# NTSB investigations: Robinson Helicopter R22, 1998

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 NYC98LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA173.md): Robinson R22 · Duncannon, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 1998 · N9067G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's disregard of the fuel condition during the preflight which resulted in a takeoff with contaminated fuel and a loss of power. A factor was the pilot's lack of recent experience.
- [NTSB FTW98LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA330.md): Robinson R22 · Lubbock, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 1998 · N789HP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to perform an adequate flare, and his improper touchdown technique. Factors were the pilot's improper evaluation of the weather conditions, and the high density altitude and crosswind weather condition.
- [NTSB LAX98FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA149.md): Robinson R22 · Irwindale, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 1, 1998 · N8365D · Destroyed
  > The failure of the pilot to observe in a timely manner and maintain clearance from electrical power transmission wires and her improper maneuver to avoid the obstruction.

## 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") = 1998
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7640102'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7640102&year=1998

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