# NTSB investigations: Bell 47G-5, MN

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 CHI03LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA210.md): Bell 47G-5 · Cleveland, MN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 15, 2003 · N7925J · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and low altitude flight when he failed to maintain altitude/clearance from the transmission wire. A factor contributing to the accident was the transmission wire.
- [NTSB CHI86FER11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FER11.md): Bell 47G-5 · Brooten, MN · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jun 17, 1986 · N8122J · Destroyed
  > According to the pilot, the helicopter collective control failed to respond to a climb input to level off after a descent for an agricultural swath run. Fire and impact damage to the helicopter was extensive, however one broken rod end in the collective…
- [NTSB MKC75AK024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK024.md): Bell 47G-5 · Moorhead, MN · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Oct 15, 1974 · N4064G · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC74DER01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DER01.md): Bell 47G-5 · Bloomington, MN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 20, 1973 · N4064G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC73FER04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FER04.md): EL Tomcat MK6B · Miesville, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 5, 1972 · N7840S · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC72DER18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DER18.md): Bell 47G-5 · Blomkist, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Aug 25, 1971 · N7840S · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC69F0078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0078.md): Bell 47G-5 · Glencoe, MN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 26, 1968 · N7870S · 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" = 'MN' 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 ('1181032'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1181032&state=MN

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