# NTSB investigations: Aerospatiale SA315B, OR

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 SEA88LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA129.md): Aerospatiale SA315B · Oakridge, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 1988 · N3128G · Destroyed
  > While slinging a log the pilot allowed the log/sling line to contact a tree. The momentum of the log and helicopter bowed the tree over when the line contacted it. The pilot chose to release the log from the sling line rather than disengage the entire line…
- [NTSB SEA87LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA092.md): Aerospatiale SA315-D Lama · Siletz, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 13, 1987 · N47256 · Destroyed
  > During external load operations the chockers became loose due to improper loading. The external load longline cable became entangled with the tailrotor causing a failure of the tail rotor system. The helicopter assumed a nose down attitude and spun to the…
- [NTSB SEA80DYM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYM10.md): Aerospatle SA315B · Mill City, OR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 17, 1979 · N55963 · Substantial damage

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'OR' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8680615'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=8680615&state=OR

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