NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series, 1986

4 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Pratt & Whitney R-985 series, where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf”. 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

19822026
NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series, 1986 per year, 1982–2026: 43 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\") = 1986
    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\" = 352))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB MKC87LA028Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman-Schweizer G-164B-600 · Earle, ARThe pilot stated that the powerplant was performing normally during initial climb when, suddenly, the engine experienced a power loss after backfiring. Immediate remedial action resulted in a partial power output but not enough to sustain flight. Emergency…Dec 3, 1986 · N6898Q · Substantial damageNTSB FTW86LA160Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing E75 · Sweetwater, TXWhile the acft was in cruise flt, the engine suddenly went to idle power. The plt attempted to land in a clearing, but was unable to reach the intended area. During the landing, the acft collided with low mesquite trees, damaging the landing gear & wings. An…Sep 2, 1986 · N4563N · Substantial damageNTSB FTW86LRD12Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Branch, LAShortly after takeoff, a partial power loss occurred & the plt made a forced landing in a soft plowed field, where the acft nosed over onto its back. The plt rprtd the loss of power was due to failure of the eng blower.May 21, 1986 · N5407 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC86LA086Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G164B · Advance, MOThe airplane was being operated as an agricultural aircraft when the engine started backfiring and then quit. During the forced landing in a plowed field, the airplane flipped forward to the inverted position. Investigation revealed the teeth on the left…Apr 12, 1986 · N6609Q · Substantial damage