# NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 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 ERA26LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA136.md): Cessna 551 · Opa-locka, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Mar 4, 2026 · N228MH · Substantial damage > On March 4, 2026, about 1648 eastern standard time, a Cessna 551, N228MH, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Opa-locka, Florida. The two pilots and three passengers were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code… - [NTSB WPR25FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA161.md): Cessna S550 · San Diego, CA · Accident · 6 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · May 22, 2025 · N666DS · Destroyed > On May 22, 2025, at 0347 Pacific daylight time (PDT), a Cessna Citation S550, N666DS, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near San Diego, California. The pilot and five passengers were fatally injured. Eight people on the ground received minor… - [NTSB ERA25LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA165.md): Cessna S550 · Hilton Head Island, SC · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Mar 19, 2025 · N627HS · Substantial damage > On March 19, 2025, about 1445 eastern daylight time, a Cessna S550 airplane, N627HS, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. The airline transport pilot and passenger were not injured. The… - [NTSB CEN24FA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA320.md): Cessna 550 · Odessa, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Aug 20, 2024 · N689VP · Destroyed > On August 20, 2024, about 0700 central daylight time, a Cessna 550 airplane, N689VP, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Odessa, Texas. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. A person on the ground was seriously injured. The airplane… - [NTSB GAA24WA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA181.md): Cessna 550 · Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis · Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Foreign · May 18, 2024 · N494GP · Minor damage - [NTSB WPR23FA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA257.md): Cessna 550 · Murrieta, CA · Accident · 6 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 8, 2023 · N819KR · Destroyed > The flight crew’s decision to descend below the decision altitude of an instrument approach without having the appropriate runway visual reference(s) distinctively identified and with the visibility below the minimum that was prescribed for the approach,… - [NTSB CEN23LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA148.md): Cessna 550 · Oklahoma City, OK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 27, 2023 · N550DW · Substantial damage > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing, runway excursion, and subsequent collision with a runway sign. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of experience in the airplane, the unstabilized approach, and… - [NTSB CEN22LA434](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA434.md): Cessna 550 · McGregor, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 27, 2022 · N409ST · Substantial damage > The flight crew’s failure to ensure the landing gear was down which resulted in a gear up landing and subsequent runway excursion. - [NTSB ERA21LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA227.md): Cessna 550 · Charleston, SC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 2, 2021 · N803SC · Substantial damage > The airplane's impact with a deer during takeoff. - [NTSB CEN21LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA071.md): Cessna 551 · Lufkin, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 2, 2020 · N48DK · Substantial damage > The pilot’s decision to land on a runway that did not provide enough length to stop the airplane given the wet surface conditions, resulting in a runway excursion. - [NTSB WPR19TA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19TA193.md): Cessna 550 · Mesquite, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Final report · Jul 18, 2019 · N320JT · Destroyed > The pilot's operation of the airplane while intoxicated, which resulted in a loss of airplane control on landing. - [NTSB ERA19IA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19IA178.md): Cessna 550 · Savannah, GA · Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Incident · Final report · May 9, 2019 · N744AT · No damage > The lineman's inadvertent introduction of diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) to the fuel truck fuel system icing inhibitor reservoir, which resulted in fuel contamination and a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the fixed-base operator's… - [NTSB CEN19LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA039.md): Cessna 550 · Fargo, ND · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 30, 2018 · N941JM · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to lower the flaps during the approach and maintain sufficient airspeed while flying in instrument meteorological and icing conditions and the accumulation of ice on the wings’ leading edges, which resulted in the exceedance of the… - [NTSB GAA17CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA207.md): Cessna 550 · Salt Lake City, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 24, 2017 · N551BC · Substantial damage > An in-flight collision with a goose during approach. - [NTSB CEN17LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA136.md): Cessna 550 · Port Aransas, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 5, 2016 · N75WL · Substantial damage > An in-flight collision with multiple birds, which resulted in separation of the right engine's fan rotor and subsequent total loss of power of the right engine. - [NTSB CEN16IA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16IA091.md): Mitsubishi MU 300 · Little Rock, AR · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jan 12, 2016 · N200LP · Minor damage > The flight crew's inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane, during which they failed to see a fueling mat that had been placed on the inboard trailing edge of the right wing, which the right engine subsequently ingested during the takeoff roll.