NTSB investigations: Bell 222U, CA

5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Bell 222U. 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

19862026
NTSB investigations: Bell 222U, CA per year, 1986–2026: 5 cases
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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 c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'CA' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1182140'))
  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.

NTSB OPS10IA538Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 737-7H4 · Los Angeles, CAFailure of the air traffic controller to exercise positive control of the situation by issuing clear and timely control instructions to the helicopter pilot. Contributing to the incident was delay by the helicopter pilot in responding to instructions issued…Sep 4, 2010 · N907WN · 2 aircraft · No damageNTSB WPR10LA200Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 222U · Santa Maria, CAThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection to ensure that all tie-down straps were removed prior to flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper management of sleep opportunities during the preceding rest period, which likely contributed to…Apr 9, 2010 · N222UT · Substantial damageNTSB LAX04CA332Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell 222U · Santa Rosa, CAthe pilot-in-command's (examinee's) incorrect collective control response to a simulated power loss of the number 1 engine.Sep 28, 2004 · N222UT · Substantial damageNTSB LAX02FA276Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportBell 222U · Nipton, CAThe main rotor blade separation while maneuvering for unknown reasons. A factor was the dark night condition.Sep 7, 2002 · N417MA · DestroyedNTSB LAX86LA098Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 222UT · La Habra, CAOn January 26, 1986 a Bell 222UT collided with a 3/8 inch support cable. The pilot saw the lower of two of the three support cables about 75 feet AGL as he was transitioning to forward flight from a vertical max performance t/o. the pilot applied aft cyclic…Jan 26, 1986 · N3177G · Substantial damage