# NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series, 1986 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 LAX87LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA054.md): North American-Maslon SNJ-4 · El Cajon, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 28, 1986 · N269WB · Substantial damage > A North American SNJ-4 ground looped after a loss of control during takeoff roll on runway 27R. The aircraft swerved to the left twice and then lifted off the ground with a high angle of attack and low airspeed. The aircraft then 'mushed along' at… - [NTSB MIA87FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA022.md): Grumman G-164A · Orlando, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 5, 1986 · N711WW · Destroyed > While the plt was making a banner pick-up, witnesses saw the acft engage the banner & enter a climb. The plt released the banner, then the acft mushed into a partially built hangar, crashed & burned. The plt, who was on fire, exited the rgt canopy hatch.… - [NTSB FTW87DPJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DPJ01.md): Snow AT-301 · Hennessey, OK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Nov 1, 1986 · N7309D · Substantial damage > The acft collided with a street sign during takeoff. Unablt to maintain flight, the plt landed the acft in a field collapsing the right landing gear. - [NTSB MIA87FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA015.md): de Havilland DHC-3 · San Juan, PR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 29, 1986 · N778L · Destroyed > Witnesses stated that the acft used most of the rwy to takeoff, reached an aprx altitude of 60 feet, then pulled up to clear an embankment. However, the acft struck a tall palm tree & crashed between 2 roads, near an intersection, where the roads merged. The… - [NTSB MIA87FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA013.md): Grumman G-73 · St. Croix · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 28, 1986 · N604SS · Substantial damage > The plts lost aileron control shortly after takeoff while in a left turn. The left turning tendencies of the acft could not be corrected and the acft crash landed in the carribean sea. Post crash inspection of the acft revealed the left aileron control cable… - [NTSB LAX87DJA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DJA01.md): Murrayair MA-1 · Hilo, HI · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Oct 28, 1986 · N306MA · Destroyed > After returning from a spraying flt, the acft was refueled. After refueling, the plt used fuel to wash oil from the side of the acft & the wing step. When the eng was restarted about 2 min later, fuel fumes ignited & fire spread to the fuel truck. Both the… - [NTSB MIA87LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA012.md): Ayres SR-2-600 · Glen Allan, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 22, 1986 · N4011S · Substantial damage > Shortly after takeoff the pilot stated the engine failed and he executed a forced landing. Post accident examination revealed no fuel in the aircraft fuel system. - [NTSB SEA86LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA243.md): Grumman G164A-450 · Orovado, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 1986 · N8025K · Destroyed > Power lines were inadvertently struck in flight while maneuvering during aerial application. After striking the power lines the aircraft descended to the ground where a fire erupted and the aircraft was then destroyed by fire. - [NTSB MKC86LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA122.md): Grumman G-164A · Bayard, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 1986 · N7364 · Substantial damage > The plt stated he encountered downdrafts near trees he was going to overfly while in a turnaround maneuver to spray crops. Instead of flying over the trees, the plt stated that the acft descended into the ground near the trees while in the turn. Wind… - [NTSB DEN86FA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA231.md): North American AT-6D · Redcliff, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 1986 · N9813C · Destroyed > A husband & wife rprtd that the acft flew near their house at a very low alt, then climbed in the direction of the sun to clear over a bridge. Moments later, the acft collided with power lines that were suspended between 2 towers. The towers were located atop… - [NTSB ATL86FKG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FKG10.md): Grumman American G-164A · Quitman, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Aug 15, 1986 · N31185 · Substantial damage > Shortly after takeoff a loss of pwr was experienced. The plt attempted to land in a cotton field but the landing gear contacted a stump short of the field. The acft then contacted a ditch and nosed over. Post accident inspection revealed the supercharger… - [NTSB DEN86LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA220.md): Grumman G-164A · Center, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1986 · N5324 · Substantial damage > The plt reported that he was landing on a 50 ft wide dirt strip and allowed the acft to drift to the left during the landing roll. The left wing collided with wheat growing along the left side of the strip and the acft swerved further to the left. During the… - [NTSB MKC86LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA165.md): Grumman