NTSB investigations: Bell 47G-4A, 1979
5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Bell 47G-4A. 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 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1967 | 1 |
| 1968 | 5 |
| 1969 | 10 |
| 1970 | 4 |
| 1971 | 10 |
| 1972 | 4 |
| 1973 | 7 |
| 1974 | 7 |
| 1975 | 5 |
| 1976 | 4 |
| 1977 | 3 |
| 1978 | 2 |
| 1979 | 5 |
| 1980 | 3 |
| 1981 | 5 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 5 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 2 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1995 | 4 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2025 | 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\") = 1979
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1181031'))
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") = 1979
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1181031'))
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 FTW79FRD52Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-4A · Hackberry, LANTSB FTW79FRG52Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-4A · Alice, TXNTSB IAD79DIJ11Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-4A · Kentuck, WVNTSB FTW79FRD50Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-4A · Lafayette, LANTSB NYC79FHD10Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-4A · Seaside Park, NJ