# NTSB investigations: Rotorway RW-133 series

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 LAX94LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA236.md): Sharp Scorpion TOO · Beckwourth, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 1994 · N288JS · Destroyed
  > the failure of the tail rotor 'V' drive belt for undetermined reasons and the subsequent failure and separation of the tail rotor.
- [NTSB LAX90DVG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVG17.md): Cloutier Scorpion 133 · Oroville, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jul 25, 1990 · N4639E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control.
- [NTSB LAX86FUD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FUD01.md): Rotorway Executive · El Monte, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Oct 15, 1985 · N2071Z · Substantial damage
  > The rotorcraft made a hard touchdown from a hover while on a practice flt. The plt had not been signed off for solo flt in a rotorcraft, helicopter catergory and class. The plt had practiced solo in this acft before but had stayed at very low alt (skid-light)…
- [NTSB MIA83FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA065.md): MBB Scorpion TOO · Tallahassee, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 29, 1983 · N5459G · Substantial damage
  > The helicopter collided with trees while on a local personal flight. According to witnesses the acft was flying low overthe trees. Several loud backfires were heard and the helicopter crashed in a wooded area. The acft descended almost vertically with the…
- [NTSB ATL81FLJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLJ16.md): Scorpion 145 · Garner, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Sep 6, 1981 · N90336 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW81DPJ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPJ31-202520.md): Scorpion 133 · Oklahoma City, OK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 17, 1980 · N5586N · Substantial damage

## 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 ('55000'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=55000

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