… - [NTSB ERA15LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA380.md): Cessna 550 · Sarasota, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 27, 2015 · N622PG · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to attain the proper touchdown point and to adequately slow the airplane within the available runway, which resulted in a runway overrun. - [NTSB ERA15IA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15IA008.md): Cessna S550 · Tampa, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 4, 2014 · N550AJ · No damage > The lack of flat roller bearings in the two elevator trim tab actuators and maintenance personnel’s inadequate lubrication of the left elevator trim tab actuator, both of which resulted in the overstress fracture of the left internal screw and subsequent… - [NTSB CEN14WA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14WA216.md): Cessna 501 · Trier-Föhren Airport, Germany · Accident · 4 fatal · Foreign investigation · Jan 12, 2014 · N452TS · Destroyed > On January 12, 2014, approximately 1200 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 501 Citation I SP airplane, US registration N452TS, was destroyed when it impacted terrain about 2.5 nautical miles from runway 22, Trier-Fohren Airport, Germany. The pilot,… - [NTSB ERA13LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA061.md): Cessna 550 · Greenwood, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 17, 2012 · N6763L · Substantial damage > Collision with a deer during the landing roll, which resulted in a compromised fuel tank and a postimpact fire. - [NTSB OPS11IA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS11IA054.md): Dassault FALCON900EX · Teterboro, NJ · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 20, 2010 · PHILC · 3 aircraft · No damage > The pilot of the F900 overshooting of the final approach course, which conflicted with traffic in the pattern. Contributing to the accident was the lack of appropriate coordination between the tower controller and the approach controller. - [NTSB ERA11FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA001.md): Cessna 550 · Manteo, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 2010 · N262Y · Substantial damage > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain proper airspeed and his failure to initiate a go-around, which resulted in the airplane touching down too fast on a short, wet runway and a subsequent runway overrun. Contributing to the accident was the copilot's… - [NTSB CEN09LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA281.md): Cessna 551 · Stillwater, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 5, 2009 · N740JB · Substantial damage > The pilot's loss of control for undetermined reasons. - [NTSB WPR09LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA171.md): Cessna 550 · Salt Lake City, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 29, 2009 · N44FR · Substantial damage > The uncommanded retraction of the right main landing gear hydraulic actuator strut for undetermined reasons. - [NTSB ERA09LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA130.md): Cessna 550 · Wilmington, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 4, 2009 · N815MA · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power due to the crew's inadequate in-flight fuel monitoring. - [NTSB SEA08LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA041.md): Cessna 551 · Coeur d'Alene, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 3, 2007 · N551GF · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing roll out. Contributing to the accident was the slush contaminated runway and the crosswind weather conditions. - [NTSB CHI07MA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07MA160.md): Cessna 550 · Milwaukee, WI · Accident · 6 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Jun 4, 2007 · N550BP · Destroyed > The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the pilots’ mismanagement of an abnormal flight control situation through improper actions, including failing to control airspeed and to prioritize control of the… - [NTSB NYC07FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA058.md): Cessna 550 · Butler, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 24, 2007 · N492AT · Substantial damage > The copilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed, and failure to obtain the proper touchdown point, and the pilot-in-command's inadequate supervision, which resulted in an overrun. Contributing to the accident was the PIC's failure to activate the speed… - [NTSB ANC05LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA150.md): Cessna 550 · Ft Yukon, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 30, 2005 · N77ND · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper use of anti-icing equipment during cruise flight, which resulted in ice ingestion into both engines (foreign object damage), the complete loss of engine power in both engines, and an emergency descent and landing on tree covered terrain.