# NTSB investigations: Eurocopter AS 350 B2, 2000

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 ANC01LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA020.md): Eurocopter AS-350B2 · Girdwood, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 11, 2000 · N216EH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from terrain. A factor in the accident was flat light conditions.
- [NTSB FTW00LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA153.md): Eurocopter AS350B2 · Patterson, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 2000 · N350JG · Substantial damage
  > the failure of the tail rotor spider bearing, the pilot's failure to follow the proper emergency procedures as stated in the helicopter's checklist by not performing a run-on landing, and the inadvertent deactivation of the hydraulic system.
- [NTSB LAX00LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA195.md): Eurocopter AS350B2 · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 11, 2000 · N851HW · Substantial damage
  > the instructor pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter.

## 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") = 2000
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8680950'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=8680950&year=2000

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