# NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series, TX: In flight collision with object

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 FTW04LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA132.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Donna, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 21, 2004 · N3168H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the high tension power lines.
- [NTSB FTW04LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA021.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · San Angelo, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 12, 2003 · N1361E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper weather evaluation and the wrong runway selection. A contributing factor was the tailwind.
- [NTSB FTW02LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA245.md): Air Tractor AT-401 · Hearne, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 2002 · N9193Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with a pump rig while maneuvering during an aerial application flight. A factor was the object.
- [NTSB FTW99LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA252.md): Grumman-Schweizer G-164A · Seminole, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 1999 · N7362 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with powerlines. A factor was the pilot's diverted attention to the light bar for the electronic swath guidance system installed in the airplane.
- [NTSB FTW99LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA239.md): Air Tractor AT-401 · Hart, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 1999 · N15119 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with power lines.
- [NTSB FTW98LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA304.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Plainview, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 1998 · N2325G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance during the aerial application flight. A factor was the transmission wire.
- [NTSB FTW97LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA336.md): Grumman G-164A · Muleshoe, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 1997 · N9807 · Substantial damage
  > failure of the pilot to see the standpipe in time to avoid an accident (inadequate visual lookout), and his failure to maintain clearance with electrical wires, while maneuvering during an aerial application flight.
- [NTSB FTW97LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA242.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Edna, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 1997 · N4396S · Substantial damage
  > failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from a guy wire, during a swath run.
- [NTSB FTW96LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA371.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Meadow, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 1996 · N3166H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the transmission wire. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
- [NTSB FTW95LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA028.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Lubbock, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 21, 1994 · N8523S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the irrigation equipment. A factor was pilot fatigue.
- [NTSB FTW93LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA173.md): Grumman G-164A · Ganado, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 1993 · N6752Q · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines
- [NTSB FTW91DRG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DRG03.md): Grumman G-164A · Weslaco, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jun 8, 1991 · N7445 · Destroyed
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain clearance.
- [NTSB FTW84LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA274.md): Air Tractor AT301 · San Benito, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 1984 · N8594S · Substantial damage
  > At the beginning of the initial swath run the acft collided with power lines. The power lines remained attached to the acft throughout the uncontrolled descent into a cotton field.
- [NTSB FTW82DRA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRA22.md): Grumman G-164 · Hardin, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jun 25, 1982 · N8354K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot reported that he struck power lines while flying under them during a swath run. Also, he indicated that a thunderstorm was rapidly approaching the field at the time the accident occurred.
- [NTSB FTW82FRA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRA20.md): Rockwell Intl S-2R · Alvin, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · May 3, 1982 · N8456V · Destroyed
  > The pilot's father reported that he and his son were en route in separate aircraft to apply fertilizer to a rice field. He noticed his son dive from 500 ft to about 100 ft where the aircraft struck the top ground wires of a transmission line. The plane…

## 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" = 'TX' 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 ('52016')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 220))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=52016&occurrence=220&state=TX

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