# NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series, 2024

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 ERA25LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA047.md): Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Huntington, WV · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 18, 2024 · N55464 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to utilize carburetor heat while operating the engine at low power and in conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB ERA25LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA004.md): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A · Parsonsburg, MD · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 7, 2024 · N8957H · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that were not determined.
- [NTSB GAA24WA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA276.md): Boeing E75 · Frohngau, Germany · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 30, 2024 · N4712V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC24LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA073.md): De Havilland DHC2 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 2, 2024 · N4444Z · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of power during takeoff climb for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CEN24LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA257.md): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B · Sedgwick, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 8, 2024 · N6500K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line during the spray pass.
- [NTSB ANC24LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA060.md): De Havilland DHC2 · Susitna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 2, 2024 · N6LU · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s selection of an unsuitable takeoff area, resulting in the floats contacting the shallow river bottom during takeoff, and a subsequent loss of control.
- [NTSB ANC24LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA054.md): Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1 · Aleknagik, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 21, 2024 · N55WE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain pitch control of the airplane during initial climb.
- [NTSB ERA24FA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA266.md): Lockheed 12 · Jackson, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 17, 2024 · N2072 · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly secure the right brake line, which resulted in a loss of right brake effectiveness during the landing roll and a subsequent runway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR24FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA196.md): Lockheed 12A · Chino, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 15, 2024 · N93R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an altitude insufficient for recovery. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to ensure that the airplane was…
- [NTSB ANC24LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA049.md): Dehavilland Beaver L-20A (DHC-2) · Port Alsworth, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 11, 2024 · N4957 · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB CEN24LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA213.md): Boeing E75 · Shuteston, LA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 7, 2024 · N768WM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failure to maintain directional control while landing on a wet grass strip.
- [NTSB ANC24LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA037.md): Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 28, 2024 · N5343G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper fuel management resulting in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## 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") = 2024
  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&year=2024

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