# NTSB investigations: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, FL

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 ERA20LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA229.md): Bell 206 · Coconut Creek, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 25, 2020 · N5013G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to recognize the illumination of the low-fuel caution light.
- [NTSB ATL02FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA048.md): Bell 206L-1 · New Smyrna Bch., FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 2002 · N23PJ · Destroyed
  > The pilot continued visual flight into instrument conditions that resulted in the in-flight collision with trees. Factor were the pilot's alcohol impaired condition, and low cloud conditions.
- [NTSB MIA98LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA148.md): Bell 206L-1 · Orlando, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 25, 1998 · N60WJ · Substantial damage
  > failure of the flight crew to maintain main rotor RPM during a landing touchdown, which resulted in the main rotor blades contacting the tailboom.
- [NTSB MIA92LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA005.md): Bell 206-L-1 · Hollywood, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 1991 · N78CF · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain rotor RPM and the failure of the CFI to monitor the controls.
- [NTSB MIA89IA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA186.md): Bell 206L-1 · Chiefland, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 1989 · N2137U · No damage
  > Engine failure due to failure of the first stage turbine wheel disk.

## 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" = 'FL' 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 ('1182107'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1182107&state=FL

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