# NTSB investigations: MD Helicopters 600N

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 GAA25WA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA242.md): MD Helicopters 600N · Storrington, United Kingdom · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 15, 2025 · N600MW · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN24FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA049.md): MD Helicopters 600 · Sterling City, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Nov 29, 2023 · N745MB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line pole’s static arm during forecasted gusting wind conditions, un-forecasted light turbulence, and un-forecasted low-level wind shear conditions, resulting in main rotor blade contact with the static…
- [NTSB CHI08CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA098.md): McDonnell Douglas 600N · Waverly, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 26, 2008 · N160KC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare.
- [NTSB LAX01FA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA277.md): MD Helicopters 600N · Fountain Hills, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 2001 · N70457 · Substantial damage
  > the manufacturer's pilot's failure to maintain yaw control and main rotor speed while recovering from an unusual attitude induced by the customer pilot's inadequate control inputs while maneuvering at low altitude. The manufacturer's pilot's inadequate…

## 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 ('3030003'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3030003

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