# NTSB investigations: Rotorway RI-600N

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 LAX03LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA084.md): Cobb International Rotorway Exec 90 · Casa Grande, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 5, 2003 · N9876D · Substantial damage
  > the flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control of the helicopter during the flare and landing. Factors in the accident were the failure of the secondary drive shaft and inadequate tail rotor failure procedures specified by the manufacturer.
- [NTSB LAX02LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA096.md): Rotorway Rotorway Exec 90 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 25, 2002 · N9876D · Substantial damage
  > The student's inadvertent over control of the throttle mechanism, which resulted in the bending of the throttle mechanical stop and binding the linkage in the idle position. Also causal was the CFI's inadequate supervision. A factor in the accident was the…
- [NTSB LAX95LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA081.md): Rotorway Rotorway · Chandler, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 13, 1995 · N9876D · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's improper use of the helicopter's flight controls and the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.

## 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 ('55009'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=55009

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