# NTSB investigations: Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB, 1993

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 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 SEA93LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA209.md): Aerospatiale SA 315B · Avery, ID · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 1993 · N351RM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper use of the cyclic control.
- [NTSB FTW93LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA203.md): Aerospatiale SA316B · Snyder, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 1993 · N3154Y · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot in command to properly compensate for wind conditions resulting in the loss of directional control through loss of tail rotor authority. Factors were high winds, high density altitude, and failure to jettison the external load.
- [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.

## 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") = 1993
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('60003'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=60003&year=1993

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