# Major NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A

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 LAX08MA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08MA277.md): Beech A100 · Moab, UT · Accident · 10 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Aug 22, 2008 · N601PC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain terrain clearance during takeoff for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB NYC06MA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06MA192.md): Embraer 110P1 · Pownal, VT · Accident · 1 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 2006 · N59BA · Destroyed
  > The pilot's misinterpretation of the airplane's position relative to the final approach fix, which resulted in the displacement of the descent profile by 6 nautical miles and the subsequent controlled flight into rising terrain. Contributing to the accident…
- [NTSB DCA03MA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA03MA008.md): Beech King Air 100 · Eveleth, MN · Accident · 8 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Oct 25, 2002 · N41BE · Destroyed
  > The flight crew's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which led to an aerodynamic stall from which they did not recover.
- [NTSB CHI93MA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93MA143.md): Beech C99 · Shelton, NE · Accident · 2 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Apr 29, 1993 · N115GP · Destroyed
  > The deliberate disregard for the federal aviation regulations, gp express procedures, and prudent concern for safety by the two pilots in their decision to execute an aerobatic maneuver during a scheduled check ride flight, and the failure of gp express…
- [NTSB NYC92FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA053.md): Beech 1900C · Block Island, RI · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 1 · Field · Final report · Dec 29, 1991 · N811BE · Destroyed
  > The instructor pilot's loss of altitude awareness and possible spatial disorientation, which resulted in the loss of control of the airplane at an altitude too low for recovery; and company management's lack of involvement in and oversight of its Beechcraft…
- [NTSB DCA91MA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA91MA042.md): Beech C99 · Birmingham, AL · Accident · 13 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 1991 · N7217L · Destroyed
  > The decision of the captain to initiate and continue an instrument approach into clearly identified thunderstorm activity, resulting in a loss of control of the airplane from which the flightcrew was unable to recover and subsequent collision with obstacles…
- [NTSB CHI88MA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88MA026.md): Beech 200 · Jefferson, WI · Accident · 8 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Nov 16, 1987 · N334DP · Destroyed
  > While cruising abv frzg lvl at 12,000', the flt was clrd to dscnd & maint 9000'. Abt 1-1/2 min ltr, the flt declared a mayday (emergency). Radio & radar ctc were lost & the acft crashed in a nr vertical dscnt. Radar data showed that after starting a dscnt,…
- [NTSB DEN86MA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86MA061.md): Cessna 425 · Granby, CO · Accident · 5 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Jan 11, 1986 · N425SC · Destroyed
  > Drg arrival, the plt advised ARTCC that the destination arpt appeared to be covered with fog. She then canceled her IFR flt plan. According to ground witnesses, the acft made several passes over the arpt. Witnesses also rprtd that the horizontal visibility…
- [NTSB ATL85MA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85MA286.md): Cessna 208 · Jenkinsburg, GA · Accident · 17 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 1985 · N551CC · Destroyed
  > As the plt & 16 jumpers deptd on a skydiving flt, the eng lost pwr at aprx 300' AGL. The acft then banked steeply left, spiraled in a steep nose dwn attitude & crashed. An exam revealed fuel in the tanks was contaminated with wtr & foreign material with the…
- [NTSB ANC84MA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84MA037.md): Embraer EM-110P1 · Cordova, AK · Accident · No injuries · Major investigation · Final report · Feb 22, 1984 · N103VA · Substantial damage
  > During a landing at night, the acft touched down slightly left of the rwy centerline, which was not visible, & began veering to the left. The plt reported that the acft did not respond to rudder inputs, rudder tiller inputs or differential reverse thrust. It…
- [NTSB DCA79AA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA79AA019.md): Dehavilland DHC-6 · Hyannis, MA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jun 17, 1979 · N383EX · Destroyed
- [NTSB DCA78AA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA78AA007.md): Beech 99 · Richland, WA · Accident · 17 fatal · Closed · Feb 10, 1978 · N199EA · 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.board_report_url IS NOT NULL OR c."investigationClass" = 'Class 1' OR c."caseType" = 'Major - Launch')
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('52043', '51999'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=52043&major=1

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