# NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A, 2023

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 CEN23LA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA406.md): Beech B200 · Elk Grove Village, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 8, 2023 · N220KW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper fuel planning, that resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and a subsequent forced landing. Also causal was the pilot’s decision to go around with minimum fuel.
- [NTSB ERA23FA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA346.md): Beech C-99 · Litchfield, ME · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 22, 2023 · N55RP · Destroyed
  > A horizontal stabilizer pitch trim anomaly that was not identified in the available evidence.
- [NTSB CEN23LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA363.md): Beech C-99 · Lansing, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 15, 2023 · N261SW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to properly set the rudder trim position which resulted in a loss of directional control during takeoff. Contributing was the pilot’s inadequate checklist procedures prior to takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN23LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA126.md): Beech C90 · Bismark, ND · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 9, 2023 · N46CV · Substantial damage
  > The ground vehicle driver’s failure to see and maintain clearance from the airplane while conducting ground operations.
- [NTSB CEN23FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA113.md): Beech B200 · Little Rock, AR · Accident · 5 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 22, 2023 · N55PC · Destroyed
  > The loss of control during initial climb for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident were the sudden wind shifts during the initial climb.
- [NTSB CEN23LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA103.md): Cessna 425 · Bismarck, ND · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 6, 2023 · N425Z · Substantial damage
  > A loss of braking due to inadequate servicing of brake fluid by the pilot/mechanic, which resulted in a loss of airplane control on the ground.
- [NTSB GAA23WA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA23WA061.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Puerto Barrios, Guatemala · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Jan 31, 2023 · N4507U · Substantial damage

## 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") = 2023
  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=2023

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