NTSB investigations: Bell 47G, 1993
3 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Bell 47G. 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
| 1964 | 12 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 4 |
| 1966 | 10 |
| 1967 | 7 |
| 1968 | 6 |
| 1969 | 9 |
| 1970 | 4 |
| 1971 | 6 |
| 1972 | 8 |
| 1973 | 9 |
| 1974 | 9 |
| 1975 | 7 |
| 1976 | 8 |
| 1977 | 3 |
| 1978 | 9 |
| 1979 | 4 |
| 1980 | 5 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1982 | 5 |
| 1983 | 4 |
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 3 |
| 1989 | 4 |
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1993 | 3 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Where
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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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1993
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1181002'))
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 year(c."eventDate") = 1993
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1181002'))
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 LAX93FA272Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBell 47G2-M · S. Sn Francisco, CAThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation which resulted in flight into high winds, turbulence and windshear.NTSB MIA93LA144Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47G · Panama City, FLImproper planning/decision by the pilot-in-command and his failure to maintain rotor RPM, which resulted in failure of the helicopter to attain effective translational lift. Factors related to the accident were: the fence & terrain conditions.NTSB MIA93FA121Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBell 47-G · Parker, FLthe misjudgement of the distance by the nonrated pilot-in-command and subsequent collision with a tree. Contributing to the accident was the lack of helicopter experience of the pilot-in-command.