# NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series, 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 MIA98LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA002.md): McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Cross City, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 1997 · N33502 · No damage
  > The in-flight encounter with turbulence associated with a nearby level 6 thunderstorm with moderate rain while deviating.
- [NTSB FTW97IA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97IA365.md): McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) · New Orleans, LA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 1997 · N931TW · No damage
  > Runway overrun for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB NYC97LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA095.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-88 · Flushing, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 13, 1997 · N984DL · Minor damage
  > The vehicle's driver failure to maintain adequate clearance from and resulted in a collision with a parked aircraft.
- [NTSB LAX97IA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97IA170.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-82 · Tucson, AZ · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 28, 1997 · N470AA · Minor damage
  > an undetermined failure in the #1 (left) engine turbine assembly, which resulted in a fracture of the first stage nozzle guide vane (NGV) and subsequent damage to the turbine blades.
- [NTSB FTW97IA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97IA119.md): Boeing 727-2K5 · Dfw Airport, TX · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 10, 1997 · N909PG · Minor damage
  > failure of the outer bearing for undetermined reason(s).
- [NTSB IAD97FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97FA052.md): McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Cleveland, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 1997 · N275AA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot in command did not maintain control while utilizing the full auto-land system. Factors to this accident were a contaminated runway, a crosswind, and inadequate guidance provided in the aircraft manual.
- [NTSB IAD97IA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97IA048.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-82 · Newark, NJ · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Feb 17, 1997 · N34838 · Minor damage
  > fatigue fracture of the upper lock link, which led to the collapse of the nose gear during landing.
- [NTSB FTW97IA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97IA084.md): Boeing 727-100 · Oklahoma City, OK · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jan 22, 1997 · N198FE · No damage
  > existence of fumes from the cargo compartment and activation of the cargo smoke detector for undetermined reasons.

## 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 ('52053', '52377'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=52053&year=1997

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