# NTSB investigations: Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB: Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction

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 ATL02LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA067.md): Aerospatiale AS315B · Hortense, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 28, 2002 · N49525 · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the engine to main transmission drive shaft due to improper installation by company maintenance personnel. A factor were the trees.
- [NTSB DEN01LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA125.md): Aerospatiale SA315B · Cody, WY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 2001 · N2128Z · Substantial damage
  > the failure of the turbine assembly due to an over temperature condition. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
- [NTSB LAX94LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA017.md): Aerospatiale SA-315 · Beckwourth, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 18, 1993 · N49511 · Substantial damage
  > was the worn collective servo causing a hydraulic lock and not allowing the pilot to lower the collective. This condition caused the main rotor blades rpm to decay.
- [NTSB DEN93FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA038.md): Aerospatiale SA316B · Aspen, CO · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 1, 1993 · N3153R · Destroyed
  > Failure of the flight control lower mixing unit due to fatigue, which resulted in the loss of control.
- [NTSB SEA87LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA092.md): Aerospatiale SA315-D Lama · Siletz, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 13, 1987 · N47256 · Destroyed
  > During external load operations the chockers became loose due to improper loading. The external load longline cable became entangled with the tailrotor causing a failure of the tail rotor system. The helicopter assumed a nose down attitude and spun to the…
- [NTSB DEN82DA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA088.md): Aerospatiale SA315B · Thayne, WY · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Apr 15, 1982 · N48089 · Substantial damage
  > The helicopter was hovering to pick up a sling load when a loud bang was heard and the aircraft began to spin counter clockwise. Investigation revealed that the tail rotor drive shaft had broken. "Examination of the shaft break disclosed a small fracture…
- [NTSB LAX82FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA117.md): Aerospatiale SA316B · Near Brideport, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 22, 1982 · N9829C · Destroyed
  > After taking off in a mountainous area, the pilot began climbing in up-currents on the side of a canyon. While following a ridge at about 100 ft AGL (11,000 ft MSL), he heard a loud noise that was followed by a shudder and vibrations. The helicopter began…

## 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 ('60003')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 130))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=60003&occurrence=130

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