# NTSB investigations: Bell 206L-3: In flight collision with object

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 SEA06CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA161.md): Bell 206L-3 · Salt Lake City, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 11, 2006 · N206UH · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain clearance by allowing the helicopter to drift backwards, resulting in its tail rotor striking a hangar.
- [NTSB DFW05CA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA213.md): Bell 206L · Gulf of Mexico · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 17, 2005 · N330P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with a stationary object while landing.
- [NTSB DEN02LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA101.md): Bell 206L-III · Canon City, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 2002 · N43GA · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain clearance of a static wire, and the subsequent loss of aircraft control due to the main rotor pitch change tubes being severed.
- [NTSB NYC02LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA083.md): Bell 206-L3 · New York, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 13, 2002 · N19TD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare while landing, which resulted in a collision with a concrete curb.
- [NTSB LAX00LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA326.md): Bell 206B-3 · Salinas, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 2000 · N207EH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate visual surveillance of the worksite to see and avoid power transmission wires.
- [NTSB DEN00LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA124.md): Bell 206L-3 · Logan, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 2000 · N38903 · Substantial damage
  > in-flight collision with a jacket, which blew out of the helicopter because the left passenger door was not properly secured prior to takeoff. A contributing factor was the pilot's failure to ensure the door was properly closed prior to takeoff.
- [NTSB FTW99LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA077.md): Bell 206L-3 · West Delta 105b · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 1, 1999 · N6603X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the oil platform's windsock on final approach to landing.
- [NTSB FTW97LA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA354.md): Bell 206L-3 · Houma, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 20, 1997 · N210PH · Substantial damage
  > The loss of aircraft control resulting from a bird strike that severed the cyclic flight control.
- [NTSB FTW93FA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA192.md): Bell 206L-3 · West Monroe, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 20, 1993 · N911MT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate planning and preparation prior to takeoff, and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance. Factors were the fog and low ceiling
- [NTSB LAX87LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA255.md): Bell 206L-3 · Benson, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 1987 · N2123X · Substantial damage
  > A Bell helicopter 206L-3 collided with wires while maneuvering over an underground telephone cable. The plt indicated that he had just completed a 360 deg right turn at the request of the pax and was aprx 185 deg through the second turn when he struck a…

## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1182108')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 220))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1182108&occurrence=220

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