# NTSB investigations, 1995: Rotor failure/malfunction

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 CHI95FA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA320.md): Bell 230 · Ann Arbor, MI · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 9, 1995 · N232UM · Substantial damage
  > the manufacturer's inadequate quality control which led to a fatigue failure of the tail rotor blade.
- [NTSB LAX95TA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95TA328.md): Mcdonnell Douglas 369D · Pearl City, HI · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Sep 8, 1995 · N58388 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to secure his cargo/personal belongings which departed from the aircraft and struck the tail rotor.
- [NTSB FTW95LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA303.md): Bell 206B · West Cameron · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 1995 · N57536 · Substantial damage
  > The disconnect of the tail rotor drive system for undetermined reasons. Factors were the pilot's inability to maintain directional control, and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB LAX95FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA225.md): Hughes 369D · Highland, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 26, 1995 · N1089N · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to verify the security of his passenger's cargo/personal belongings which departed the aircraft striking the tailrotor.

## 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") = 1995
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 132)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=132&year=1995

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