NTSB investigations: Allison 250-C30 series

5 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Allison 250-C30 series, where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

20002026
NTSB investigations: Allison 250-C30 series per year, 2000–2026: 5 cases
20001
20013
20051

Latest cases

Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "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 x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('03015')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 353))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

NTSB DFW05LA074Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206L-3 · Cameron, LAFuel starvation due to a blocked and collapsed fuel nozzle screen, resulting from a contaminated fuel source/facility. Factors were the inadequate maintenance/inspection of fuel sources, and the lack of suitable terrain (high sea state) for the forced landing…Feb 18, 2005 · N512RA · Substantial damageNTSB FTW01LA195Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206L-3 · Cameron, LAfuel contamination due to the combination of DIEGME, water, and bacterial growth, which resulted in formation of an apple-jelly type material that blocked the fuel nozzle screen and led to a loss of engine power.Aug 24, 2001 · N350AL · DestroyedNTSB LAX01LA157Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206-L3 · Willcox, AZA loss of engine power due to the likely unporting of the fuel tank pickups as the helicopter was maneuvered to look at animals on the ground. Also causal was the pilot's misjudged touchdown point during an autorotational approach, which resulted in the…Apr 23, 2001 · N215M · Substantial damageNTSB FTW01IA061Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBell 206-L3 · Wc 368fuel exhaustion during approach due to the pilot's failure to refuel.Jan 8, 2001 · N142DP · Minor damageNTSB LAX00FA160Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBell 206L-3 · Grand Canyon, AZA snow ingestion caused loss of engine power due to the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and failure to remove the accumulated snow from the engine inlet area. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain main rotor rpm while maneuvering to avoid…Apr 18, 2000 · N2267N · Destroyed