NTSB investigations, 2003

5 cases where the first occurrence was “Rotor failure/malfunction”.

Cases per year

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NTSB investigations, 2003 per year, 1994–2026: 49 cases
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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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2003
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 132)
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB SEA04LA018Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47G-3B-2 · Monmouth, ORFatigue failure of a tail rotor blade during hover operations.Nov 18, 2003 · N7825S · Substantial damageNTSB FTW04TA012Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportHughes OH-6A · Eagle Pass, TXThe failure of the aft segment of the tail rotor drive shaft for undertermined reasons. A contibuting factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the foced landing.Oct 7, 2003 · N8524Z · Substantial damageNTSB CHI03LA217Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEnstrom F-28C · Waverly, IAThe main rotor blade push-pull rods being corroded, sustaining fatigue, and separating in cruise and the main rotor blade contacting the tail boom during the emergency landing. Factors were the diminished aircraft control and the vibrations encountered during…Jul 20, 2003 · N51699 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW03TA156Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBell 407 · Franklin, LAThe loss of tail rotor effectiveness due to the inadequate maintenance performed by other company personnel.May 19, 2003 · N991SP · Substantial damageNTSB FTW03LA104Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206L-3 · Kingsland, TXThe loss of tail rotor drive as a result of a blanket coming in contract with the tailrotor blades, after the aft cargo door was left unsecured. Contributing factors were the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing, and the failure of the medical…Mar 6, 2003 · N793CA · Substantial damage