# NTSB investigations: Bell 47D1, GA

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 MIA98LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA230.md): Bell 47D1 · Dawson, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 1998 · N4702S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing resulting in debris being blown up during landing resulting in damage to the tail rotor and loss of control.
- [NTSB ATL92LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA017.md): Bell 47D-1 · Rome, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 28, 1991 · N925V · Substantial damage
  > The failure of a tail rotor blade for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB MIA85LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA214.md): Bell 47D1 · Moultrie, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 1985 · N586T · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that while he was on an aerial application mission, the helicopter ran out of fuel. During an autorotation, the main rotor severed the tail boom.
- [NTSB MIA84LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA134.md): Bell 47D1 · Berlin, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 12, 1984 · N586T · Destroyed
  > The plt collided with power lines as he turned to fly back to reload the acft. The plt made a statement that he did not see the wires in the trees. The plt did not file an accident report.
- [NTSB ATL83LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA315.md): Bell 47D1 · Moultrie, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 1983 · N68632 · Substantial damage
  > After completing a swath run, the plt pulled up, made a turn, then started a let down for another pass. As he increased power, the eng RPM went from 3000 to 3100. At the same time, the plt heard a whining noise and noted that the rotor RPM was decreasing. The…
- [NTSB MIA79FLA48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLA48.md): Bell 47D1 · Hahira, GA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 1, 1979 · N908B · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA78FKG74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG74.md): Bell 47D1 · Hartwell, GA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 19, 1978 · N74123 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA77DKG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKG41.md): Bell 47-D1 · Berlin, GA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 2, 1977 · N908B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA77DKG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKG08.md): Bell 47D1 · Vanceville, GA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 12, 1976 · N3575 · Substantial damage

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'GA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1180802'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1180802&state=GA

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