NTSB investigations: Rolls-Royce 250-C30P

23 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Rolls-Royce 250-C30P. 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

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NTSB investigations: Rolls-Royce 250-C30P per year, 1981–2026: 23 cases
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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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('54013'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB ERA26LA194Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4 · Chapmansboro, TNFailure of the volunteer fire department personnel to properly monitor and secure a stretcher, which resulted in it rolling into the helicopter’s tail rotor.Apr 30, 2026 · N409AE · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA408Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportBell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-3 · Picayune, MSOn August 22, 2025, about 1130 central daylight time, a Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-3 helicopter, N17TL, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Picayune, Mississippi. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The helicopter…Aug 22, 2025 · N17TL · Substantial damageNTSB CEN24LA017Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4 · Mitchell, INThe inflight collision with a bird while in cruise flight.Oct 17, 2023 · N490AE · Substantial damageNTSB ANC23LA071Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4 · King Salmon, AKThe failure of both pilots to see and avoid while en route, which resulted in a midair collision.Sep 5, 2023 · N193AL · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB CEN23LA385Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell Helicopter Textron Canada 206 · Hibbing, MNThe ground crew’s failure to secure the backpack at the landing zone (LZ), that resulted in the tail rotor impacting the backpack during the landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate selection of an area at the LZ, the lack of awareness…Aug 27, 2023 · N19BH · Substantial damageNTSB CEN23LA280Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 · Amity, MOThe pilot’s failure to see and avoid wires while conducting a low-level aerial application flight.Jul 5, 2023 · N828WP · Substantial damageNTSB CEN22LA294Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4 · Idabel, OKThe pilot’s failure to apply full power during the practice autorotation recovery, which resulted in a hard landing.Jun 30, 2022 · N378JC · Substantial damageNTSB CEN22LA122Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell 206 · Eldorado, ILOverheating of two lithium batteries in the paramedic’s flight suit pocket resulting in an explosion and fire that seriously injured the paramedic as the helicopter was about to take off.Feb 12, 2022 · N469AE · Minor damageNTSB CEN21LA432Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell 206L-3 · Berlin, ILThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter with a stuck skid, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.Jul 9, 2021 · N170AM · Substantial damageNTSB ANC20CA070Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportBell 206L-1 · Homer, AKThe pilot's failure to see and avoid the boat's mast, which resulted in a main rotor blade strike. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning by not having the boat's mast measured.Jul 16, 2020 · N1432D · Substantial damageNTSB GAA18CA424Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell 206 · New Castle, INThe pilot's failure to ensure that the fill hose was disconnected from the helicopter before takeoff, which resulted in the fill hose striking the tail rotor and the subsequent loss of tail rotor effectiveness. Contributing to the accident was inadequate…Jul 16, 2018 · N39LR · Substantial damageNTSB CEN16LA168Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell Helicopter Textron Canada 206 L4 · Houston, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in varying wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.Apr 25, 2016 · N435AE · Substantial damageNTSB ERA15LA218Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206L-3 · Kearny, NJThe deliberate concealment and reuse of an unairworthy tail rotor driveshaft by unknown personnel, which resulted in an overstress separation at a bonded flange adapter as a result of driveshaft imbalance.May 20, 2015 · N210MH · Substantial damageNTSB ERA15FA173Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBell Helicopter Textron 206 L-1 · Saucier, MSA loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined due to postaccident fire damage.Mar 30, 2015 · N50KH · DestroyedNTSB CEN15FA003Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportBell Helicopter Textron 206L 1 · Wichita Falls, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain yaw control when he applied power to execute a go-around at a low airspeed in dark, night conditions, which resulted in a rapid, uncommanded right yaw due to a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.Oct 4, 2014 · N335AE · DestroyedNTSB CEN13LA359Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206 - L4 · Lake City, ARA partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.Jun 19, 2013 · N467AE · Substantial damageNTSB ERA11IA436Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBell 206 · Relience, TNInadvertent contact with wires due to the lack of visual cues regarding their presence and the low angle of the sun, which was directly in the takeoff path.Aug 1, 2011 · N484AE · Minor damageNTSB ERA09CA482Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell 206 · Gumboro Township, DEThe pilot’s failure to secure the flight controls before exiting the running helicopter. Contributing to the accident was the operator’s practice of exiting the helicopter while it was still running.Aug 24, 2009 · N98KR · Substantial damageNTSB DFW05CA121Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell 206L-1 · Georgetown, TXThe pilot's improper flare resulting in a hard landing.May 4, 2005 · N9877Z · Substantial damageNTSB FTW02LA228Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206L-1 · E Cameron 190The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Aug 1, 2002 · N25GH · Substantial damageNTSB CHI01LA070Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206L-1 · Quincy, ILThe security guard failed to maintain clearance with the operating tail rotor.Jan 22, 2001 · N61AE · Minor damageNTSB LAX00LA326Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206B-3 · Salinas, CAThe pilot's inadequate visual surveillance of the worksite to see and avoid power transmission wires.Aug 30, 2000 · N207EH · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DA125Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206L1 · Lake Charles, LAJul 22, 1981 · N57441 · Substantial damage