NTSB investigations: Bell 206A, 1982
3 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.
Cases per year
| 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
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\") = 1982
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") = 1982
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" 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 FTW83FA066Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportBell 206B · San Antonio, TXThe acft departed brackettville at 0715 & at 0740 contacted uvalde UNICOM for their wx. When informed that uvalde was "zero-zero" the flt continued east. The acft was later observed & heard flying above the low indefinite ceiling shortly before impacting the…NTSB MIA82DA167Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportBell 206B · Miami, FLThis was an instructional flight for recurrent training and involved an external load operation with a 10 ft line. While preparing to pick up an 800 lb load, the helicopter was maneuvered over the object with slack in the line. The instructor observed that…NTSB LAX82DA148Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBell 206A · Huntington Beac, CAThe pilot stated that he was on a ferry flight from Huntington beach, CA to an offshore platform. A hard landing was made on the platform. This resulted in damage to the skids, tail rotor, tail boom, and fuel tank.