# NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series, PA

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 NYC04LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA044.md): Socata TBM 700 · Reading, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 6, 2003 · N700QD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to not apply de-icing fluid to the wings prior to takeoff, which resulted in snow/ice contamination on the of the wings, a stall mush, and a forced landing in an open field.
- [NTSB NYC02LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA069.md): Piper P46T · Philadelphia, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 8, 2002 · N117NU · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. A factor was the pilot's failure to flare during initial touchdown.
- [NTSB NYC98LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA013.md): Beech 1900D · Pittsburgh, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 15, 1997 · N162ZV · Substantial damage
  > the tug driver's failure to obey a stop sign and his failure to yield right-of-way to the airplane.
- [NTSB NYC96LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA058.md): Beech 1900D · Bradford, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 1996 · N159YV · Substantial damage
  > the pilot misjudged the flare during landing. Factors in the accident were: an improper recovery from a bounced landing, and the first officers lack of experience in this type operation.
- [NTSB NYC90DGM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DGM01.md): Air Tractor AT-400 · Tyrone, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · May 8, 1990 · N2369N · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from obstructions during low level aerial application operations. The pilot's inadequate visual lookout was a factor.

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'PA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('52032', '52034'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=52032&state=PA

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