NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series

11 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Pratt & Whitney R1340 series, where the defining event was Fuel exhaustion. 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

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NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series per year, 2008–2026: 11 cases
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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.engine_model_code IN ('52016')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND e.aircrafts_position = x.position AND e.\"isDefiningEvent\" AND e.\"tier2Number\" = '192'))
  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.

NTSB WPR24LA167Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCanadian Car & Foundry Harvard MK IV · Modesto, CAThe pilot’s improper fuel tank selection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was a malfunctioning fuel selector at low fuel levels.Jun 2, 2024 · N7522U · Substantial damageNTSB WPR21LA200Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164C · Glenn, CAThe pilot’s fuel mismanagement, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, and an off-airport hard landing.May 12, 2021 · N6596K · Substantial damageNTSB GAA18CA371Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT 301 · Hutchinson, MNThe pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent total loss of engine power.Jun 20, 2018 · N3169D · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA305Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164 · Maxwell, CAThe pilot's failure to visually check the fuel quantity during the preflight inspection and ensure that sufficient fuel was onboard for the flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.May 26, 2017 · N6674K · Substantial damageNTSB CEN16LA314Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander S2R · Valley City, NDThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Aug 5, 2016 · N5599X · Substantial damageNTSB WPR15LA160Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G 164A · Maxwell, CAThe pilot’s improper preflight inspection and fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.May 13, 2015 · N8875H · Substantial damageNTSB CEN12CA274Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT-301 · Cedar Bluffs, NEThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.May 3, 2012 · N3166W · Substantial damageNTSB ERA11CA449Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportNorth American AT-6D · Canon, GAThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Aug 13, 2011 · N7435U · Substantial damageNTSB WPR10CA332Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT-301 · Garfield, WAA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Jul 6, 2010 · N8878S · Substantial damageNTSB WPR09LA374Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-301 · Firebaugh, CAA total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion that was due to the failure of company ground personnel to refuel the airplane. Contributing to the accident was unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.Jul 29, 2009 · N23189 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX08LA137Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164 · Butte City, CAA total loss of engine power during takeoff due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to verify the fuel quantity prior to flight.May 6, 2008 · N703Y · Substantial damage