# NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series, 1987

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 ANC88FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA022.md): Cessna 208 · Bethel, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 19, 1987 · N9438F · Substantial damage
  > The plt had planned to back taxi for takeoff on rwy 36. The tower controller asked if a rwy 18 departure would be acceptable to accommodate an arriving acft & the plt accepted a clnc. He started his takeoff with 3900' remaining on the 6399' rwy. After initial…
- [NTSB CHI87FA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA191.md): Beech B90 · Milwaukee, WI · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 1987 · N425K · Substantial damage
  > On departure the crew identified an in flight fire. An immediate shutdown of electrical, environmental and pressurization systems was initiated and a return was made to the airport with a successful landing. The fire was discovered to have occurred in the…
- [NTSB LAX87LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA250.md): de Havilland DHC-6-300 · Grand Canyon, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 1987 · N74GC · Substantial damage
  > While taxiing for takeoff, the underside of the left wing struck the boom of a backhoe parked adjacent to the aircraft ramp. The unattended backhoe was parked in a dirt area adjacent to the ramp with the boom in the extended position while the operator was on…
- [NTSB ATL87FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA161.md): Cessna 208B · Atlanta, GA · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 1987 · N917FE · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The two acft collided on a ramp while each was taxiing to rwy 8L for t/o. both acft were authorized by ATC to taxi to the rwy; the Cessna was instructed by ATC to follow the Beech. The two acft were hdg in the same general direction on converging paths when…
- [NTSB LAX87DVA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVA09.md): Ayres S2R-T34 · Mendota, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 21, 1987 · N4012Y · Substantial damage
  > During an agricultural application flight, the aircraft struck a pole that was located 30 feet within the field boundary. The pilot stated that due to the dawn light and the way the pole blended in with the field along with a light amount of chemical on the…

## 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") = 1987
  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&year=1987

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