Final NTSB investigations: GE CF6-80 series
74 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is GE CF6-80 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
| 1985 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1988 | 4 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1996 | 6 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1999 | 4 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Where
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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.\"completionStatus\" = 'Completed'
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('30025'))
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.
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."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('30025'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB DCA25LA085Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 767 · San Bernardino, CAEncounter with windshear during landing which resulted in a tailstrike.NTSB DCA17FA021Accident · Serious injuriesClass 1 · FieldFinal reportBoeing 767 · Chicago, ILThe failure of the high-pressure turbine (HPT) stage 2 disk, which severed the main engine fuel feed line and breached the right main wing fuel tank, releasing fuel that resulted in a fire on the right side of the airplane during the takeoff roll. The HPT…NTSB DCA16CA113Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 767 34AF · Albuquerque, NMthe pilot flying's failure to maintain airspeed and correct pitch attitude. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain appropriate thrust after disconnecting the autothrottles. Also contributing was the first officer's failure to monitor…NTSB DCA15CA146Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 767 432ER · Atlanta, GAthe flight attendant inadvertently slipped off a worn tread descending the crew rest ladder.NTSB DCA15FA073Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas MD 11F · St. Louis, MOa partial inflation of the 1L escape slide/raft due to undetermined reasons resulting in insufficient capability to support the weight of the crewmember.NTSB DCA15LA067Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 767 · Honolulu (Pacific Ocean)an encounter with convective turbulence associated with a forecasted area of thunderstorms.NTSB ENG14IA019Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 767 332 · Los Angeles, CAThe combination of fuel leaking from the integrated drive generator (IDG) fuel/oil heat exchanger and the coincident arcing of the IDG power feeder cables that ignited the leaking fuel. Contributing to the ignition of the fuel was the misrouting of the IDG…NTSB DCA14CA124Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 767 424ER · Newark, NJA hot liquid splashed from a meal box onto the flight attendant's hand, resulting in a 2nd degree burn.NTSB DCA13CA043Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas MD11 · Denver, COthe flight crews failure to perform a takeoff performance data briefing following the final entries into the Flight Management System, which would have alerted them to the incorrect weight entry and resulting incorrect landing speeds. Contributing to the…NTSB DCA13CA035Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas MD-11F · Memphis, TNthe operator's failure to provide appropriate training and documentation for ground personnel, leading the marshaller to inadvertently guide the airplane into the collision.NTSB DCA12CA045Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 767 · Angers, Francethe flight attendant inadvertently tripping over a passenger's luggage strap that was protruding into the isle.NTSB ENG12IA010Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 767 · Jamaica, NYThe failure of the American Airlines aviation maintenance technicians to properly reassemble the two-piece bracket and spray shield on the integrated drive generator fuel-oil heat exchanger that caused a fuel leak that sprayed out and ignited on hot engine…NTSB ERA12CA044Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 767-2B7 · New York, NYThe passenger's lack of compliance with the illuminated seatbelt sign, which resulted in her injury during a turbulence encounter.NTSB CEN11LA099Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 747-47UF · Chicago, ILThe Boeing 747 first officer’s failure to maintain clearance from another airplane while taxiing due to his inadequate judgment of the distance between the airplanes.NTSB DCA10CA061Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 747 · Miami, FLimpact of the fore flap with the aft fuselage after fatigue failure of the right wing fore flap carriage assembly attachment fitting at position 6.NTSB CEN10LA240Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 767 · Fort Dodge, IAThe flight crew's inadequate separation from convective activity that resulted in serious injury to an unrestrained flight attendant.NTSB ERA10CA036Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 767-432ER · Atlanta, GAUnforecasted turbulence resulting in a flight attendant being injured.NTSB ENG09IA018Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 767 · Newark, NJFailure of Main Landing Gear (MLG) truck beam was due to contamination of the inner surface corrosion protective layers from hydraulic fluid and deice fluid that resulted in corrosion and intergranular stress corrosion cracking.NTSB ENG09IA016Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 767 432ER · St. Johns, CanadaIncorrect installation of a wire bundle, which contained wires for oxygen system, passenger address system and lavatory power, led to chafing of the wires on structure. The chafing eventually exposed the wire conductors and resulted in electrical arcing,…NTSB DCA09IA071Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 767-224 · Bavaro, Dominican RepublicThe flight crew's inadvertent flight through the top of a convective updraft that resulted in an encounter with convective induced turbulence. Contributing to the severity of the incident was the unrestrained status of several passengers, contrary to the…NTSB DCA09CA051Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 767 332 · San Juan, PRInadvertent encounter with convective turbulence while in cruise.NTSB DCA08MA076Accident · No injuriesClass 1 · MajorFinal reportBoeing 767 · San Francisco, CAThe design of the supplemental oxygen system hoses and the lack of positive separation between electrical wiring and electrically conductive oxygen system components. The lack of positive separation allowed a short circuit to breach a combustible oxygen hose,…NTSB ENG08IA025IncidentIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing MD-11 · Singapore, SingaporeThe Center Landing gear (CLG) strut failed due to intergranular (IG) cracking resulted from a contamination of the surface from the chemical used to clean that area prior to painting.NTSB OPS06IA008Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 737-322 · Chicago, ILThe failure of the ORD tower south local controller to monitor Atlas Air flight 6972 on arrival to runway 14R and subsequently clearing United Airlines flight 1015 for takeoff on intersecting runway 27L causing a loss of separation between the two aircraft.NTSB ENG06IA018Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 767-223(ER) · Los Angeles, CAThe HPT stage 1 disk failed from an intergranular fatigue crack because of GE's inadequate design of the CF6-80 series HPT stage 1 disk. The inadequate design of the disk resulted in a high stress area in the blade slot bottom aft corner that was at or nearly…NTSB DFW06IA025Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 767-300ER · Houston, TXThe captain's failure to maintain clearance from a parked airplane awaiting for a gate. A contributing factor was that taxi procedures were not issued by ground control to advise the captain that the ramp area where he was taxing was designated as a…NTSB NYC05FA094Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-11F · Louisville, KYThe flying pilot's improper aircraft handling after main landing gear touchdown, which resulted in the collapse of the nose landing gear assembly. Conributing to the accident was the pilot-in-command's inadequate supervision during the landing.NTSB DCA04MA082Accident · No injuriesMajor investigationFinal reportBoeing MD-11 · Memphis, TNThe pilot's over-rotation during a go-around maneuver initiated because of a bounced landing. The go-around maneuver was initiated at a low speed and high pitch angle, and after reverse thrust was selected, contrary to Boeing and FedEx training guidance.NTSB MIA04IA056Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportAirbus Industrie A300F4-605R · Fort Lauderdale, FLThe flight crews' inadvertent setting of the parking brake during flight resulting in the airplane being landed with the parking brake set and failure of all 8 main landing gear tires during the landing rollout.NTSB LAX03IA137Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportAirbus Industrie A300F4-605R · Oakland, CAthe failure of the 1R evacuation slide to inflate because the transport-locking pin had not been removed from the regulator during the slide's installation on the 1R door. The cause of the cabin/cockpit smoke was contamination of the air conditioning packs.NTSB FTW02LA198Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAirbus Industrie A300-600F · El Paso, TXThe flight crew's failure to obtain the Vr speed prior to rotation which resulted in insufficient lift and the subsequent tail strike.NTSB DCA02MA039Accident · No injuriesMajor investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-11 · Subic Bay, PhilippinesThe momentary operation of the airplane outside of the airplane's aerodynamic design stall buffet boundary that resulted from the captain's initiation of a Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS) escape maneuver. Factor's contributing to the accident were the…NTSB DCA02MA042Accident · No injuriesMajor investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-11F · Subic Bay, PhilippinesThe failure of the lower outboard nut and bolt assembly of the left inboard flap's outboard hinge that resulted from stress corrosion cracking and fatigue. Factors contributing to the accident were the inadequate materials specification of the bolt, and…NTSB SEA02IA092Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-11F · Seatac, WAFailure of the copilot's forward (R1) windshield anti-ice controller resulting in a continuous over voltage condition, followed by the subsequent overheating and shattering of the windscreen.NTSB NYC02LA088Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 767-224 · Atlantic OceanThe airplane's inadvertent encounter which clear air turbulence during cruise flight.NTSB DCA02MA001Accident · 265 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportAirbus Industrie A300B4-605R · Belle Harbor, NYthe in-flight separation of the vertical stabilizer as a result of the loads beyond ultimate design that were created by the first officer's unnecessary and excessive rudder pedal inputs. Contributing to these rudder pedal inputs were characteristics of the…NTSB DCA01MA060Accident · 92 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportBoeing 767-200ER · New York City, NYThe Safety Board did not determine the probable cause and does not plan to issue a report or open a public docket. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 are under the jurisdiction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Safety Board provided…NTSB NYC01LA094Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 767-200ER · Boston, MAThe Boeing 767 captain's misjudgment of the distance between his airplane and the stationary Boeing 737, which resulted in a ground collision. A factor was sunglare.NTSB IAD01IA019Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-11 · Newark, NJa short in the left inboard elevator parallel engage solenoid valve for undetermined reasons.NTSB MIA01FA029Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAirbus Industrie A300B4-605R · Miami, FLThe failure of the flight crew to perform the cabin pressurization manual control abnormal checklist after experiencing a pressurization system malfunction and switching to manual pressurization control, and the failure of the flight crew to perform the…NTSB SEA01LA014Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 767-332ER · Portland, ORAn inflight encounter with turbulence that occurred before flight attendants could finish stowing a beverage cart and return to their seats.NTSB MIA00LA267Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 767-332ER · Atlanta, GAan in-flight encounter with turbulence in clouds during a normal descent, resulting in serious injuries.NTSB SEA00LA094Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 767-200 · Seattle, WAThe failure of the B-767 flight crew to ensure their aircraft's jet blast was not a hazard to the Cessna. A factor for the Cessna was the B-767 moving on the taxiway. A factor for the B-767 was the Cessna standing in the runup area. A factor for both aircraft…NTSB SEA00IA057Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportAirbus Industrie A-300-600 · Seattle, WAAn oil leak from the aircraft's APU that subsequently contaminated the aircraft's environmental system.NTSB NYC00LA005Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-11F · Newark, NJA divergent, longitudinal oscillation of undetermined origin on the center landing gear, which caused a failure of the center landing gear lower drag brace during landing roll.NTSB NYC99LA177Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAirbus Industrie A-300-600ER · Jamaica, NYimproper use of the flight controls by the captain trainee, and inadequate supervision by the check airman.NTSB LAX99FA218Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportBoeing 747-4F6B · Los Angeles, CAAirport management's failure to ensure that its current operating procedure, which required the arriving airplane to power into the terminal gate, was being used. Also causal was (1) the ground service company's utilization of an outdated arrival procedure…NTSB DCA99IA058Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportAirbus Industrie 300-600 · Miami, FLUncommanded rudder movement caused by a contaminant in the engagement valve solenoid that prevented disengagement of the autopilot yaw actuator and cross-connected wiring of the autopilot yaw actuator's main valve solenoids by the operator. Factors…NTSB FTW98FA380Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportBoeing 767-34AF · Houston, TXThe flight crew's decision to land with convective activity over the airport with a prevailing crosswind to a quartering tailwind, on an ungrooved, flooded runway, which resulted in hydroplaning and a loss of directional control. Factors contributing to the…NTSB CHI98LA269Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 767-223 · Peotone, ILIn-flight encounter with turbulence.