helicopter with a left, quartering headwind, resulting in conditions conducive to a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.
- [NTSB CEN11LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA252.md): Bell 206L-3 · (Gulf of Mexico) · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 24, 2011 · N32041 · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to an engine compressor stall as a result of ingesting methane gas during takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN11CA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA232.md): Bell 230 · Gulf of Mexico, LA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 17, 2011 · N974RH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the safety skirting during the repositioning landing.
- [NTSB WPR11GA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11GA115.md): Mcdonnell Douglas Heli 369FF · Marana, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jan 31, 2011 · N530RL · Substantial damage
  > An inadvertent tail rotor strike during an attempted pinnacle landing, which resulted in the pilot's loss of control of the helicopter. Inhospitable terrain/topography contributed to the severity of the accident.

## 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") = 2011
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('03015'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=03015&year=2011

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