# NTSB investigations: Bell 47G-3B: In flight collision with object

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 ATL05CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA161.md): Bell 47G-3B · Summerville, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 15, 2005 · N8483E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance and adequate visual lookout during take-off which resulted in an in-flight collision with a tree and roll over.
- [NTSB LAX95LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA100.md): Bell 47G-3B · China Lake, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 1995 · N73240 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's misjudgement of the clearance between the main rotor and a tree while maneuvering at low altitude to herd animals.
- [NTSB LAX94LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA322.md): Bell 47-G3B · Truk Island, Micronesia · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 1994 · N65678 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot misjudged the clearance between the helicopter's rotor blades and the coconut trees.
- [NTSB CHI93LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA305.md): Bell 47G-3B · Clarinda, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 1993 · N8480E · Destroyed
  > The commercial pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from obstacles during aerial application maneuvers.
- [NTSB LAX93LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA166.md): Bell 47G2A · Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean) · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 24, 1993 · N8493E · Minor damage
  > The passenger's failure to adhere to the pilot's instructions. Factors which contributed to the accident were: the language/communications difficulty between the pilot & the passenger, and the bird strike.
- [NTSB ATL86LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA138.md): Bell 47G-3B · Red Bay, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 19, 1986 · N73269 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot had completed a dispensing operation and was returning to the ag staging area to refuel. As the helicopter hovered towards the parked refueling vehicle, the main rotor blades struck a metal structure attached to the truck. The pilot stated that the…
- [NTSB DEN82FTC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTC05.md): Bell 47G-3B · Douglas, WY · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jun 11, 1982 · N73221 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot reported that he made a normal approach to the landing site near his loading dock. When he touched down, the helicopter as on a slope, so he picked the craft back up to a hover. Reportedly, he was moving the helicopter about 4 ft forward to a more…

## 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 ('1181026')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 220))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1181026&occurrence=220

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