# NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series, 1998

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 FTW99LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA054.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-88 · Dfw Airport, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 27, 1998 · N907DE · No damage
  > A passenger sustained a hairline fracture during an emergency evacuation of the airplane.
- [NTSB DEN99LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA027.md): Boeing 727-233 · Denver, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 22, 1998 · N269FE · Substantial damage
  > Snow removal not done by other person.
- [NTSB MIA99IA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99IA046.md): Boeing 737-232 · Orlando, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Dec 15, 1998 · N327DL · Minor damage
  > A discharged battery due to a loss of electrolyte, and the latent shorted failures of the No. 1 and 2 generator control unit (GCU) blocking diodes (CR910) for undetermined reasons. These failures resulted in an excessive current drawn from both GCUs, during…
- [NTSB NYC99LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA022.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-88 · Covington, KY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 3, 1998 · N919DL · Minor damage
  > The driver's failure to maintain control of the belt loader. A factor in the accident was the precipitation which may have contributed to the driver's foot slipping off the brake and onto the accelerator, as he approached the airplane.
- [NTSB NYC99LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA023.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-88 · Covington, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 11, 1998 · N997DL · Substantial damage
  > The tug driver's failure to maintain a proper visual lookout.
- [NTSB CHI98IA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98IA275.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-83 · Saint Louis, MO · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 1998 · N9620D · Minor damage
  > the failure of the flight crew to maintain clearance from the sweeper truck. A factor in the incident was the sweeper truck.
- [NTSB MIA98WA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98WA151.md): Boeing 737-200 · Havana, Cuba · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · May 5, 1998 · N261LR · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI98IA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98IA167.md): McDonnell Douglas MD82 · Washington, DC · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 11, 1998 · N951U · No damage
  > The failure of the Dual Axis Accelerometer.

## 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") = 1998
  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=1998

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