# NTSB investigations: Eurocopter AS 350 B2, 2010

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 CEN11FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA118.md): Eurocopter AS350-B2 · La Monte, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 19, 2010 · N549AM · Substantial damage
  > An interruption of fuel to the engine due to air in the fuel lines, which resulted in an engine flameout and the total loss of engine power. The reason for air in the fuel line resulting in an engine flameout could not be determined because postaccident…
- [NTSB WPR11FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA045.md): Eurocopter AS350B2 · Pacoima, CA · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 12, 2010 · N1231A · Substantial damage
  > The contamination of a spool bearing in the power turbine governor during manufacture, which led to the bearing’s failure in flight, a subsequent loss of engine power during departure, and the resultant hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA10TA501](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10TA501.md): Eurocopter AS-350 · Covington, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Sep 24, 2010 · N91DK · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's loss of control of the helicopter during the intentional demonstration of a low speed, hydraulics-off maneuver, that was warned against in the helicopter manufacturer's flight manual.
- [NTSB CEN10FA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA424.md): Eurocopter AS 350 B2 · Kingfisher, OK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 2010 · N918EM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s impaired judgment, due to medications, which led to an abrupt low-level maneuver and subsequent impact with trees and terrain.

## 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") = 2010
  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=2010

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