# NTSB investigations: Bell 47G, 1998

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 FTW98LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA371.md): Bell 47G · Monette, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 1998 · N2795A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control. A factor was his lack of total flight experience in helicopters.
- [NTSB FTW98FA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA306.md): Bell 47G · Jones, OK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 1998 · N12085 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the trees during a low altitude flight/maneuver.
- [NTSB MIA98LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA170.md): Bell 47G · Bunnell, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 28, 1998 · N182JR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command(CFI) failure to maintain control of the aircraft.
- [NTSB FTW98FA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA238.md): Bell 47G · Bixby, OK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 24, 1998 · N9954F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power lines.

## 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") = 1998
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1181002'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1181002&year=1998

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