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

11 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Pratt & Whitney R-985 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

19642026
NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series, HI per year, 1964–2026: 11 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 c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'HI' 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'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB LAX97FA108Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportBeech H18 · Honolulu, HIloss of aircraft control for undetermined reason(s).Feb 22, 1997 · N7969K · DestroyedNTSB LAX92MA184Accident · 9 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportBeech E18S · Mount Haleakala, HIThe captain's decision to continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions that obscured rising mountainous terrain and his failure to properly use available navigational information to remain clear of the island of maui. Contributing to the…Apr 23, 1992 · N342E · DestroyedNTSB LAX92LA116Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech D-18H · Lanai, HIFailure of the pilot to compensate for an encounter with a windshear phenomena. Contributing to the accident was the lack of a low level windshear warning system or a system for the collection and dissemination of weather advisories.Feb 14, 1992 · N33AP · Substantial damageNTSB LAX92LA042Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech D18S · Hilo, HIThe aircraft's lack of single engine performance to maintain altitude after the engine lost power. Factors related to the accident were: displacement/mechanical interference within the accessory drive gear system of the left engine, failure of the left engine…Nov 10, 1991 · N4193 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX82FA024Accident · 11 fatalClosedBeech C-45H · Honolulu, HIDec 5, 1981 · N8185H · DestroyedNTSB LAX80FA033Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech D18S · Honolulu, HIJan 8, 1980 · N641E · DestroyedNTSB LAX79FJA15Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C-45H · Kailua-Kona, HISep 20, 1979 · N8067H · Substantial damageNTSB OAK78FJA01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech C45G · Honolulu, HIDec 17, 1977 · N2874G · DestroyedNTSB OAK68D0192Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech C-45H · Lanai, HINov 6, 1967 · N9504Z · Substantial damageNTSB OAK67F0134Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech C-45H · Honolulu, HIOct 21, 1966 · N139V · Substantial damageNTSB UNK64X0232Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeechcraft D18S · Kaanapali, HIJan 12, 1964 · N2424E · Substantial damage