# NTSB investigations: Aerospatiale SA-360C "DAUPHIN"

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 DCA85AA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA85AA020.md): Aerospatiale SA360C Dauphin · New York, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Apr 26, 1985 · N49505 · Substantial damage
  > At laguardia arpt, wnd was fm 320 deg at 16 gstg 22 KTS. PIC rprtd wnd at heliport (on west bank of east RVR) was fm sw. Obstacles were located along west edge of heliport. PIC rprtd he made pwr check, then bgn rolling takeoff with rgt qtrg hdwnd. As acft was…
- [NTSB NYC84LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA320.md): Aerospatiale SA-360C · New York, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 22, 1984 · N49533 · Substantial damage
  > During approach to heliport, the plt heard two loud 'pops' from the engine. The plt activated the emergency floats and continued the approach. The plt stated that the 'popping', recognized as a compressor stall started again on final. He lowered the…
- [NTSB NYC84FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA061.md): Aerospatiale SA-360C · Newark, NJ · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 27, 1983 · N360CP · Substantial damage
  > The helicopter arrived at the Newark intl arpt at 1531 after an uneventful flt from new york, NY with 2 en route stops. At 1540, the plt taxied from the passenger gate for departure. According to him, he had no control problems, while taxiing. He checked the…
- [NTSB NYC83FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA210.md): Aerospatiale SA-360C · New York, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 1983 · N8479U · Substantial damage
  > While on final apch to a heliport, the helicopter was at aprx 70 KTS & 100 ft AGL when the plt applied power to begin decelerating. As collective pitch was applied, he heard a series of banging noises which he described as similar to compress stalls.…
- [NTSB FTW82FRA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRA15.md): Aerospatiale SA-360C · Hitchcock, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Feb 2, 1982 · N213EH · Destroyed
  > During a return flight from an offshore platform, the pilot encountered strong headwinds and elected to land at lake jackson, Texas for fuel. He lacked a proper mode of payment; therefore, he was unable to purchase fuel. He departed for galveston, Texas with…

## 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 ('8680662'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=8680662

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