# NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series, 2015

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 CEN16LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA076.md): Beech 200 · Gary, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 30, 2015 · N999VB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain the glidepath and appropriate airspeed during landing in icing conditions, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN16LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA089.md): Cessna 208B · Grand Forks, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 11, 2015 · N617ST · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to properly calculate the airplane's weight and balance and center of gravity, which resulted in the tail striking the ground.
- [NTSB CEN16LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA052.md): Cessna 208B · Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 3, 2015 · N732MD · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the driver of the service vehicle to yield to the taxiing airplane, which resulted in a near-collision and tail strike.
- [NTSB CEN15LA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA389.md): Air Tractor AT 502B · Monroe, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 2015 · N61267 · Substantial damage
  > Loss of propeller thrust for reasons that could not be determined, since examination of the airplane's engine, propeller, and associated accessories revealed no anomalies.
- [NTSB ERA15WA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15WA310.md): Cessna 208B · Saba, NT · Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation · Aug 12, 2015 · N924FE · Substantial damage
  > On August 12, 2015, at 1630 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Cessna 208B, U.S. Registration N924FE, operated by Mountain Air Cargo, was substantially damaged following a loss of engine power and ditching in the Caribbean Sea near Saba, Netherlands…
- [NTSB ERA15LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA293.md): Beech C90B · Georgetown, KY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 2015 · N257CQ · Substantial damage
  > Undetermined based on the available evidence.
- [NTSB GAA15CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA194.md): Air Tractor AT 402B · Monte Vista, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 22, 2015 · N402KN · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with objects.
- [NTSB ERA15FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA181.md): Piper PA-31T1 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 12, 2015 · N119RL · Destroyed
  > A rapid onset of smoke and/or fire inflight for reasons that could not be determined due to the postimpact fire and the condition of the wreckage.
- [NTSB CEN15IA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15IA200.md): Air Tractor AT 402A · Brickeys, AR · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 4, 2015 · N623LA · Minor damage
  > The in-flight separation of the attachment hardware at the elevator control pushrod due to maintenance personnel's improper reinstallation of the attachment hardware.
- [NTSB CEN15LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA182.md): Air Tractor AT 400 · Levelland, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 26, 2015 · N136DB · Substantial damage
  > The in-flight separation of the left aileron's attachment hardware at the connection between the long aileron pushrod and the left aileron bellcrank. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel’s improper installation of, or failure to install, the…
- [NTSB CEN15LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA180.md): Cessna 208B · Verdigris, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 24, 2015 · N106BZ · Substantial damage
  > The fuel pump gear manufacturer’s allowance of set-up gears made from a nonconforming material to be put in the production inventory system, the installation of a nonconforming gear in the accident airplane’s production fuel pump, and the gear’s failure,…
- [NTSB GAA15CA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA005.md): Cessna 208B · Muskegon, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 10, 2015 · N12155 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to continue the landing when the airplane was not in a safe position to land, resulting in the collision with ground-based approach lighting.
- [NTSB WPR15CA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA110.md): Raytheon B300 · Mammoth Lakes, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 10, 2015 · N49WC · Substantial damage
  > The airplane encountered extreme turbulence during descent.
- [NTSB ERA15LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA124.md): Dehavilland DHC 6 Twin Otter · Sebastian, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 9, 2015 · N30EA · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to conduct all of the required items on the Before Starting Engines checklist, which resulted in her failure to detect an open hydraulic circuit breaker and led to insufficient hydraulic pressure to operate the airplane's brakes, her…
- [NTSB CEN15FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA135.md): Piper PA46 500TP · Lubbock, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 5, 2015 · N301D · Destroyed
  > The pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation and light ice accumulation while operating in night, instrument meteorological conditions with gusting wind.

## 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") = 2015
  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=2015

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