NTSB investigations: Bell 206A, 1973

9 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Bell 206A. 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.

Defining event

Finding

Phase of flight

Aircraft model

Cases per year

19672026

NTSB investigations: Bell 206A, 1973 per year, 1967–2026: 122 cases
1967	1
1968	9
1969	18
1970	12
1971	7
1972	14
1973	9
1974	11
1975	7
1976	2
1977	1
1978	3
1979	1
1980	3
1981	1
1982	3
1983	3
1984	1
1985	2
1988	1
1989	1
1990	1
1994	3
1996	1
1997	1
1998	1
2000	1
2008	1
2014	1
2020	1
2025	1

Where

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Query with SQL

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") = 1973 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1181508')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

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\") = 1973
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1181508'))
  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") = 1973
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1181508'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

Run 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 MKC74DCJ19Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206A · North Platte, NEDec 2, 1973 · N7881S · Substantial damage NTSB NYC74AN046Accident · 1 fatalClosedBell 206A · Webster, PANov 20, 1973 · N461NC · 2 aircraft · Destroyed NTSB FTW74AF034Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 206B · Intrcstl Cty, LANov 20, 1973 · N7904J · Destroyed NTSB IAD74AI017Accident · 2 fatalClosedBell 206A · Beltsville, MDSep 18, 1973 · N6294N · Destroyed NTSB ANC74AA018Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 206A · Wasilla, AKAug 7, 1973 · N1472W · Destroyed NTSB UNK73X0118Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206 · Dhahran (Gulf of Mexico)Jul 28, 1973 · N8162J · Substantial damage NTSB NYC74AN009Accident · 1 fatalClosedBell 206A · New York, NYJul 28, 1973 · N4087G · Destroyed NTSB OAK73FJA22Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 206A · Honolulu, HIMay 27, 1973 · N4063G · Substantial damage NTSB NYC73DGM21Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206A · Rimersburg, PAMar 22, 1973 · N8030 · Substantial damage