# NTSB investigations, PR: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA24LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA239.md): Cessna 150 · San Juan, PR · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 1, 2024 · N6198K · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to the failure of the No. 2 cylinder rocker shaft bosses from fatigue cracking.
- [NTSB ENG13IA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG13IA036.md): Boeing Company, Long Beach Div Boeing MD-11 · Aguadilla, PR · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 2013 · PH-MCW · Minor damage
  > an insufficiently robust flange attachment hardware design, which failed to contain engine components that were liberated during an LPT mechanical failure, resulting in engine/nacelle uncontainment. A factor in the incident was the lack of a module-level LPT…
- [NTSB ERA10LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA207.md): Luciano Edison HA-2 Sportster · Humacao, PR · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 3, 2010 · N764EL · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain control of the gyrocraft while maneuvering after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s operation of the gyrocraft with an inoperative right magneto.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'PR' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '340' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent"))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340/sequence?state=PR

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