# NTSB investigations: Bell 407, 2001

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 NYC02TA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02TA026.md): Bell 407 · Whitley City, KY · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Nov 12, 2001 · N11HX · Substantial damage
  > The pilots decision to operate the helicopter at an airspeed in excess of the maximum demonstrated stable airspeed for the water bucket. A factor in the accident was the pilot did not follow the published emergency procedure.
- [NTSB CHI01LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA145.md): Bell Helicopter 407 · Schoolcraft, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · May 22, 2001 · N5259N · No damage
  > The pilot rated passenger failed to maintain clearance with the rotor blades as he exited the helicopter.
- [NTSB FTW01FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FA115.md): Bell 407 · Vermillion 44 · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 4, 2001 · N917AL · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the engine-to-transmission driveshaft coupling due to fatigue.
- [NTSB DEN01LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA060.md): Bell 407 · Jackson, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 2, 2001 · N9HE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate lateral and vertical clearance during landing. Factors were the clouds and snow-covered high terrain.

## 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") = 2001
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1182206'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1182206&year=2001

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