NTSB investigations: Bell 47G-3B, 1993
3 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Bell 47G-3B. 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 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 5 |
| 1966 | 7 |
| 1967 | 7 |
| 1968 | 5 |
| 1969 | 5 |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1971 | 4 |
| 1972 | 3 |
| 1973 | 4 |
| 1974 | 4 |
| 1975 | 1 |
| 1976 | 2 |
| 1977 | 2 |
| 1978 | 4 |
| 1979 | 3 |
| 1980 | 2 |
| 1982 | 3 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1993 | 3 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 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 ('1181026'))
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 ('1181026'))
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 CHI93LA305Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47G-3B · Clarinda, IAThe commercial pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from obstacles during aerial application maneuvers.NTSB MIA93T#A01Accident · No injuriesClass 3Final reportBell 47G-3B · Orlando, FLNTSB LAX93LA166Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47G2A · Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean)The passenger's failure to adhere to the pilot's instructions. Factors which contributed to the accident were: the language/communications difficulty between the pilot & the passenger, and the bird strike.