# Fatal NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series

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 WPR22FA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA331.md): Yakovlev YAK-11 · Shafter, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Sep 2, 2022 · N5943 · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine oil pressure shortly after takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN19MA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19MA312.md): Convair 440 · Monclova, OH · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Major · Final report · Sep 11, 2019 · N24DR · Destroyed
  > The flight crew’s failure to maintain the proper airspeed on final approach, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall and impact with trees, and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the flight crew’s fatigue due to the overnight flight schedule.
- [NTSB ERA19LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA096.md): Convair C131 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 2019 · N145GT · Destroyed
  > The captain's decision to continue with the flight with a malfunctioning left engine propeller control and the subsequent loss of engine power on both engines for undetermined reasons, which resulted in ditching into the ocean. Contributing to the accident…
- [NTSB ERA16LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA195.md): Republic P 47D · New York, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · May 27, 2016 · N1345B · Substantial damage
  > A catastrophic engine failure of undetermined origin, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and subsequent ditching. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to jettison the canopy before ditching, which resulted in his inability to…
- [NTSB CEN12LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA227.md): Grumman F8F-1 · Breckenridge, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 4, 2012 · N14HP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of airplane control during a low-altitude aerobatic maneuver.
- [NTSB DCA12FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12FA051.md): Convair 440 - NO Series · San Juan, PR · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 1 · Field · Final report · Mar 15, 2012 · N153JR · Destroyed
  > the flight crew's failure to maintain adequate airspeed after shutting down the right engine due to an in-flight fire in one of the right augmentors. The failure to maintain airspeed resulted in either an aerodynamic stall or a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB ANC10FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10FA067.md): Fairchild C-123K · McKinley Park, AK · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 2010 · N709RR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed to avoid a low altitude stall, resulting in a loss of control and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB ATL06LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA003.md): Grumman F6F · Monterey, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 8, 2005 · N4994V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and inadequate evaluation of the weather, inadequate visual lookout, and his failure to maintain clearance, resulted in the in-flight collision with power lines.
- [NTSB ATL04LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA153.md): Convair Div. of Gen. Dynamics 440 · Beef Island · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 12, 2004 · N4826C · Substantial damage
  > The in-flight fire on the number two engine, for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB LAX03FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA066.md): Cessna 182H · Parker, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 11, 2003 · N8567S · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > failure of both pilot's to see and avoid one another while maneuvering in the traffic pattern. A factor in the accident was the inability of the Cessna pilot to communicate on the CTAF frequency due to the limitations of his radios.
- [NTSB ATL03LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA016.md): Chance Vought F4U-4 · Columbia, SC · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 10, 2002 · N713JT · Destroyed
  > An in-flight engine fire for undetermined reasons
- [NTSB LAX90FA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA336.md): Lockheed PV-2 · Lakeport, CA · Accident · 8 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 1990 · N7250C · Destroyed
  > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain airspeed during a pull-up from a low pass. Factors which contributed to the accident were: the pilot's poor judgement in buzzing the seaplanes which resulted in insufficient altitude to recover from the stall, and…
- [NTSB MIA80FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA104.md): Douglas DC-6B · Haiti-In Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Sep 15, 1980 · N9018N · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA80FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA065.md): Convair 240 · Daytona Beach, FL · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · May 24, 1980 · N300GR · Destroyed
- [NTSB DCA80AA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA80AA021.md): Martin 404 · Tusayan, AZ · Accident · Fatal · Closed · Nov 16, 1979 · N40438 · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA79FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA089.md): Lockheed PV-1 · Dania, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · May 26, 1979 · N1514S · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA79DA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DA079.md): Lockheed PV-1 · Guamtanamo (Atlantic Ocean) · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Apr 27, 1979 · N544B · Destroyed
- [NTSB DCA78AA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA78AA001-195024.md): Convair 240 · Gillsburg, MS · Accident · 6 fatal · Closed · Oct 20, 1977 · N55VM · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK77FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FA015.md): Lockheed PV-1 · Yosemite, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Dec 9, 1976 · N80BD · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX76O0012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76O0012.md): Lockheed PV-1 · Culiacan, Mexico · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Apr 1, 1975 · N730EG · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC67A0063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67A0063.md): Lockheed PV-2 · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jun 12, 1967 · N7266C · Destroyed

## 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."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('52026'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=52026&fatal=1

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