# NTSB investigations: Roll over

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.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB MIA84LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA248.md): Bell 206L-1 · West Palm Bch, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 1984 · N29GW · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that he had flown the acft from one fixed base operator on the arpt to another to position the acft. He stated that he put friction on the cyclic control but not the collective control, reduced throttle to flt idle, and exited the acft. He was…
- [NTSB MIA84LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA238.md): Bell 206B · Ocoee, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 1984 · N2067M · Substantial damage
  > The acft rolled over during an attempted takeoff when one skid became stuck in the soft terrain. The plt had landed to deplane a passenger and upon attempting to takeoff the plt found one skid was stuck. The plt continued to apply takeoff power and the acft…
- [NTSB FTW84LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA308.md): Robinson R-22A · Henderson, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 1984 · N8518W · Substantial damage
  > The instructor plt stated that the student plt landed the helicopter. As the helicopter touched down and was still light on its skids the student applied left cyclic control and the helicopter started to roll towards the left. The student plt froze on the…
- [NTSB ANC84LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA087.md): Cessna A188B · Kantishna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 1984 · N6532G · Substantial damage
  > The acft encountered uneven terrain during landing & rolled over. There were no acft malfunctions according to the plt. The plt to date has not filed an accident report. In a telephonic interview he said he encountered the uneven terrain during landing…
- [NTSB CHI84LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA211.md): Bell 47G · Drummond Island, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 28, 1984 · N10174 · Substantial damage
  > The plt had previously made 2 local flts, during which, he practiced water landings & takeoffs as well as other maneuvers. On the 3rd flt, he made several water takeoffs & landings. Then while on a landing, the helicopter began to roll quickly to the right.…
- [NTSB SEA84LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA091.md): Hiller UH-12E · Buxton, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 19, 1984 · N56BA · Substantial damage
  > The helicopter entered an uncontrolled right roll while lifting off from a trailer & struck the ground with the m/r. the plt reported the trailer was not level.
- [NTSB DEN84LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA110.md): Hiller FH 1100 · Provo, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 16, 1984 · N5042F · Substantial damage
  > The acft was landed in soggy terrain and the right skid sank into the surface. One of the occupants of the helicopter deplaned to'lighten the load'and the plt overcorrected in an attempt to takeoff. The acrt rolled over onto its left side.
- [NTSB NYC84LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA093.md): Bell 206B · Tarentum, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 26, 1984 · N59405 · Substantial damage
  > During a practice flt the plt tried to lift off but the right skid seemed to stick. The acrt rolled to the right and although the plt stated he took corrective action the acft rolled over onto its right side.
- [NTSB DEN84FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA102.md): Bell 206B-III · Coalville, UT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 25, 1984 · N16803 · Destroyed
  > The helicopter was equipped with 'bear paws'. Snowshoe-like devices on the skids to distribute weight on soft surfaces. The bear paws on this acft rotated freely around the skids, not tightened down as per design spec. Also, bear paws are not approved for…
- [NTSB LAX84LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA173.md): Robinson R-22 · Riverside, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 10, 1984 · N9026R · Substantial damage
  > The acc occurred when the prospective buyer plt started to pick up the rotorcraft with too much aft cyclic. The rt rear skid dug into the ground and the acft rolled over.
- [NTSB NYC84LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA076.md): Robinson R-22 · Nashua, NH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 27, 1984 · N8431Y · Substantial damage
  > The helicopter left skid hooked on the guard rail as takeoff began from a trailer. As the plt continued to increase power to lift, the acft rolled over and the main rotor hit the hood of the tractor.
- [NTSB ATL84LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA046.md): Bell 47-G · Middle River, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 18, 1983 · N64816 · Substantial damage
  > While practicing hovering about 2 ft AGL the student allowed the helicoper to start drifting aft & right. The right skid heel contacted the ground & the helicopter roll onto its right side.
- [NTSB MKC83FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA196.md): Bell 47G-3B · Paxton, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 1983 · N73248 · Destroyed
  > The plt stated that after landing on a truck platform, he did not decrease rotor RPM & did not lower collective to flat pitch as he was attempting to recover a piece of paper that had fallen to the floor on the right side of the cockpit. As he released the…
- [NTSB NYC83LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA206.md): Hughes 269C · Spring House, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1983 · N1093Y · Substantial damage
  > The helicopter rolled over during a practice demonstration autorotation landing. The CFI was at the controls with the student following through. According to the instructor the student overrode the controls just prior to touchdown with too much cyclic. The…
- [NTSB SEA83LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA083.md): Hiller 12-E · Near Nordm, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 19, 1983 · N62409 · Destroyed
  > The aircraft broke through crusted snow on a county road during landing and rolled over. The helicopter was on a business flight and the pilot did not claim any mechanical discrepancies. The weather was VMC and none of the 3 occupants were injured. The snow…
- [NTSB DEN83LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA099.md): Enstrom F-28F · Belfield, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 17, 1983 · N8623B · Substantial damage
  > The helicopter rolled over on a slight slope in an open field during a landing. The pilot stated that the acft touched down on the left skid, the acft started to tip to the left and he over corrected so that the acft rolled over to the right.
