NTSB investigations: Franklin 6V4 series, 1989

5 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Franklin 6V4 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: Franklin 6V4 series, 1989 per year, 1964–2026: 285 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\") = 1989
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('27033'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB MIA90LA023Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47D1 · Loxahatchee, FLFailure of the pilot to maintain rotor RPM after pulling up from a swath run. A related factor was the presence of trees.Nov 2, 1989 · N93067 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC89LA195Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47G · Ozark, MOThe failure of the dual student to properly flare during an autorotative landing resulting in a hard landing and partial failure of the right skid. The CFI also failed to properly monitor the student's actions on the flight controls.Sep 2, 1989 · N182JR · Substantial damageNTSB SEA89LA120Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47G-2 · Centralia, WAThe pilot misjudged his clearance over trees, which resulted in an in-flight tail rotor strike with the trees and loss of tail rotor control. The trees were a related factor.Jun 24, 1989 · N1161N · DestroyedNTSB ATL89DLT03Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBell 47 · Shelbyville, TNFailure in the rotor drive system for unknown reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inability to perform an autorotation.May 12, 1989 · N908B · Substantial damageNTSB MIA89LA133Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47D1 · Miami, FLThe unqualified persons failure to maintain clearance from the fence. Pressure induced by others, lack of experience, and over confidence in personal ability are contributing factors to this accident.Apr 17, 1989 · N342L · Substantial damage