# NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series, AL

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 ERA19LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA263.md): Weatherly 620 · Russellville, AL · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 2, 2019 · N90104 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to see and avoid powerlines during low-altitude agricultural spraying flight operations.
- [NTSB ERA15LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA240.md): Weatherly 201B · Pell City, AL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 14, 2015 · N1272W · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate inspection of the airplane's landing gear, which resulted in a collapse of the right main landing gear due to cracking and corrosion.
- [NTSB MIA07CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA100.md): Hillery W. Grice Alley Cat 1 · Fairhope, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 19, 2007 · N985GC · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain terrain clearance while completing a loop at an airshow, resulting in impact with the runway.
- [NTSB ATL99LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA133.md): Grumman-Schweizer G-164B · Enterprise, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 1999 · N6736Q · Destroyed
  > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the in-flight collision with a tree during the forced landing.
- [NTSB ATL95LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA122.md): Weatherly 201B · Andalusia, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 1995 · N1254W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed in a climbing turn, that resulted in an inadvertent stall.
- [NTSB ATL94LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA084.md): Grumman G-164B · Ozark, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 20, 1994 · N48717 · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the soft terrain.
- [NTSB MIA92LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA159.md): Grumman G-164A · Toney, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 1992 · N5272 · Substantial damage
  > The left main landing gear attachment bolt failed for undetermined reasons resulting in the collapse of both main landing gear during the take off roll.
- [NTSB ATL92LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA130.md): Grumman 164A · Abbeville, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 1992 · N5093 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to see and avoid the top utility wire.
- [NTSB ATL88DKG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DKG13.md): Grumman G-164A · Fadette, AL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 9, 1988 · N8573H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot reported a partial power loss during an aerial application flight. The aircraft landed in the crops. The pilot stated that he found the number 3 cylinder partially separated from the engine.
- [NTSB ATL87LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA184.md): Grumman G-164A · Cottonwood, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 1987 · N7687 · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that everything was normal for the acft during the preflt and runup. He had just about completed his first swath run when he reptd that the engine shook a little and started backfiring. He pulled up and started across a swamp toward a paved…
- [NTSB DCA85AA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA85AA026.md): Beech E18S · Birmingham, AL · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jun 21, 1985 · N19T · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > At 2045 the military flt, dixie 06, contacted Birmingham apch & obtained clearance for a low apch followed by a full-stop lndg on rwy 05. At 2053, dixie 06 reported a 4 mile final for a low apch to the local controller. At 2054:19, the local controller…
- [NTSB ATL83LA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA370.md): Grumman G-164B · Berry, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 1983 · N48475 · Substantial damage
  > The acft dragged a wing during takeoff and collapsed the right main gear in the process. After liftoff the plt said the left wing dipped and contacted soybeans at the end of the rwy. He said he overcontrolled and rolled the right wing into the beans. He…
- [NTSB ATL83LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA101.md): Beech H18 · Talladega, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 11, 1983 · N1461G · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that shortly after full power application & prior to tailwheel lift-off, the 'right wing raised aprx 3 to 4 ft into the air.' The acft then began drifting left. During ensuing maneuvers, the plt alternately advanced & retarded the throttle as…
- [NTSB ATL83IA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83IA034.md): Beech G18S · Huntsville, AL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 16, 1982 · N5BA · Minor damage
  > The left cargo door separated from the acft. The door was a hamilton cargo door installed under an STC which required 3 hinges on top & 3 pins on bottom with an overcenter locking mechanism on the handle for the pins. This door had 2 hinges installed. Only 2…
- [NTSB ATL82DA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA276.md): Grumman G-164B · Society Hill, AL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 16, 1982 · N48636 · Substantial damage
  > Aircraft lost power during takeoff and nosed over during emergency landing in a cotton field. Takeoff weight was over certificated gross limit.
- [NTSB ATL82DA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA230.md): Grumman G164B · Opp, AL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 6, 1982 · N6637Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot reported that while he was spraying, vibrations occurred in the left flying wires. He had experienced the vibrations before, but this time, they seemed worse, he elected to land in a nearby pasture to examine the aircraft. During the landing…
- [NTSB ATL82FKJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKJ05.md): Beech 3NM · Ohatchee, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 2, 1981 · N16139 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL81DKJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKJ01.md): Beech C18S · Theodore, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 5, 1980 · N6806C · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL80FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA080.md): Grumman G-164A · Samson, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 30, 1980 · N8623H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA80FKJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKJ03.md): Grumman G-164A · Vincent, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 8, 1979 · N4593 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA79FKJ65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ65.md): Grumman G-164 · Ashford, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 1, 1979 · N617U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA78FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA099.md): Beech E18S · Birmingham, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 26, 1978 · N5644D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA78FKJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKJ28.md): Beech H18 · Birmingham, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 29, 1978 · N787Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA77FKJ56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ56.md): Beech C18S · Irvington, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 4, 1977 · N711SM · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA77FKJ46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ46.md): Beech D18 · Sylacauga, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 19, 1977 · N413TB · Minor damage
- [NTSB MIA77DKJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKJ05.md): Boeing 75 · Montgomery, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 13, 1976 · N75869 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76DKJ78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ78.md): Boeing E-75 · Headland, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 1, 1976 · N65949 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA72FKJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKJ02.md): Boeing E75N1 · Echo, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 9, 1971 · N66308 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA72FKJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKJ01.md): Grumman G-164 · Dothan, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 1, 1971 · N748Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA71FKJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKJ23.md): Beech E18S · Anniston, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 3, 1970 · N4012 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA70DKJ43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70DKJ43.md): Grumman G-164 · Mcintosh, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 19, 1970 · N10263 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA70F0052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0052.md): Beech C-45 · Faunsdale, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 12, 1969 · N9847Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA68F0360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0360.md): Boeing E75 · Mobile, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Nov 14, 1967 · N4890N · Substantial damage

## 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" = 'AL' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('52008'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=52008&state=AL

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