# NTSB investigations: Bell OH-58A, 2012

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 WPR13GA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13GA044.md): Bell OH-58 · Altadena, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Nov 17, 2012 · N911FA · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The landing pilot's failure to maintain clearance with from obstacles a parked prior to landinghelicopter and the other pilot's failure to park the helicopter inside of a marked parking pad. Contributing to the accident was the landing pilot's obscured…
- [NTSB ERA13TA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13TA021.md): Bell OH-58A · Jackson, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Oct 13, 2012 · N40TN · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons because postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB ERA12CA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA199.md): Bell OH-58A · Eufaula, AL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 1, 2012 · N38FA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting wind, which resulted in an excessive descent rate and hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR12LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA096.md): Arrow Falcon Exporters OH-58A · Brawley, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 21, 2012 · N902SF · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the main rotor mast due to fatigue cracks that originated from corrosion pits. Contributing to the accident was the operator’s failure to adhere to the manufacturer’s recommended overhaul interval for the main rotor mast.

## 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") = 2012
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1181579'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1181579&year=2012

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