# NTSB investigations: Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB: Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf

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 DEN85FA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA241.md): Aerospatiale SA315B · Craig, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 1985 · N3836E · Destroyed
  > The helicopter was long-lining a 1280-pound air compressor to an 8500-foot MSL mountain drilling site. Witnesses heard a squealing sound and bang. They observed gray-white smoke and orange-blue flame emitting from the exhaust. The plt released the load and…
- [NTSB DEN84LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA239.md): Aerospatiale 316B · Naturita, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 1984 · N4246 · Substantial damage
  > One of the axial compressor blades separated resulting in internal engine damage and loss of engine power. Examination of the blades showed evidence of corrosion beyond acceptable limits. The engine was not equipped with an air filter or particle separator.…
- [NTSB DEN82DA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA159.md): Aerospatiale SA-315B · Afton, WY · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 9, 1982 · N10067 · Destroyed
  > En route during a seismic operation a loud screeching, grinding sound was heard. The pilot reported the aircraft seemed to buck. A long flame emitting from the aft end of the aircraft was observed by witnesses. The engine ceased and the aircraft crashed into…

## 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" = 351))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=60003&occurrence=351

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