Fatal NTSB investigations: AiResearch TPE331 series, TX

5 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is AiResearch TPE331 series. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19842026
Fatal NTSB investigations: AiResearch TPE331 series, TX per year, 1984–2026: 5 cases
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "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\" = 'TX' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"highestInjuryLevel\" = 'Fatal'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('01514', '01517'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

NTSB CEN15FA136Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 441 · Argyle, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the instrument approach in night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall/spin at a low altitude.Feb 5, 2015 · N441TG · Substantial damageNTSB CEN10FA028Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech B100 · Benavides, TXThe pilot's failure to avoid severe weather, and the air traffic controller's failure to provide adverse weather avoidance assistance, as required by Federal Aviation Administration directives, both of which led to the airplane's encounter with a severe…Oct 26, 2009 · N729MS · DestroyedNTSB FTW01FA111Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMitsubishi MU-2B-40 · The Woodlands, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control following a loss of right engine power, which resulted in impact with terrain in an uncontrolled descent. A contributing factor was the loss of right engine power as a result of the fatigue failure of the…May 1, 2001 · N16CG · DestroyedNTSB FTW85FA086Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 441 · Marble Falls, TXThe acft crashed aprx 1.5 miles south of the departure end of rwy 17 during an attempted rwy 17 NDB apch. The acft was cleared for the apch at 2012 CST and the plt canceled IFR reporting the arpt in sight at 2014. A witness located aprx 1 mile south of the…Dec 26, 1984 · N441CM · DestroyedNTSB FTW84LA228Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell S-2R · Bay City, TXWhile spraying a field with propanel & modown grass killers, the plt was crossing below a high tension power line. The vertical stabilizer contacted the lowest wire which tore loose the vertical stabilizer. The acft pitched nose up, then it dove down, crashed…May 10, 1984 · N8481V · Substantial damage