NTSB investigations: Bell 47G-2, AR

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Bell 47G-2. 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.

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Cases per year

19702026

NTSB investigations: Bell 47G-2, AR per year, 1970–2026: 8 cases
1970	1
1973	1
1975	1
1976	1
1977	1
1979	1
1988	1
2002	1

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Query with SQL

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" = 'AR' 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 ('1181008')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

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\" = 'AR' 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 ('1181008'))
  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" = 'AR' 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 ('1181008'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

Run 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 FTW02LA264Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47G-2 · Edmondson, ARThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the high voltage power lines.Sep 25, 2002 · N5193B · Destroyed NTSB MKC88LA092Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47G-2 · Mc Dougal, ARThe pilot stated that he had just begun the spraying of a rice field when one of the spray nozzles malfunctioned. As he was attempting to set the helicopter down on the ground, to work on the nozzle, the main rotor blades struck a tree. The main rotor blades…May 19, 1988 · N4690 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW79DPG55Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-2 · Earle, ARJun 19, 1979 · N3550 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW77FPG86Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G2H1 · Mountain View, ARSep 19, 1977 · N38926 · Destroyed NTSB FTW76AF081Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-2 · Jonesboro, ARMar 30, 1976 · N8422E · Substantial damage NTSB FTW75DPG68Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 47G-2 · Denmark, ARMay 26, 1975 · N38926 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW74FPG23Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 47G2 · Viola, ARSep 18, 1973 · N2870B · Substantial damage NTSB FTW71DPG02Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-2 · Norfork, ARJul 30, 1970 · N6744D · Substantial damage