# NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A, 1997

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 ANC98LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA010.md): Piper PA-31-T3 · Tyonek, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 11, 1997 · N314SC · Substantial damage
  > An on-ground collision with an animal (moose). Factors in the accident were night VFR conditions that restricted the pilot's visual lookout, and the lack of an airport perimeter fence.
- [NTSB LAX97LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA247.md): Sikorsky S-58T · Page, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 1997 · N47B · Substantial damage
  > an engine failure resulting from the fracture of two power turbine blades, which had been previously subjected to a hot or hung start.
- [NTSB FTW97LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA253.md): Piper PA-31T · Austin, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 1997 · N974DC · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to extend the landing gear. A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's failure to follow the landing checklist.
- [NTSB LAX97LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA182.md): Ayres S2R-T-34 · Tonopah, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 8, 1997 · N4011G · Substantial damage
  > the failure of the power turbine due to an overtemperature condition created by an improperly adjusted fuel control. A factor in the accident was the tripped circuit breaker which prevented the wing lights from operating during the forced night landing.
- [NTSB CHI97LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA057.md): Beech 300 · Bloomington, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 21, 1997 · N404EW · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's excessive distance/speed during the landing which led to his failure to attain a proper touchdown point on the runway. The factors involved were: the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision, his failure proceed to the destination airport,…

## 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") = 1997
  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&year=1997

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