# NTSB investigations: Bell 206B, AL

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 GAA15LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15LA296.md): Bell 206 · Ozark, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 2015 · N49660 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while hovering, which resulted in the helicopter's skid impacting terrain, subsequent abnormal airframe vibrations, and a hard landing during the subsequent hovering autorotation.
- [NTSB ERA15CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA018.md): Bell 206B · Prattville, AL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 16, 2014 · N59541 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB NYC08CA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA309.md): Bell 206B · Eutaw, AL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 9, 2008 · N206WA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection.
- [NTSB ATL05CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA003.md): Bell 206 B · Eutaw, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 14, 2004 · N300HT · Substantial damage
  > The pilots inadequate preflight planning of fuel required for the flight that resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ATL04TA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04TA137.md): Bell 206B · Graysville, AL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 22, 2004 · N3902W · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for a tailwind and his failure to maintain directional control resulting in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness. A factor was the pilot's improper in-flight decision to hover with a tailwind.
- [NTSB MIA00FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00FA003.md): Bell 206B · Centreville, AL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 1999 · N1285S · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the helicopter's fuel system resulting in an in-flight loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of overboard porting of fuel when the airframe fuel filter was left in the 'drain and locked'…
- [NTSB MIA96LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA200.md): Bell 206B III · Barton, AL · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 1996 · N5015T · Destroyed
  > failure of the pilot to see-and/or-avoid the obstruction (unmarked power line), while en route between the area that was being treated and the refueling location. The power line and lack of visual cues at dusk were related factors.
- [NTSB ATL92LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA132.md): Bell 206B · Bessemer, AL · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 1992 · N2636X · Destroyed
  > The pilots failure to maintain clearance from wires.
- [NTSB ATL89FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA051.md): Bell 206B · Pinson, AL · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 2, 1988 · N3TV · Substantial damage
  > Two FAA inspectors were conducting currency training when the helicopter landed hard during a practice power recovery autorotation. The pilot had delayed in applying power and collective pitch. Upon contact with the ground, all engine instruments indicated…

## 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" = 'AL' 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 ('1181511'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1181511&state=AL

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