NTSB investigations: Messerschmitt BK 117
6 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Messerschmitt BK 117. 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
| 1989 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2006 | 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 ('5626010'))
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 ('5626010'))
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 ANC06LA073Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMBB BK 117A-3 · Ponce de Leon, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from objects while hovering in ground effect, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a tree. Factors associated with the accident were loose, sand-covered terrain, and the operator's failure to ensure that the…NTSB NYC00FA127Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportEurocopter BK-117-A4 · Cincinnati, OHthe pilot's misjudgment of his closure rate, while turning to land on the rooftop helipad, which resulted in a collision with the building. Factors in the accident were the tailwind and the stuck windsock.NTSB IAD97LA070Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMbb BK-117-A1 · Kane, PAThe pilot's decision to perform a low airspeed vertical descent with a tailwind, which resulted in settling with power.NTSB NYC92FA123Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMBB BK-117 · Middletown, CTA wire strike after the pilot made a decision to continue the approach into an area of hazards. Factors related to the accident were the failure of the pilot and the hospital communicator to request all available information about the landing area and…NTSB ATL89FA116Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMBB BK-117-A-3 · Coinjock, NCFailure of the cellular company to properly install an operational lighting system on a newly constructed transmission tower. Darkness and the company's failure to notify flight service of the unlighted tower were related factors.NTSB FTW89FA049Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportMBB BK-117 A-1 · Tyler, TXThe pilot's failure to execute the published inadvertent IMC procedures when he encountered adverse weather conditions.