# Final NTSB investigations: Turbomeca ARRIUS-2B 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 ANC20LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA089.md): Eurocopter AS 350 · Fort Greely, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 6, 2020 · N354PA · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the door lock due to interference between the door and a cargo box.
- [NTSB WPR12TA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12TA120.md): Eurocopter AS 350 B3 · Napa, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 1, 2012 · N341HP · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s improper use of the collective control during a practice hovering autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB LAX08LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA198.md): Eurocopter AS 350 B3 · Ash Fork, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 27, 2008 · N586AE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's spatial disorientation resulting in his failure to detect and compensate for an unintentional descent during a go-around. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's inadequate choice of landing approach, reduced visibility from brownout…
- [NTSB LAX04TA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04TA052.md): Eurocopter France AS 350 B3 · Yuma, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Nov 25, 2003 · N846BP · Substantial damage
  > The malfunction of the rotor drive system due to improper maintenance, which resulted in the uncoupling of the drive shaft during takeoff-initial climb. A factor associated with the accident is the undertorqued drive system bolts.
- [NTSB LAX03GA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03GA145.md): Eurocopter France AS350B3 · Napa, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 1, 2003 · N341HP · Substantial damage
  > the pilot under instruction's inadvertent activation of the collective manual fuel slide lock, which led to engine and main rotor overspeeds due to excessive fuel flow during power application. This resulted in failures of the gas generator turbine (N1)…

## 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."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('60013'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=60013&status=final

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