NTSB investigations: Bell 206B-III, 1985
2 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Bell 206B-III. 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
| 1985 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 2 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2019 | 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\") = 1985
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1181506'))
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") = 1985
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1181506'))
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 LAX85LA282Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206B-III · Lahaina, HIThe pilot reported that the engine failed at an altitude of 800 feet MSL during the climb to cruise phase of a sightseeing flight with 3 passengers on board. The acft landed in the surf of the pacific ocean and damaged the tail rotor. The pilot and passengers…NTSB MIA85LA192Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206B · West Palm Beach, FLTwo helicopters had just completed a mail delivery operation as a flt of two. N159L had landed and the plt left the eng running so as to let the eng operting temp stabilize. N156L approached in a ground hover and collided with N159L. The two plts received…