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

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 WPR26FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA082.md): Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 · Kamas, UT · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Jan 18, 2026 · N138DD · Substantial damage
  > On January 18, 2026, about 1510 mountain standard time, a Bell 206L-1, N138DD, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Kamas, Utah. The pilot and three passengers received minor injuries. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14…
- [NTSB DEN02LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA044.md): Bell 206L-1 · Salem, UT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 18, 2002 · N3894Q · Substantial damage
  > a loss of tail rotor effectiveness during takeoff. A contributing factor was the wind gusts.
- [NTSB SEA94LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA073.md): Bell 206 L-1 · Salt Lake City, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 26, 1994 · N2752U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for a landing site. Factors include snow covered terrain.
- [NTSB DEN83LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA200.md): Bell 206L-1 · Tucker, UT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 1983 · N3900B · Substantial damage
  > The helicopter was being used on a seismic data acquistion operation. While landing by a road in mountainous terrain at an elevation of aprx 8400 ft, the helicopter was observed to approach to a hover over the roadway. A considerable amount of dust was blown…

## 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" = 'UT' 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=UT

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