# NTSB investigations: Eurocopter AS 350 B3, 2003

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 MIA04WA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04WA033.md): Eurocopter France AS 350 B3 · Guayaramerim, Brazil · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Dec 9, 2003 · N32TJ · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX04TA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04TA052.md): Eurocopter France AS 350 B3 · Yuma, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Nov 25, 2003 · N846BP · Substantial damage
  > The malfunction of the rotor drive system due to improper maintenance, which resulted in the uncoupling of the drive shaft during takeoff-initial climb. A factor associated with the accident is the undertorqued drive system bolts.
- [NTSB LAX04LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA035.md): Eurocopter AS350 B3 · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 4, 2003 · N820NA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent activation of the hydraulic test switch, which resulted in a loss of the hydraulic system pressure, and his failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB LAX03GA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03GA145.md): Eurocopter France AS350B3 · Napa, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 1, 2003 · N341HP · Substantial damage
  > the pilot under instruction's inadvertent activation of the collective manual fuel slide lock, which led to engine and main rotor overspeeds due to excessive fuel flow during power application. This resulted in failures of the gas generator turbine (N1)…

## 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") = 2003
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8680954'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=8680954&year=2003

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