NTSB investigations: Hiller UH-12E, 1991
5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Hiller UH-12E. 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
| 1964 | 9 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 14 |
| 1966 | 15 |
| 1967 | 7 |
| 1968 | 8 |
| 1969 | 4 |
| 1970 | 3 |
| 1971 | 5 |
| 1972 | 3 |
| 1973 | 8 |
| 1974 | 14 |
| 1975 | 18 |
| 1976 | 16 |
| 1977 | 14 |
| 1978 | 25 |
| 1979 | 19 |
| 1980 | 21 |
| 1981 | 18 |
| 1982 | 8 |
| 1983 | 15 |
| 1984 | 14 |
| 1985 | 7 |
| 1986 | 9 |
| 1987 | 8 |
| 1988 | 12 |
| 1989 | 9 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1993 | 10 |
| 1994 | 6 |
| 1995 | 6 |
| 1996 | 9 |
| 1997 | 6 |
| 1998 | 7 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 2000 | 2 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
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\") = 1991
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('4360122', '4360137'))
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") = 1991
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('4360122', '4360137'))
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 FTW92LA007Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHiller UH-12E · Palacios, TXThe pilot's inadequate preflight.NTSB SEA91TL#02Accident · No injuriesClass 3Final reportHiller-Soloy UH-12E · Vernal, UTNTSB CHI91LA245Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHiller 1345 · Michigan City, INFuel exhaustion due the pilot's delay in refueling. Factors related to the accident were pressure induced by others (passenger), and the absence of suitable terrain.NTSB LAX91LA249Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHiller UH-12E · Huron, CAThat unknown pilot(s) impoperly used the throttle control which caused an overspeed condition. Contributing to this accident was the connecting rod bolt fatigue failure.NTSB LAX91LA191Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHiller UH-12E · Delano, CAThat the pilot improperly performed the autorotation by misjudging the flare altitude. Contributing to this accident was the total failure of the freewheeling sprag clutch due to excessive wear and the soft dirt terrain.