NTSB investigations: Bell 47D1, TX
15 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Bell 47D1. 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
| 1966 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1967 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1970 | 2 |
| 1971 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 |
| 1973 | 2 |
| 1975 | 1 |
| 1977 | 2 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
Where
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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\" = 'TX' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1180802'))
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.
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" = 'TX' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1180802'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB FTW89DPA03Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportBell 47-D1 · Allen, TXUnqualified pilot's poor judgement in leveling the helicopter during the flare and contributing to this was his lack of total experience in this type aircraft.NTSB FTW85LA043Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47D1 · Terlingua, TXShortly after the plt took off on a sight-seeing flt, the eng lost power when the helicopter was over rough terrain at about 200 ft AGL. During an autorotative landing, the helicopter rocked forward causing the main rotor blades to strike the tail boom.…NTSB FTW81FA045Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 47D1 · Roanoke, TXNTSB FTW77FRA15Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47D1 · Houston, TXNTSB FTW77FRA13Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47D1 · Houston, TXNTSB FTW76FPA15Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47D-1 · Irving, TXNTSB FTW74DRA03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 47D1 · Sealey, TXNTSB FTW73FPD37Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47D1 · Decatur, TXNTSB FTW72DPD40Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47D1 · Glen Rose, TXNTSB FTW71FRA65Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47D1 · Alvin, TXNTSB FTW70FPA07Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47D1 · Howe, TXNTSB FTW70FRG10Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47D1 · Randolph Afb, TXNTSB FTW69F0392Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47D1 · Denton, TXNTSB FTW67A0105Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47D1 · Irving, TXNTSB FTW66A0070Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 47G · Wetmore, TX