… - [NTSB CHI05LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA050.md): Cessna 551 · Ainsworth, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 1, 2005 · N35403 · Substantial damage > The pilot's decision to continue below the minimum descent altitude (MDA) and his failure to fly the published missed-approach procedure. A factor to the accident was the pilot's improper use of windshield heat which resulted in the windshield becoming… - [NTSB LAX02LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA252.md): Cessna S550 · Big Bear City, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 2002 · N50BK · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point which resulted in an overrun. Contributing factors were the pilot's improper in-flight planning, improper use of performance data, the tailwind condition, failure to perform a go-around, and the… - [NTSB FTW02LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA154.md): Cessna 550 · Bethany, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 20, 2002 · N13VP · Substantial damage > the anomalous elevator trim system and the pilot's failure to note its improper setting prior to takeoff. - [NTSB CHI02LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA115.md): Cessna 551 · Lake in Hills, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 1, 2002 · N502CL · Substantial damage > The deer on the runway. - [NTSB CHI02FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA097.md): Mitsubishi MU-300 · Anderson, IN · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 25, 2002 · N617BG · Substantial damage > Missed approach not executed and flight to a destination alternate not performed by the flight crew. The tail wind and snow/ice covered runway were contributing factors. - [NTSB NYC02FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA059.md): Mitsubishi MU-300 · Cleveland, OH · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 11, 2002 · N541CW · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touch down point on the runway, and the pilot-in-commands failure to initiate a go-round. Factors in the accident were the tailwind condition, the snow-covered runway. - [NTSB FTW00LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA084.md): Mitsubishi MU-300 · Dallas, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 27, 2000 · N900WJ · Substantial damage > The diminished effectiveness of the anti-skid brake system due to the slush contaminated runway. Factors were the freezing rain encountered during the approach, coupled with a failure of the horizontal stabilizer heat. - [NTSB MIA00LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA063.md): Cessna 550 · Homestead, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 1, 2000 · N752CC · Substantial damage > An inadvertent in-flight collision with a bird in cruise flight resulting in substantial damage to the airplane. - [NTSB NYC99IA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99IA079.md): Cessna 550 · State College, PA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 25, 1999 · N37MH · Minor damage > Improper assembly of the left main landing gear (LMLG) actuator by the airplane manufacturer, which resulted in an incorrect 'locked' indication on the LMLG switch, and the subsequent collapse of the LMLG during taxi. - [NTSB CHI99LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA093.md): Mitsubishi 300 · Columbus, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 18, 1999 · N110DS · Substantial damage > the pilot-in-command failed to attain the proper touchdown point during the landing. Factors associated with the accident were the rough, snow covered terrain encountered off the end of the runway, and the low ceiling at the time of the landing. - [NTSB FTW98LA416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA416.md): Cessna 551 · Pueblo, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 28, 1998 · N59GB · Substantial damage > The pilot's delayed flare, improper recovery from a bounced landing, and failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the rough uneven terrain. - [NTSB MIA96FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA051.md): Cessna 550 · East Naples, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 31, 1995 · N91MJ · Destroyed > The pilot's disregard for the MDA for a specific segment of the VOR/DME approach which resulted in the inflight collision with a guy wire of an antenna and separation of 8.5 feet of the left wing. - [NTSB FTW95WA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95WA227.md): Cessna 550 · Soto Cano, Honduras · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · May 6, 1995 · N26496 · Substantial damage - [NTSB FTW93TA#06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93TA%2306.md): Cessna CE-550 · Comayagua, Honduras · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 17, 1993 · N2734K · Substantial damage - [NTSB FTW93WA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93WA026.md): Cessna 550 · Comayagua, Honduras · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Oct 5, 1992 · N26494 · Substantial damage - [NTSB CHI86IA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86IA231.md): Mitsubishi MU-300IA · Chicago, IL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 1986 · N19R · Minor damage > After landing the corporate jet was cleared to taxi to the general aviation ops to deplane pax. A food service truck crossing the taxiway failed to yield the right of way. The acft was unable to stop before the left wing struck the rear of the vehicle. ## 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 ('52112')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=52112 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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