NTSB investigations: Bell 407, 2014
4 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Bell 407. 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
| 1997 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 4 |
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2003 | 8 |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 | 5 |
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\") = 2014
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1182206'))
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") = 2014
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1182206'))
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 CEN15IA046Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBell 407 · Viosca Knoll 989Engine power surges during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident testing of the engine and the engine control unit.NTSB WPR14CA373Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell 407 · Moab, UTThe pilot's failure to ensure adequate clearance from terrain while landing on sloped terrain.NTSB CEN14IA270Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBell 407 · Eugene Island 182AThe improper repair of the outer combustion case, which led to its ultimate failure due to the continued progression of a fatigue crack and resulted in a partial loss of engine power during takeoff.NTSB CEN14FA232Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportBell 407 · Telluride, COThe failure of the power turbine thrust (No. 5) bearing due to overheating as a result of oil starvation, which led to the engine failure. Also causal to the accident was an undocumented repair to the gearbox cover oil delivery tube port during which an…