# NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series, 1985

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 ANC85FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA118.md): Douglas DC-6A · Egegik, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 1985 · N2878F · Destroyed
  > Airplane accelerated to v 1 and struck through on sandy beach. The nose pitched up and the pilot lost directional control. The airplane struck adjacent bank caught fire. It was totally destroyed.
- [NTSB DCA85AA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA85AA023.md): General Dynamics 240-27 · West Trenton, NJ · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jun 19, 1985 · N155PA · Destroyed
  > The coplt bgn takeoff (tkof) with 2700 RPM & 52 to 53.5' of manifold pressure (mp). Wtr injection was not used altho 12 gal was available. At 150 to 250 ft AGL, the l eng lost pwr & the l prop autofeathered. The capt took control (ctl) & took action to verify…
- [NTSB LAX85LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA235.md): Lockheed PV-2 · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 1, 1985 · N7415C · Substantial damage
  > Following a dural engine chang, the plt test flew the acft. On initial climb, at about 500 ft AGL, both engines began backfiring violently & lost power. According to the plt, power sufficient for flt could not be obtained, & a forced ldg was made about 0.75…
- [NTSB ANC85LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA057.md): Curtiss C-46R · Nulato, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 14, 1985 · N7848B · Substantial damage
  > The acft continued off the end of the rwy and contacted a snow berm during the landing roll. The plt reported the rwy braking action as poor.

## 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") = 1985
  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&year=1985

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