NTSB investigations: Bell 206B, 1978
16 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Bell 206B. 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 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1971 | 1 |
| 1972 | 7 |
| 1973 | 12 |
| 1974 | 6 |
| 1975 | 20 |
| 1976 | 16 |
| 1977 | 18 |
| 1978 | 16 |
| 1979 | 18 |
| 1980 | 22 |
| 1981 | 25 |
| 1982 | 14 |
| 1983 | 18 |
| 1984 | 19 |
| 1985 | 18 |
| 1986 | 17 |
| 1987 | 11 |
| 1988 | 12 |
| 1989 | 23 |
| 1990 | 20 |
| 1991 | 13 |
| 1992 | 9 |
| 1993 | 16 |
| 1994 | 22 |
| 1995 | 13 |
| 1996 | 23 |
| 1997 | 15 |
| 1998 | 13 |
| 1999 | 14 |
| 2000 | 15 |
| 2001 | 10 |
| 2002 | 10 |
| 2003 | 17 |
| 2004 | 17 |
| 2005 | 14 |
| 2006 | 8 |
| 2007 | 17 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 11 |
| 2011 | 9 |
| 2012 | 11 |
| 2013 | 12 |
| 2014 | 11 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2026 | 2 |
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\") = 1978
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1181511'))
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") = 1978
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1181511'))
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 LAX79FUJ24Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 206 · Phoenix, AZNTSB FTW79FA020Accident · 1 fatalClosedBell 206B · Port Oconner, TXNTSB FTW79DRD09Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 206B · Lutcher, LANTSB FTW79FA011Accident · 2 fatalClosedBell 206B · Sabine Pass, TXNTSB FTW78DA006Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206B · Morgan City, LANTSB FTW78DA087Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206B · Morgan City, LANTSB FTW78FA073Accident · 4 fatalClosedBell 206B · Intracstl City, LANTSB LAX78FUM34Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206B · Holtville, CANTSB ANC78DA063Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206B · Ketchikan, AKNTSB FTW78FA058Accident · 1 fatalClosedBell 206B · Cameron, LANTSB OAK78FJA08Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 206B · Mauna Kea, HINTSB SEA78FYM33Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 206B · Tillamook, ORNTSB FTW78DRD24Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206B · Intracstl City, LANTSB FTW78FPA21Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206B · Mc Kinney, TXNTSB ANC78FA028Accident · 2 fatalClosedBell 206B · Lonely, AKNTSB FTW78FA025Accident · 1 fatalClosedBell 206B · Palacids, TX