# NTSB investigations: Bell 206B, 2016

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 WPR17LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA019.md): Bell 206B · Yuma, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 11, 2016 · N914HH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inability to maintain helicopter control after its skid got caught on the landing pad while he was maneuvering the helicopter to land on it, which resulted in a dynamic roll-over.
- [NTSB WPR16LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA188.md): Bell 206B · Rockport, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 2016 · N6181A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control while on the ground, which resulted in mast bumping.
- [NTSB GAA16CA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA405.md): Bell 206 · Outlook, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 29, 2016 · N1087N · Destroyed
  > The pilot and ground crew's failure to visually inspect the helicopter's skids before takeoff, which resulted in a water hose becoming entangled on the right skid, a loss of control, an impact with terrain, and a post-crash fire.
- [NTSB CEN16WA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16WA402.md): Bell 206 · Mexico City, Mexico · Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation · May 8, 2016 · N531RR · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA16CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA160.md): Bell 206 · Baltimore, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 16, 2016 · N326AC · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind while hovering out of ground effect, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.
- [NTSB GAA16CA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA165.md): Bell 206B · Hanford, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 26, 2016 · N52Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to release the collective while flying at 10 feet above ground level, resulting in the rapid helicopter descent and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR16FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA072.md): Bell 206B · Honolulu, HI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 18, 2016 · N80918 · Substantial damage
  > The in-flight failure of the engine-to-transmission drive shaft due to improper maintenance, which resulted in low main rotor rpm and a subsequent hard landing to water.
- [NTSB ERA16LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA104.md): Bell 206 · Linden, NJ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 6, 2016 · N206R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain helicopter control during the initial takeoff, which resulted in a dynamic rollover. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action due to his distraction by looking…

## 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") = 2016
  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&year=2016

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