NTSB investigations: MBB BK 117 A-3
6 cases on aircraft the registry lists as MBB BK 117 A-3. 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
| 1988 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
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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 c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('5626015'))
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 ('5626015'))
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 CEN13FA096Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportMBB BK 117 A-3 · Compton, ILThe inadvertent encounter with inclement weather, including snow, freezing rain, and reduced visibility conditions, which led to the pilot’s spatial disorientation and loss of aircraft control.NTSB ATL04LA055Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMBB BK117A3 · Okeechobee, FLThe pilot continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions and experienced spatial disorientation, loss of aircraft control, and in-flight collision with trees and terrain. Factors in the accident were the pilot's failure to follow company…NTSB IAD02FA026Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMBB BK-117 A-3 · Cleveland, OHpilot's failure to maintain directional control of the helicopter while hovering, which resulted in its collision with a building. Factors were the confined area, tail wind, and wind gusts.NTSB ATL00FA048Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportEurocopter BK117-A3 · St. Petersburg, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance that resulted in the in-flight collision with a tower.NTSB CHI90LA074Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMBB BK-117A-1 · Janesville, WIThe pilot-in-command failed to ensure that the engine cowling latches were properly secured prior to departing on the maintenance test flight; the cowling came loose during flight, and contacted the main rotor blades before it separated from the helicopter.NTSB NYC88IA186Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMBB BK-117 · Manhattan, NYFailure of the main rotor blade appears to be the result of a static downward bending overstress, caused by another helicopter hovering over or very close to the main rotor blade as it was in a static/stopped position.