# NTSB investigations: Bell Textron Canada 505

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 ANC26LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA018.md): Bell Textron Canada 505 · Fort Worth, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Mar 8, 2026 · N911FW · Substantial damage
  > On March 7, 2026, at 2210 Central daylight time, a Bell Textron 505 helicopter, N911FW, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Fort Worth, Texas. The pilot and crew member were not injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14…
- [NTSB CEN26LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA061.md): Bell Textron Canada 505 · Divot, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Dec 13, 2025 · N865S · Substantial damage
  > On December 13, 2025, about 1345 central standard time, a Bell Helicopter 505, N865S, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Divot, Texas. The pilot was seriously injured and the passenger sustained minor injuries. The helicopter…
- [NTSB ERA24LA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA399.md): Bell Textron Canada 505 · Marianna, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 23, 2024 · N945TC · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain rotor rpm during a simulated autorotation, which allowed for a resonance phenomenon to develop. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate monitoring of the student pilot’s collective control…
- [NTSB GAA24WA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA233.md): Bell Textron Canada 505 · Dublin, Ireland · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 30, 2024 · N57NC · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA23LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA011.md): Bell Textron Canada 505 · Fort Myers, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 8, 2022 · N5DF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s execution of a landing approach with a right, quartering tailwind, low forward airspeed, and high power demand that, when combined, resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness and helicopter control.
- [NTSB ERA22LA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA390.md): Bell Textron Canada 505 · Chamblee, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 28, 2022 · N6SD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to ensure that the helicopter was properly positioned over a dolly before attempting to land on it, which resulted in a rollover.

## 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 ('1182166'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1182166

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