# NTSB investigations: Wright R-1820 series, LA

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 FTW96LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA333.md): Emroth-Emair MA-1B · Clayton, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 1996 · N9918M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. A factor was the wet grass runway.
- [NTSB FTW87LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA114.md): Ayres S2R-1820 · Ville Platte, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 7, 1987 · N4025P · Substantial damage
  > After landing on a wet grass strip the pilot realized that the aircraft was not going to stop. Obstructions off the end of the runway prevented a go-around. The aircraft collided with two trees causing substantial damage.
- [NTSB FTW84LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA136.md): Sikorsky S-58E · Morgan City, LA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 13, 1984 · N70709 · Substantial damage
  > The helicopter was hovering above trees at about 100 ft AGL when the tail rotor chip detector lgt flickered svrl times, then illuminated steadily. This was followed by a loud grinding noise from the tail area & the acft yawed to the right. The acft entered an…
- [NTSB FTW83LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA277.md): Ayres S2R-1820 · Ville Platte, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 1983 · N4025P · Substantial damage
  > The acft collided with a dirt levee during takeoff after an engine malfunction. According to the plt he experienced a power failure at liftoff. He dumped his spray load and applied brakes. The engine regained partial power and failed again. At about 60 mph…

## 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" = 'LA' 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 ('67020'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=67020&state=LA

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