NTSB investigations: Enstrom Helicopter 280C
7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Enstrom Helicopter 280C, where the first occurrence was “In flight collision with object”. 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
| 1982 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 |
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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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3300505')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 220))
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 c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3300505')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 220))
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 CHI02LA256Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEnstrom 280C · Coopersville, MIThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the transmission wires. Additional factors were the transmission wires and the sunglare.NTSB NYC98LA079Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEnstrom F280F · New Alexandria, PAA bird strike.NTSB NYC97LA097Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEnstrom 280-C · Clarksburg, NJThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the hangar.NTSB FTW95LA356Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEnstrom 280C · Houston, TXThe flight instructor's poor judgement, and his disregard of the owner's objection to air taxi into the hangar.NTSB DEN87LA245Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEnstrom 280C · Bountiful, UTWhile on a local low level pleasure flt the plt failed to see power lines and an in flight collision with the lines occurred severing the right skid and 90 degree gear box from the acft. A semi-autorotative crash occurred on the bank of a irrigation reservoir.NTSB NYC85FA015Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportEnstrom 280C · Butler, PAThe helicopter struck the static line of a high voltage transmission line while on a flt to photograph an apartment complex. The owner of the complex accompanied the plt on the flt, there after the acft was to be used for passenger sightseeing flts as part of…NTSB DEN82DA131Accident · No injuriesFinal reportEnstrom 280C · Steamboat Sprin, COThe pilot stated that during lift-off he was distracted by persons on the ground waving their arms. The aircraft drifted to the left and contacted a tree after which the pilot landed the aircraft and it rolled over.