# NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1 series 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 WPR26MA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26MA063.md): Cessna 550 · Statesville, NC · Accident · 7 fatal · Class 2 · Major · Preliminary report · Dec 18, 2025 · N257BW · Substantial damage > On December 18, 2025, at 1015 eastern standard time, a Cessna Citation 550, N257BW, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Statesville, North Carolina. The pilot and 6 passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14… - [NTSB ERA21FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA234.md): Cessna 501 · Smyrna, TN · Accident · 7 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 29, 2021 · N66BK · Destroyed > The pilot’s loss of airplane control during climb due to spatial disorientation. - [NTSB ERA17FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA135.md): Cessna 500 · Marietta, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 24, 2017 · N8DX · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while manually flying the airplane, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inability control… - [NTSB CEN17LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA047.md): Cessna Citation 500 · Gunnison, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 5, 2016 · N332SE · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to fly a stabilized approach and his inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to ensure that the airplane was properly serviced with fuel before departing on the… - [NTSB GAA16CA454](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA454.md): Piper PA 34 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 13, 2016 · N8166U · 2 aircraft · Minor damage > The other pilot's failure to ensure that the brake was fully engaged and his subsequent failure to notice that his airplane was rolling forward, which resulted in it hitting another airplane. - [NTSB CEN14FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA009.md): Cessna 500 · Derby, KS · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 18, 2013 · N610ED · Destroyed > The airplane's encounter with severe icing conditions, which resulted in structural icing, and the pilot's increased workload and subsequent disorientation while maneuvering in instrument flight rules (IFR) conditions with malfunctioning flight instruments,… - [NTSB CEN13FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA101.md): Cessna 501 · Detroit Lakes, MN · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 8, 2012 · N212M · Substantial damage > A loss of airplane control due to an undetermined avionics malfunction and the pilots’ inattention, which resulted in excessive airframe forces during the unusual attitude recovery. The reason for the avionics malfunction could not be determined because… - [NTSB DFW08MA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08MA076.md): Cessna 500 · Oklahoma City, OK · Accident · 5 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Mar 4, 2008 · N113SH · Destroyed > Airplane wing-structure damage sustained during impact with one or more large birds (American white pelicans), which resulted in a loss of control of the airplane. - [NTSB CHI07FA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA187.md): Cessna 500 · Conway, AR · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 2007 · N771HR · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to fly a stabilized approach and his delayed decision to abort the landing. Contributing to the accident was the standing water on the runway. - [NTSB NYC07LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA081.md): Cessna 500 · Beverly, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 17, 2007 · N511AT · Substantial damage > The inadequate guidance and procedures provided by the airplane manufacturer regarding operation of the pneumatic de-icing boots. Also causal was the Federal Aviation Administration's inadequate directives which failed to require manufacturers to direct… - [NTSB MIA03IA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03IA062.md): Cessna 500 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Feb 14, 2003 · N891CA · Minor damage > Inadequate quality control following overhaul of the high-pressure compressor (HPC) impeller by other maintenance personnel that resulted in a machining groove on the aft face of the HPC impeller being undetected, which resulted in a fatigue fracture and an… - [NTSB NYC02LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA172.md): Cessna 500 · Sandusky, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 11, 2002 · N688CF · Substantial damage > A collision with a deer during a night takeoff. - [NTSB CHI01LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA094.md): Cessna 500 · Sault Ste Marie, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 26, 2001 · N234UM · Substantial damage > The pilot exceeding the available runway distance during landing and the pilot's delay in executing a go-around. Factors relating to the accident were, the pilots improper in-flight planning/decision, the pilot disregarding the NOTAMS for the airport, the… - [NTSB MIA95WA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95WA118.md): Cessna 501 · San Salvador, El Salvador · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Apr 24, 1995 · N120ES · Destroyed - [NTSB DEN80FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA009.md): Cessna 500 · Castle Rock, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Nov 19, 1979 · N555AJ · 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('52060')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=52060 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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