# NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series, 2023

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 CEN24LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA029.md): Ag-Cat G-164B · Abbeville, LA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 28, 2023 · N910MG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line during an aerial application flight.
- [NTSB WPR23FA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA345.md): North American T-6G · Reno, NV · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Sep 17, 2023 · N2897G · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The failure of both the Race 14 and Race 6 pilots to see and avoid each other while in the airport traffic pattern. Contributing to the accident was both pilots’ failure to fly the standard downwind and base legs.
- [NTSB CEN23LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA375.md): Schweizer G-164B · Rice, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 21, 2023 · N943QC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a left crosswind.
- [NTSB WPR23LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA305.md): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A · Davis, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 6, 2023 · N5450 · Substantial damage
  > An inflight loss of control during a low altitude operation for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CEN23LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA347.md): Air Tractor AT-401 · Jamestown, ND · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 3, 2023 · N6015W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed after liftoff, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB CEN23FA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA332.md): North American AT-6D · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 29, 2023 · N49961 · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall/spin.
- [NTSB WPR23LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA261.md): North American AT-6G · La Grande, OR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 8, 2023 · N92761 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during an airstrip overfly, which resulted in impact damage to the left wing.
- [NTSB CEN23FA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA269.md): Schweizer G-164B · Beltrami, MN · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 27, 2023 · N7503H · Substantial damage
  > A collision with terrain and subsequent nose over for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CEN23LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA241.md): Air Tractor AT-401B · Holyoke, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 15, 2023 · N6106U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CEN23LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA235.md): North American T-6G · Colorado Springs, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 9, 2023 · N16JV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB WPR23LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA211.md): Rockwell International S-2R · Paul, ID · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 3, 2023 · N4894X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control on the takeoff roll, resulting in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB CEN23LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA228.md): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164 · Saffell, AR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 31, 2023 · N8405K · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with a dust devil after takeoff, which resulted in a loss of lift, and a subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the presence of a dust devil in the airplane’s flight path.
- [NTSB ERA23LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA170.md): North American T-6G · Lakeland, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 29, 2023 · N791MH · Substantial damage
  > A loss of control on the ground as a result of left tailwheel steering cable separation.
- [NTSB WPR23FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA122.md): Rockwell International S-2R · Willows, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Mar 8, 2023 · N8424V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from powerlines while flying under multiple conductors during a low-altitude aerial application flight, which resulted in propeller contact with a powerline and a subsequent loss of control.

## 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") = 2023
  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=2023

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