NTSB investigations: Bell 47G-4A, 1981
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\") = 1981
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") = 1981
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 FTW82DRG16Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-4A · Encinal, TXNTSB FTW82DRG07Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-4A · Telegraph, TXNTSB LAX82DVA05Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-4A · Wasco, CANTSB FTW81DRG40Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-4 · Eagle Pass, TXNTSB SEA81FA035Accident · 2 fatalClosedBell 47G-4A · Aberdeen, WA