NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series, LA
5 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Pratt & Whitney R-985 series, where the first occurrence was “Loss of control - on ground/water”. 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
| 1986 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
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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\" = '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 ('52008')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 260))
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."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 ('52008')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 260))
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 DFW05CA084Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Gilbert, LAThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing. A contributing factor was a deflated right main tire.NTSB FTW00LA167Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman-Schweizer G164B · Natchitoches, LAThe failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop. A factor was the crosswind.NTSB FTW92LA137Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Kinder, LAThe failure of the left brake which led to a loss of directional control. A factor was the rough terrain immediately adjacent to the runway.NTSB FTW90DRD03Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Glynn, LALoss of directional control on the ground, due to intermittent locking of the right brake during the landing roll.NTSB FTW86LRD15Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman G-164B · Church Point, LAThe acfts left wingtip caught in weeds during takeoff and the acft was pulled left. The plt had turned to avoid a wet spot on the airstrip and contacted the high weeds then swerved into a rice levee.