NTSB investigations: AiResearch TPE331 series, 1996

7 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

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NTSB investigations: AiResearch TPE331 series, 1996 per year, 1966–2026: 223 cases
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Latest cases

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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1996
    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 SEA96LA176Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman-Schweizer G-164A · Belgrade, MTloss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). A factor relating to the accident was: a ditch in the field where the forced landing was executed.Aug 3, 1996 · N9853 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW96IA248Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportFairchild SA227-DC · Enid, OKfailure of the accessory drive bearing, causing the accessory drive gear teeth to shear and disengage the fuel pump accessory drive shaft, resulting in a disabled fuel pump and subsequent fuel starvation.Jun 11, 1996 · N850LS · No damageNTSB LAX96FA228Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportBritish Aerospace BA-3100/3201 · San Luis Obispo, CAThe flight crew's loss of directional control resulting from an attempted takeoff with the left propeller on the start lock. Factors in the accident were: the lack of cockpit caution/warning system/lights available to verify that the propellers are out of the…Jun 6, 1996 · N926AE · Substantial damageNTSB CHI96LA162Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSwearingen SA226TC · Fargo, NDthe flight crew did not comply with the gear down and lock checklist. The factors were a jammed nose gear and inattentive preflight planning/preparations by the pilot-in-command.May 17, 1996 · N229AM · Substantial damageNTSB FTW96LA215Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMitsubishi MU-2B-40 · Houston, TXfailure of the pilot to obtain/maintain proper airspeed and flap setting for single engine flight. A factor relating to the accident was: Loss of power in the left engine for an undetermined reason.May 16, 1996 · N40AM · Substantial damageNTSB MIA96IA114Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMitsubishi MU-2G-30 · Columbia, SCfailure of the nose landing gear bearing due to improper assembly and staking (inadequate quality control) by the manufacturer; which prevented the nose gear from retracting and the main gear from extending, and resulted in a subsequent landing on the nose…Apr 12, 1996 · N920S · Minor damageNTSB ATL96LA078Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMitsubishi MU-2B · Batesville, MSan anomaly in the fuel system that allowed a pressure differential to occur between the center and outer portions of the main integral fuel tank, which in turn resulted in fuel starvation of both engines. A factor relating to the accident was: failure of…Apr 7, 1996 · N310MA · Substantial damage