# NTSB investigations: Bell 47G-5, 1995

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 LAX95LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA216.md): Bell 47-G5 · Coalinga, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 18, 1995 · N7923J · Destroyed
  > clutch slippage for undetermined reasons. A factor in the accident was the helicopter's low above ground altitude, which limited the pilot's time and ability to recover main rotor rpm.
- [NTSB FTW95LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA239.md): Bell 47G-5 · Falfurrias, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 30, 1995 · N1502L · Substantial damage
  > Inadvertent installation of an unapproved part (tail rotor gear/drive assembly), that became excessively worn since it did not conform to the manufacturer's specification, resulting in failure of the associated tail rotor bearing (also an unapproved part),…
- [NTSB LAX95LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA113.md): Bell 47G-5 · Sonoma, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 20, 1995 · N1309X · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout for obstructions during initial climb. Factors which contributed to the accident were the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, and his decision to fly with an inadequately cleaned bubble which…

## 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") = 1995
  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&year=1995

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