NTSB investigations: Turbomeca ARRIEL series

5 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Turbomeca ARRIEL 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

20042026
NTSB investigations: Turbomeca ARRIEL series per year, 2004–2026: 5 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 ('60031'))
  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 WPR26FA345Accident · 3 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportEurocopter AS 350 B2 · Chatsworth, CAOn September 15, 2026, about 1855 Pacific daylight time, an Airbus Helicopters (formerly Eurocopter) AS-350 B2 helicopter, N358TV, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Chatsworth, California. The pilot, passenger and one person on the ground…Sep 16, 2026 · N358TV · DestroyedNTSB ERA23LA369Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportEurocopter Deutschland EC135T2 · Fargo, GAThe separation of the outer span of a tail rotor blade during flight as a result of localized intergranular corrosion due to a diminished protective coating at a critical location on the tail rotor blade surface that, combined with cyclic loading, resulted in…Sep 13, 2023 · N273AM · Substantial damageNTSB ERA14TA096Accident · No injuriesFinal reportEurocopter AS350B3 · Houlton, MEAn engine compartment explosion during takeoff; the origin of the explosion could not be determined during postaccident examination due to extensive fire damage.Jan 18, 2014 · N578AE · Substantial damageNTSB ERA09LA464Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEurocopter Deutschland EC-145 · North Captiva Island, FLThe pilot's failure to arrest the helicopter's descent, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.Aug 17, 2009 · N911LZ · Substantial damageNTSB LAX04CA097Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEurocopter AS350 B3 · Mesa, AZthe pilot's excessive flare and mistimed collective application during a practice autorotation, which resulted in a loss of main rotor rpm and a subsequent hard landing. Also causal, was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action and inadequate…Jan 20, 2004 · N970AE · Substantial damage