# NTSB investigations: Bell UH-1B, OR

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 WPR13FA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA411.md): Bell UH 1B · Detroit, OR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 16, 2013 · N204UH · Substantial damage
  > The fatigue failure of the upper two tailboom attachment points, which resulted in the tailboom separating from the fuselage during logging operations. Contributing to the accident was poor maintenance throughout the helicopter’s operational life.
- [NTSB SEA97LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA198.md): Garlick UH-1B · Dayville, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 1997 · N22753 · Substantial damage
  > Improper installation of the transmission door by a company mechanic, resulting in inflight separation of the door (which then struck the tail rotor system) and consequent total loss of the tail rotor. Contributing to the accident were: inadequate…
- [NTSB SEA94LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA183.md): Bell UH-1B · Pilot Rock, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 1994 · N9645A · Substantial damage
  > Directional control was not maintained for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB SEA83FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA133.md): Garlick UH-1B/204 · Fossil, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1983 · N5598G · Destroyed
  > The helicopter collided with a dead tree and crashed while conducting a spray run on an aerial application mission. The pilot said that the dawn light conditions made the obtacle hard to see. In the attempt to clear the tree the spray boom made contact and…

## 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" = 'OR' 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 ('1181410'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1181410&state=OR

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