# NTSB investigations: Bell 205A-1: Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction

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 ATL96LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA068.md): Bell 205A-1 · Grove Hill, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 21, 1996 · N68HJ · Substantial damage
  > fatigue failure of the vertical fin forward spar in an area that was not accessible to inspection. A factor relating to the accident was: guidance for inspection of the area (where the fatigue occurred) was insufficiently defined by the manufacturer.
- [NTSB ATL90FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA100.md): Bell 205A-1 · Moncks Corner, SC · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 20, 1990 · N67HJ · Destroyed
  > The in-flight separation of the main rotor because of the failure of a pillow block bolt, and the failure of the operator/repair station to follow the overhaul procedures.
- [NTSB ANC84LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA089.md): Bell 205A-1 · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 12, 1984 · N58116 · Substantial damage
  > The plt had just picked up an external 'sling' load of 2700 lbs of back-fill in a cement bucket. At 900 ft AGL the acft started a vertical vibration. As collective was bottomed a large piece of one main rotor blade separated. The plt said he jettisoned the…
- [NTSB SEA83FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA198.md): Bell 205A-1 · Elk Rock, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 5, 1983 · N58034 · Destroyed
  > The acft was climbing thru about 800 ft AGL, when the plt noted a severe shudder & vibration. He lowered the collective, then noticed that the N2 & rotor RPM were pegged at 110%. As he reapplied the collective to stop the overspeed, he noted a loss of thrust…
- [NTSB SEA83LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA119.md): Bell 205A-1 · Near Randle, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 1983 · N98HJ · Substantial damage
  > The acft was engaged in log slinging operations and had just released a load and initiated a climb away from the site when according to the pilot the engine started to spool down, although the pilot was able return to the log-landingarea there was…

## 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 ('1181414')
    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" = 130))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1181414&occurrence=130

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