# NTSB investigations: Franklin 6A8 series, 1985

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 DEN85LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA218.md): Downer Aircraft Industries REP. Seabee RC-3 · Haugan, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 1985 · N6305K · Substantial damage
  > The plt had reconditioned N6305K and was flying the acft to his home in Texas. He continued to state that while climbing through 6500 ft, he heard an unusual noise followed by a substantial loss in pwr. The plt executed an emergency landing on a forest…
- [NTSB CHI85FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA234.md): Republic RC-3 · Eveleth, MN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 1985 · N6121K · Destroyed
  > On takeoff from ely lake the acft turned sharp left at an altitude of 80-100 ft. at this point the acft ceased rated to climb and decended into trees and a lakeside house. The a cft was in excess of 400 lbs over gross weight. The lading gear and nose ballast…
- [NTSB MIA85LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA116.md): Republic RC-3 · Lake Placid, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 9, 1985 · N6294K · Destroyed
  > The plt heard a loud noise & noticed that a fire had immediately started in the eng compartment. He made an emergency landing on a nearby lake; however, the amphibious acft continued burning & was destroyed. An investigation revealed that the fire had started…

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1985
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('27030'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=27030&year=1985

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