# NTSB investigations: Bell OH-13E

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 FTW94LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA221.md): Bell OH-13E · Mountain View, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 1994 · N39WL · Substantial damage
  > The fuel exhaustion as result of a struck fuel drain valve. Factors were the high density altitude, and the unsuitable terrain at the pilot's disposal for the forced landing.
- [NTSB MKC85FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA114.md): Bell OH-13E · Jonesboro, AR · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 29, 1985 · N29WL · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported that the eng quit due to fuel exhaustion. He attempted to land straight ahead on soft terrain, but the helicopter rolled over. During the accident sequence, the main rotor blades struck the tail boom & scattered parts ahead of & to the rgt of…
- [NTSB MIA76DKJ86](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ86.md): Bell 47D1 · Centre, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 24, 1976 · N29WL · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC76FCD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCD07.md): Bell H-13E · Collins, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Aug 30, 1975 · N29WL · 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1180809'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1180809

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