NTSB investigations: Bell 206B, 2024
9 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
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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\") = 2024
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") = 2024
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 ERA25LA059Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell 206B · Lakeland, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain yaw control during a tailwind approach, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness, an uncommanded spin, and subsequent hard landing.NTSB CEN24LA368Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell 206 · Lexington, NEThe pilot’s failure to maintain proper clearance from powerlines.NTSB GAA24WA292Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBell 206 · Arroyo Agua, Dominican RepublicNTSB ANC24FA089Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBell 206B · King Salmon, AKThe pilot’s decision to initiate the visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his spatial disorientation, failure to maintain helicopter control and subsequent impact with water.NTSB CEN24FA287Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportBell 206 · Nashua, IAOn July 29, 2024 about 1330 central standard time, a Bell 206-B3 Helicopter, N94XA, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Nashua, Iowa. The pilot was fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part…NTSB CEN24LA276Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell 206 · Cornland, ILThe pilot was unable to see a wire due to the setting sun and the helicopter subsequently struck the wire.NTSB CEN24LA275Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell 206B · Cuba City, WIThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a wire during an agricultural application pass.NTSB CEN24LA172Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell 206B · Baton Rouge, LAThe pilot’s loss of control during takeoff that resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA24WA180Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignBell 206 · Revelstoke BC, Canada