# NTSB investigations: Airbus Helicopters AS350B3

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 ERA24LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA287.md): Airbus Helicopters AS350 · Sanford, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 27, 2024 · N174SC · Substantial damage
  > The helicopter pilot’s improper maneuvering at low altitude in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in the helicopter entering a vortex ring state, and hard landing during a subsequent autorotation.
- [NTSB ERA24LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA205.md): Airbus Helicopters AS350B3 · Plant City, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 1, 2024 · N413JM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate yaw control of the helicopter while maneuvering at a low altitude and airspeed, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR22LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA291.md): Airbus Helicopters AS350B3 · Chino, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 4, 2022 · N833SB · Substantial damage
  > The subsequent delamination of the main rotor blades as a result of an unidentified main rotor blade impact with vegetation during a previous flight by another pilot.
- [NTSB CEN18FA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA391.md): Airbus Helicopters AS350 · Gustavus, AK · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 28, 2018 · N907PL · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain main rotor speed after setting the engine fuel control to idle, which resulted in a loss of helicopter control and impact with water.

## 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.aircraft_model_code IN ('1145005'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1145005

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