NTSB investigations: Bell 47G-3B-1, 2008
2 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Bell 47G-3B-1. 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 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 13 |
| 1966 | 22 |
| 1967 | 18 |
| 1968 | 19 |
| 1969 | 17 |
| 1970 | 11 |
| 1971 | 8 |
| 1972 | 10 |
| 1973 | 8 |
| 1974 | 15 |
| 1975 | 12 |
| 1976 | 6 |
| 1977 | 7 |
| 1978 | 8 |
| 1979 | 13 |
| 1980 | 8 |
| 1981 | 4 |
| 1982 | 6 |
| 1983 | 6 |
| 1984 | 3 |
| 1985 | 4 |
| 1986 | 7 |
| 1987 | 3 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1991 | 10 |
| 1992 | 5 |
| 1993 | 3 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1996 | 5 |
| 1997 | 4 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 4 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
Where
Latest cases
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\") = 2008
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1181028', '118103A'))
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") = 2008
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1181028', '118103A'))
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 LAX08CA229Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell 47G-3B-1 · Shafter, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude while maneuvering. Contributing factors were the failure of the helicopter's lights during the night flight and the effect of that failure on the pilot's visual perception.NTSB LAX08LA097Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47G-3B-1 · Denio, NVThe pilot's inadvertent hard landing induced by a perceived loss of power and a main transmission anomaly while maneuvering at low altitude.