# NTSB investigations: Bell 206B II

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 WPR25FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA114.md): Bell 206B II · Mountain Home Park, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Mar 19, 2025 · N23SD · Substantial damage
  > On March 19, 2025, at 1228 Pacific daylight time, a Bell 206B II, N23SD, was substantially damaged when it impacted electrical cables and terrain near Mountain Home Park, Washington. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a…
- [NTSB WPR10CA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA364.md): Bell 206 B II · Big Bear City, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 24, 2010 · N788BD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing approach.
- [NTSB SEA00LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA197.md): Bell 206BII · Newhalem, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 2000 · N90307 · Substantial damage
  > Debonding between the elastomeric material and the center plate of the transmission isolation mount.
- [NTSB SEA91FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA124.md): Bell 206BII · Brewster, WA · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 28, 1991 · N90307 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's selection of unsuitable terrain for the emergency simulation.
- [NTSB SEA84LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA219.md): Bell 206 · Boulder City, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 1984 · N13ML · Substantial damage
  > The plt was landing at a helipad that was surrounded by a wire fence. He reported that as he was about to land, he misjudged his apch & the tail rotor struck the fence. Subsequently, the helicopter hit the ground while turning right & the gear collapsed.
- [NTSB ANC75AA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA013.md): Bell 206B · Umiat, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 10, 1974 · N6227N · Destroyed

## 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 ('1181505'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1181505

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