# NTSB investigations: Bell 206L-3, 2000

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 LAX01LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA063.md): Bell 206-L3 · Wilcox, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 22, 2000 · N288JB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's incapacitation that resulted from nausea during the final approach to landing. The pilot collapsed on the cyclic, which precipitated inadvertent contact between the main rotor blades and the ground. Factors were hilly terrain on a dark night,…
- [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 FTW00LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA137.md): Bell 206L3 · Salt Marsh · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 29, 2000 · N17237 · Substantial damage
  > The company mechanic's failure to replace the bolt's cotter key properly and the subsequent loss of the nut, which then resulted in the tail rotor control disconnection and the pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control.
- [NTSB LAX00FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA160.md): Bell 206L-3 · Grand Canyon, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 18, 2000 · N2267N · Destroyed
  > A snow ingestion caused loss of engine power due to the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and failure to remove the accumulated snow from the engine inlet area. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain main rotor rpm while maneuvering to avoid…

## 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") = 2000
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1182108'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1182108&year=2000

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