# NTSB investigations: Allison 250-C20 series, 1985

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 LAX85LA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA403.md): Hughes 369D · Porterville, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 1985 · N29707 · Destroyed
  > After climbing to a cruise alt of 13500 ft MSL to cross the sierra Nevada mountains, south of mt whitney, the plt entered cruise flt at an indicated airspeed of aprx 120 to 130 KTS. The plt's flt manual lists 110 KTS as the velocity velocity to never exceed…
- [NTSB LAX85LA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA407.md): Bell 206B · Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean) · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 1985 · N2160L · Destroyed
  > The helicopter experienced a loss of pwr within 10 minutes after takeoff from a fishing vessel. The helicopter was ditched in the Ocean at coordinates 11.25'N and 103.37'W. Examination of fuel samples from the fishing vessel revealed both upper and lower fuel…
- [NTSB FTW85LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA315.md): Bell 206B · Damon, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 1985 · N22952 · Destroyed
  > The plt experienced an eng deceleration to flt idle while cruising 1000 MSL. He autorotated into trees in a heavily wooded area. A subsequent eng disassembly and examination revealed the pwr control line, p/n 6848471-B, was broken at its attaching 'b' nut…
- [NTSB LAX85LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA282.md): Bell 206B-III · Lahaina, HI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 1985 · N3179X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot reported that the engine failed at an altitude of 800 feet MSL during the climb to cruise phase of a sightseeing flight with 3 passengers on board. The acft landed in the surf of the pacific ocean and damaged the tail rotor. The pilot and passengers…
- [NTSB SEA85FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA104.md): Hughes 369D · Spokane, WA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 5, 1985 · N8365F · Destroyed
  > The helicopter was on a flt to a tv station to transport a tv camera man & his gear. The regular plt for this trip was unable to fly, so another was retained for the flt. This was his 1st flt to the station. Helicopter operations at the tv station were…
- [NTSB LAX85FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA199.md): Hiller UH12J3 · Klamath, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 12, 1985 · N545HA · Destroyed
  > The helicopter was returning to a private landing pad after a reconaisance flight prior to sprating. At about 10FT AGL after flaring and leveling the pilot could not control a drift and roll to the left. The rotor blades struck the ground within about one…

## 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") = 1985
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('03020'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=03020&year=1985

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