NTSB investigations: Enstrom Helicopter 280C
75 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Enstrom Helicopter 280C. 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.
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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'))
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'))
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 CHI82DA281Accident · No injuriesFinal reportEnstrom 280C · Spring Green, WIThe aircraft was on a photographic flight for the purpose of taking pictures of a piece of farm equipment. The first pass was made at about 50 ft AGL, heading into the wind. A turn was then made downwind, back toward the farm equipment. At about that time,…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.NTSB DEN82DA072Accident · No injuriesFinal reportEnstrom 280-C · Granger, WYThe aircraft's engine backfired and quit during takeoff. The pilot cleared a fence and during the forced landing the gear collapsed. No engine malfunction or failure could be found.NTSB DEN82DTM08Accident · No injuriesFinal reportEnstrom 280C · Midway, UTThe aircraft crashed while being moved about 150 ft from the parking area to a storage building. There was about 2 1/2 ft of fresh snow on the ground. The snow had been cleared from the parking area in front of the storage building. However, a snow cat had…NTSB SEA82DYE01Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom 280C · Burke Island, WANTSB DEN81FTI19Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom 280C · Helena, MTNTSB LAX81FUJ74Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom 280C · Mesa, AZNTSB LAX81FA089Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom F-280C · Bridgeport, CANTSB ATL80FIG15Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom 280C · Arbutus, MDNTSB NYC80DNC21Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom 280C · Jackson, NHNTSB LAX80FXQ06Accident · Serious injuriesClosedEnstrom 280C · Carson City, NVNTSB LAX79DXQ33Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom 280C · Duckwater, NVNTSB LAX78FUK09Accident · Serious injuriesClosedEnstrom 280C · Kingman, AZNTSB SEA78DYA23Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom 280C · Buhl, IDNTSB UNK78X0129Accident · 1 fatalClosedEnstrom 280C · Lester, WANTSB SEA78DYA16Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom 280C · Boise, IDNTSB SEA78FTI10Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom 280C · Trout Creek, MTNTSB SEA78FYM03Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom 280C · Aloha, ORNTSB SEA77FTI15Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom 280C · Dillon, MTNTSB OAK77FVW30Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom 280C · Las Vegas, NVNTSB NYC77FA069Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom 280C · Prt Washingtn, NYNTSB SEA77FYM24Accident · Serious injuriesClosedEnstrom 280C · Beaverton, ORNTSB CHI77FA032Accident · Minor injuriesClosedEnstrom 280C · Valparaiso, INNTSB MIA77FA035Accident · 1 fatalClosedEnstrom 280C · Ft.Meade, FLNTSB SEA76FYC49Accident · Minor injuriesClosedEnstrom F-28A · Prairie City, OR