G-164A · Hugoton, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 1986 · N8677H · Substantial damage > The PIC stated that the eng quit on takeoff abt 100 feet abv the gnd and 200 yds past the departure end of the rwy. The PIC stated that he had no warning prior to the engine quitting. The acft dscnd to the gnd, impacted hard and subsequently flipped over… - [NTSB SEA86LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA179.md): Ayres S2R · Nampa, ID · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 1986 · N5511X · Destroyed > Ground personnel reported the acft entered procedure turnaround in an excessive attitude, appeared to stall, rolled inverted and struck the ground. No evidence found of pre-impact mechanical failure or malfunction. - [NTSB MKC86LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA155.md): Schweizer G-164B · Harrisburg, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 1986 · N8494K · Substantial damage > The aerial application airplane was departing from a short strip on a hot day. The pilot said the airplane would not climb and he was forced to put it down in a flooded rice field where it nosed forward to the inverted position. The pilot stated he should… - [NTSB MIA86FA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86FA200.md): Grumman G-164B · Vega Baja, PR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 1986 · N6915K · No damage > The plt of the Grumman ag cat allowed 2 parachutists to board the resticted catagory acft for a parachute jumping flt. Each parachutist was positioned on a wing with his arm crooked around the respective wing center strut. After takeoff, the parachutist on… - [NTSB MKC86LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA138.md): Air Tractor AT301 · Lake City, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 1986 · N78MH · Substantial damage > The acft dptd the rwy normally to fertilize a nearby fld. The PIC stated that the acft lost pwr shortly into the climb and he had to make a forced lndg off airport. The PIC was unable to dump the load of fertilizer aboard before impact in a rice field. The… - [NTSB MIA86LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA190.md): Aero Commander S2R · Valley Park, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1986 · N8946Q · Substantial damage > The plt stated that a thndrstrm was in the immediate area & he took off with a left quartering headwind. During the take off roll, the wind shifted & a left quartering tailwind blew the acft into a ditch. The plt estimated the winds at 50 to 60 mph. - [NTSB DEN86LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA174.md): Schweizer G-164A · La Moure, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1986 · N6838Q · Substantial damage > According to the plt, during a swath run, the acft he was piloting encountered 'bad air' and descended until the wings and wheels contacted the crop of grain he was spraying. The plt stated the acft stalled and contacted the ground. - [NTSB MIA86LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA183.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Vaiden, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 1986 · N23930 · Substantial damage > The plt stated that upon landing in a cow pasture he lost directional control of the acft. The acft collided with a vehicle located at the FAR end and off to one side of the pasture. The acft then traveled through a fence and a ditch before coming to rest… - [NTSB LAX86LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA250.md): Boeing A75N1 · Colusa, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 12, 1986 · N68467 · Substantial damage > The plt was practicing takeoffs and landings when the acft's landing gear caught a berm on short final and the acft nosed over. The plt stated that there was no mechanical failure or malfunction of the acft. - [NTSB MIA86LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA175.md): Ayres S2R · Graceville, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 11, 1986 · N5630X · Destroyed > A witness stated that the acft had just completed a swath run & was pulling up to the left when the left wing tip struck the ground & cartwheeled the acft. The plt stated that the acft went into a 'high-speed' stall & cartwheeled approx four times & that he… - [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 FTW86LRG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LRG23.md): North American Rockwell S2-R · Mercedes, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 2, 1986 · N34956 · Substantial damage > The acft experienced a complete loss of eng power at an alt of 200 ft AGL shortly after takeoff. The plt was forced to land against the rows in a muddy cotton field. Shortly after touchdown, the acft flipped over. The exact nature of the eng failure was not… - [NTSB MKC86LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA121.md): Aero Commander S-2R · Pocahontas, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 31, 1986 · N8896Q · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that this was his third flight of the morning with a full load of fertilizer. Reportedly, he was in the process of aerial application, when the engine quit. He made a forced landing on a short field road. He further stated that the ground… - [NTSB