# NTSB investigations: Bell 47G-5, 2003

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 LAX03CA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA285.md): Bell 47G-5 · Greenfield, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 13, 2003 · N7060J · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the wires due to an inadequate visual lookout.
- [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 LAX03LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA226.md): Bell 47 G5 · Salinas, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 2003 · N7938J · Substantial damage
  > The failure of a piston connecting rod during an aerial application, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing.

## 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") = 2003
  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=2003

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