# NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series, CA

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 ENG27LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG27LA001.md): Boeing 777-222 · San Francisco, CA · Incident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Oct 6, 2026 · N796UA
- [NTSB OPS10IA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS10IA020.md): Boeing 777-222 · San Francisco, CA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 27, 2010 · N216UA · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > The local controller's issuance of a takeoff clearance to the Boeing 777 without ensuring that approved separation would exist with the Cessna 182. Contributing to the incident were tower procedures that permitted transitioning aircraft to cross the runway 28…
- [NTSB LAX04LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA050.md): Boeing 747-422 · San Francisco, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 14, 2003 · N178UA · Substantial damage
  > a tail strike due to a combination of the wind shifting from a headwind to a tailwind during rotation, and the pilot's control inputs for the crosswind condition.
- [NTSB LAX04LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA007.md): Boeing 777-22B · San Francisco, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 7, 2003 · N222UA · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > the failure of the taxiing Boeing 777's flight crew to maintain clearance from a Boeing 777 that was being pushed back from the gate. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the local ramp controller to caution either aircrew of a possible movement…
- [NTSB LAX97LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA112.md): Boeing 767-300 · San Francisco, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 25, 1997 · N661UA · No damage
  > an encounter with unforecasted moderate clear air turbulence, while descending over mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB LAX90IA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90IA305.md): Boeing 747-422 · Los Angeles, CA · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 1990 · N174UA · Minor damage
  > The failure of the manufacturer to ensure that the landing gear selector valves and their associated drum link assemblies were properly installed prior to delivery of the aircraft. A factor in the accident was the lack of information available to the crew…

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('52119'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=52119&state=CA

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