FTW86FRG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FRG20.md): Air Tractor AT301 · Taylor, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 21, 1986 · N3168H · Substantial damage > Commercial pilot of an Air Tractor AT301 enroute to base of operations at Taylor, TX executed a forced landing after experiencing severe vibration in the aircraft. Landing was made to a soft field. The aircraft nosed over during landing roll and was… - [NTSB MKC86LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA102.md): Aero Commander S2R · Almyra, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 10, 1986 · N5509X · Substantial damage > The plt stated that the landing was routine until he used the brakes. At this point the left wheel brake assembly came apart and the acft veered out of control off the right side of the rwy and into a ditch, where the left main landing gear collapsed. Post… - [NTSB LAX86FVG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVG04.md): Grumman G-164 · Butte City, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 7, 1986 · N10219 · Substantial damage > The acft made a forced landing off arpt after a power loss during takeoff. The operator stated that water was found in the fuel system. - [NTSB FTW86FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA076.md): North American SNJ-5 · Anadarko, OK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 4, 1986 · N43775 · Destroyed > The pilot radioed that he had smoke in the cockpit. He immediately made an emergency landng, down wind, in a farmer's field. Witnesses saw the aircraft's right wing drop before the plane touched down. The resulting impact tore the wings and engine off,… - [NTSB ATL86LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA121.md): Ayres S-2D-600 · Walterboro, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 3, 1986 · N1653S · Substantial damage > The acft was returning to arpt for fuel then was to resume fighting a forest fire by water dispersal. The acft experienced total fuel exhaustion on short final and force landed 500 ft from rwy. - [NTSB CHI86FEX07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEX07.md): Air Tractor AT301 · Bruceville, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Apr 29, 1986 · N3660Y · Destroyed > The acft collided with trees during a pull-up at the end of a swath run. During the collision the rt wing tip separated from the acft and the acft rolled hitting the ground with the rt wing first which started a cartwheel. Investigation revealed that the acft… - [NTSB MKC86LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA085.md): Aero Commander S2R · Jackson, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 11, 1986 · N5564X · Substantial damage > In cruise flt the PIC smelled something burning and noticed black and white smoke pouring fm the eng cowling. This was followed by a partial loss of pwr. A precautionary landing was made in a field. The PIC noticed flames erupting fm the eng area after… - [NTSB FTW86FRD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FRD11.md): Grumman G-164A · Crowley, LA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 31, 1986 · N4561 · Substantial damage > The acft crashed into wires and a house during an attempted forced landing. The plt was preparing to do rice seeding when the eng began to backfire & lose power. The plt was trying to return to the ag strip when the eng quit and he was forced to land. Eng… - [NTSB SEA86LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA081.md): Air Tractor 301 · Prescott, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 21, 1986 · N5097S · Substantial damage > The brake locking system engaged in flight causing the right brake to lock. The aircraft nosed over on landing where a small fire erupted from fuel spillage onto the hot engine. - [NTSB MIA86LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA084.md): Schweizer G-164B · Homestead, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 24, 1986 · N3629J · Substantial damage > The plt stated that she had completed one spray pass with one ton of fertilizer aboard & pulled up in a turn to about 200 ft. at that time the acft 'hit a pocket of dead air.' The acft nosed down and although the plt dumped the chemical load, she could not… - [NTSB MKC86LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA061.md): Schweizer G164-B · Colt, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 17, 1986 · N3630K · Destroyed > This was a new acft which the owner was ferrying from the dealer to his private ag strip. The landing was made to the north on a half mile long grass strip and the wind was calm. The plt reports that the brakes were locked when the acft touched down and the… - [NTSB FTW86LRD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LRD06.md): Air Tractor AT301 · Gilbert, LA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jan 29, 1986 · N5218S · Substantial damage > On January 29, 1986, an airtractor AT310, N5218S, owned by halcom flying service, was substantially damaged due to a fire which occurred during an attempted engine start. N5218S was to be flown to another location for maintenance purposes. ## 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") = 1986 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&year=1986 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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