# NTSB investigations: Lycoming VO-435 series, 2000

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 CHI00TA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00TA306.md): Bell 47G-5A · Economy, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Sep 22, 2000 · N14841 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain control of the helicopter while attempting a landing on unsuitable terrain. A factor associated with the accident was the grass covered, down slope in the terrain.
- [NTSB LAX00LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA280.md): Bell 47G-5 · King City, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 2000 · N7885S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's intentional flight into adverse weather which resulted in loss of visual reference and flight into power transmission wires and terrain.
- [NTSB CHI00LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA204.md): Bell 47G-3B-1 · Holstein, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 2000 · N83701 · Substantial damage
  > the settling with power encountered by the pilot. A factor was the sudden windshift.
- [NTSB MIA00LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA176.md): Bell 47G-2 · Fort Walton Bch, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 27, 2000 · N96MB · Substantial damage
  > The unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot-in-command during the forced landing and the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB LAX00LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA124.md): Bell 47G · Vacaville, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 12, 2000 · N9763Z · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to see wires and maintain clearance while flying at a low altitude.
- [NTSB LAX00LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA100.md): Bell 47G5 · Riverbank, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 2000 · N4754R · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to verify that ground personnel had disconnected the loading hose from the hopper before takeoff, resulting in restricted directional control and 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") = 2000
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('41525'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=41525&year=2000

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