- [NTSB SEA83LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA153.md): Brantly Helicopter B2 · Rogue River, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 16, 1983 · N5955X · Substantial damage
  > The helicopter rolled over during lift off with pilot and one passenger and a full load of fuel. On a previous flt with one passenger and 8 gallons of fuel the pilot had noticed the left skid was about 8 inches lower than the right during lift off. On the day…
- [NTSB ANC83FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA066.md): Bell 206B · Stony River, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 6, 1983 · N376KA · Substantial damage
  > The plt was on an external load operation with a 100 ft long line. The long line had 4 remote hooks, of which, 3 had cable bags attached. While waiting for the 4th bag to be filled, he decided to land in an open area. He set the external load down & laid the…
- [NTSB SEA83LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA069.md): Continental Copters Mkiii · Pasco, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 1, 1983 · N73865 · Substantial damage
  > While repositioning the helicopter from the ground onto a trailer the acft rolled over when the right skid caught onto the trailer.
- [NTSB FTW83LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA099.md): Bell 206L-1 · Grand Isle B43q · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 27, 1983 · N5012T · Substantial damage
  > Due to the location of a gas separator, the plt started to takeoff from an oil rig platform with a left cross- wind at aprx 30 KTS, gusting 35 to 40 KTS. After lifting off to a hover, wind gusts were encountered. The plt reported that the acft turned 10 to 15…
- [NTSB SEA83FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA040.md): Bell 206B · Newport, OR · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 12, 1983 · N644PH · Substantial damage
  > The helicopter was lifting off when the left skid stuck in the dirt. The acft did a dynamic rollover when the left skid remained stuck as the pilot attempted to takeoff. The pilot had just on-loaded two passengers both on the left side. Weather was not a…
- [NTSB FTW82DA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA381.md): Robinson R-22 · Austin, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Sep 15, 1982 · N9065D · Substantial damage
  > During practice autorotation with power recovery student was late in applying power and aircraft touched down and rolled over. Instructor tried to recover but was also too late in application of remedial action.
- [NTSB MKC83LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA012.md): Cessna 150 · Nichols, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 13, 1982 · N51183 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot taxiied into a soft spot on his private airstrip which raised the wing. The wind got under the wing and flipped the aircraft over.
- [NTSB LAX82FA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA343.md): Hughes 269C · North Highlands, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 13, 1982 · N8651F · Destroyed
  > The purpose of the flight was to conduct a rotorcraft/helicopter certified flight instructor (CFI) check ride for the pilot-in-command (PIC). The check pilot was an FAA inspector with no previous flight time in this make and model; however, he had 1816 hrs…
- [NTSB MIA82DA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA167.md): Bell 206B · Miami, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Aug 11, 1982 · N7891S · Destroyed
  > This was an instructional flight for recurrent training and involved an external load operation with a 10 ft line. While preparing to pick up an 800 lb load, the helicopter was maneuvered over the object with slack in the line. The instructor observed that…
- [NTSB MIA82DA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA125.md): Bell 47J-2A · Marathon, FL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 29, 1982 · N73268 · Destroyed
  > The pilot reported that an intermittent vibration was felt during the magneto check before takeoff. During a second magneto check at high power, the nose of the helicopter came up, a loud explosive noise was heard, and a fire erupted near the left fuel tank.…
- [NTSB FTW82DA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA192.md): Robinson R22 · Ada, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · May 24, 1982 · N90763 · Substantial damage
  > This was a commercial certification check flight for the pilot-in-command. After completing normal hovering maneuvers, the examiner instructed the pilot to execute a hovering autorotation over a level area of grass. The pilot rolled the throttle off on a…
- [NTSB LAX82DA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA133.md): Robinson R-22 · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 10, 1982 · N90736 · Substantial damage
  > After landing in a practice area the instructor told the student to pick the helicopter up to a hover. The aircraft lifted off the ground to approximately 5 feet and yawed to the right 45 degrees. As the instructor applied left pedal and lowered collective…
- [NTSB ATL82DA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA091.md): Cessna 172 · Chantilly, VA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 4, 1982 · N5510D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot flew into an area of high forecast winds and altered his destination as a precaution. However, he failed to ask for or take precautionary measures after landing and the aircraft was blown over while taxiing.
- [NTSB SEA82DA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA077.md): Robinson R-22 · Hillsboro, OR · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 21, 1982 · N1KH · Substantial damage
  > The instructor pilot was demonstrating a hovering autorotation to the student from approximately an 18 inch altitude. Shortly after touchdown, which was level and without movement in any direction, the aircraft started to roll to the left. The pilot reported…
- [NTSB FTW82DA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA073.md): Bell 47G · Dallas, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Feb 28, 1982 · N1773 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot attempted to land on a narrow flatbed trailer. He stated that he encountered some buffeting from the wind funneling between two hangars. On his third attempt to position the helicopter on the trailer, the right skid slipped off. The main rotor…

## 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 o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 380)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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