# NTSB investigations: Brantly B-2B, 2005

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 MIA05LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA136.md): Brantly Helicopter B2B · Ft. Pierce, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 2005 · N9023M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and failure to refuel the helicopter prior to takeoff which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a loss of engine power during the landing.
- [NTSB IAD05LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA107.md): Brantly Helicopter B-2B · Plymouth, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 2005 · N9018Y · Substantial damage
  > Fatigue failure of the intermediate tailrotor driveshaft, which resulted in a loss of directional control at a hover.
- [NTSB CHI05CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA120.md): Brantly Helicopter B-2B · Lakeview, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 20, 2005 · N2274U · Substantial damage
  > The dual student failed to maintain adequate rotor rpm during the practice autorotation and the instructor's delay in attempting remedial action. A factor associated with the accident was the soft terrain that was encountered.

## 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") = 2005
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1440506'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1440506&year=2005

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