# NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series, VA

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 ERA26LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA232.md): North American SNJ-5C · Midland, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Jun 6, 2026 · N98RJ · Substantial damage
  > On June 6, 2026, about 0940 eastern daylight time, a North American SNJ-5C, N98RJ was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Midland, Virginia. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of…
- [NTSB GAA18CA414](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA414.md): North American AT · Moneta, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 5, 2018 · N29963 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate, which resulted in a bounced landing and his subsequent failure to maintain directional.
- [NTSB ERA17CA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA149.md): North American T 6G · Culpepper, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 8, 2017 · N3167G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane and directional control during the landing roll and subsequent go-around in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA10CA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA329.md): North American SNJ-4 · Suffolk, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 17, 2010 · N43NA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing.
- [NTSB NYC07LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA219.md): North American SNJ-2 · Virginia Beach, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 2007 · N52033 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inability to maintain control of the airplane due to physiological incapacitation. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the Federal Aviation Administration to deny or restrict the pilot's medical certification, and the pilot's improper…
- [NTSB NYC01LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA018.md): North American AT-6G · Ridgeway, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 14, 2000 · N5296V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment during the landing roll. A factor in this accident was a slight bend in the runway.
- [NTSB BFO88LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA044.md): Cessna 150J · Winchester, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 1, 1988 · N905PS · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The T-6 struck the C-150 from behind while both were taxiing for takeoff. The C-150 was stopped at the time. There was an annual fly-in being held at the arpt with about 300 acft in attendance. Ground personnel were directing ground traffic. The T-6 plt said…
- [NTSB BFO87LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA030.md): North American SNJ-5 · Norfolk, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 13, 1987 · N8218E · Substantial damage
  > The tower cleared the aircraft to land on runway 35 at Norfolk international airport with winds from 010 degrees at 20 to 25 knots. The pilot stated that all other traffic was using runway 05. During landing roll the aircraft started to drift to the right,…
- [NTSB BFO86FID06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FID06.md): Ayres S2R · Virginia Beach, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jun 5, 1986 · N7797V · Substantial damage
  > The acft was ditched after a loss of power during takeoff. Plt was unable to maintain alt & dumped liquid fertilizer load prior to landing. After ditching in a shallow canal the acft nosed over. Post accident investigation revealed a cracked cylinder in the…
- [NTSB ATL83LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA147.md): Grumman G164 A · New Church, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 30, 1983 · N8719H · Substantial damage
  > The acft swerved from a soft spot on the runway and left the runway. When the acft went into a plowed field the landing gear mired and the acft nosed over. The pilot could not see over the nose of the tailwheel acft to detect the soft spot in the runway. The…
- [NTSB IAD79FID31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID31.md): Grumman G-164A · Glouster, VA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 4, 1979 · N9873 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD78FID20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FID20.md): Ayers 600S2R · Boykins, VA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 15, 1978 · N7797V · Destroyed
- [NTSB IAD78FID17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FID17.md): N American SNJ-5 · Langley Afb, VA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 29, 1978 · N3673F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC72FID12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FID12.md): N.American SNJ-4 · Fredericksburg, VA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 4, 1971 · N6414D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA69F0097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0097.md): N American SNJ-5 · Bailey Crosrds, VA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 5, 1968 · N7986C · 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" = 'VA' 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'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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

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