# NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series, 2020

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 CEN20CA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA347.md): Grumman G164 · Scottsbluff, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Aug 18, 2020 · N48416 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of visual reference during agricultural low-level flight, resulting in collision with power lines.
- [NTSB CEN20LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA294.md): Rockwell S2R · Harlan, IA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 20, 2020 · N1662S · Substantial damage
  > The fatigue fracture of the upper rudder hinge that resulted in a partial separation of the rudder from the airplane during a spray pass.
- [NTSB CEN20LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA276.md): Rockwell S2R R1340 · Keokuk, IA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 12, 2020 · N3104S · Substantial damage
  > The improper installation of a fuel vent line during maintenance, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB WPR20LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA175.md): Grumman G164 · Lincoln, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 4, 2020 · N8486K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control on takeoff for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB WPR20CA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA159.md): Grumman G164 · Maxwell, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · May 29, 2020 · N9716 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff when the airplane was not attaining sufficient airspeed for takeoff and subsequently departed the end of the runway and collided with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight…
- [NTSB CEN20CA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA176.md): North American SNJ · San Antonio, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · May 8, 2020 · N3238G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control while landing a tailwheel airplane in gusty wind conditions.

## 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") = 2020
  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=2020

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