NTSB investigations: Allison 250-C28 series, CA

4 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Allison 250-C28 series. 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

19832026
NTSB investigations: Allison 250-C28 series, CA per year, 1983–2026: 4 cases
19831
19851
19881
20031

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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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'CA' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('03022', '03021'))
  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 LAX04FA076Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportAgusta A109A · Redwood Valley, CAThe pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision to continue flight under visual flight rules into deteriorating weather conditions, which resulted in an inadvertent in-flight encounter with instrument meteorological conditions and a collision with rising…Dec 24, 2003 · N25RX · DestroyedNTSB LAX88FA330Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportBell 206L-1 · Santa Barbara, CAFailure of the #1 turbine wheel. Contributing to this accident was the unreported over temperature cycles of the engine. Also contributing was the unsuitability of the landing surface from the presence of the 1/4 inch steel sheeting.Sep 29, 1988 · N2246Q · Substantial damageNTSB LAX85LA092Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 2061-1 · Santa Barbara, CADuring takeoff & departure, the helicopter climbed to about 150 ft AGL & started to proceed over water. As it crossed over the shoreline near the end of the rwy, the eng flamed out. The plt turned about 120 deg back toward a Beech area & made an autorotative…Jan 3, 1985 · N2246Q · Substantial damageNTSB LAX83FA420Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHughes 369HS · Ventura, CAThe helicopter was observed descending 'straight down' & 'nose first.' The wreckage was located about 200 yds offshore in about 30 ft of water. Witnesses stated that it was dark & hazy. They were able to see the acft lights, but not the stars. The plt did not…Sep 4, 1983 · N8500N · Destroyed