NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series, IL
47 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
| 1964 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 2 |
| 1966 | 1 |
| 1967 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1 |
| 1969 | 2 |
| 1970 | 5 |
| 1971 | 1 |
| 1972 | 2 |
| 1973 | 4 |
| 1975 | 2 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1977 | 2 |
| 1981 | 2 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2012 | 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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'IL' 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"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" = 'IL' 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" 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 CEN12FA534Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech G18 - S · Taylorville, ILThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and use the appropriate flaps setting during sport-parachuting operations, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin and a subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to…NTSB CHI08CA231Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWeatherly 201B · Creston, ILThe pilot's selection of the unsuitable terrain next to the runway to avoid the landing traffic. Contributing to the accident was the hill in the middle of the runway that blocked the pilot's view of the other traffic and the high vegetation near the runway.NTSB CHI05CA256Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing A75N1 · Ellisville, ILThe loss of engine power due to the failure of the number four connecting rod. A factor to the accident was the soybean crop.NTSB CHI04LA217Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164-B · Bradford, ILThe pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance, and his failure to perform a go-around. Additional factors were the wet runway and the ditch.NTSB CHI02LA213Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWeatherly 201C · Malta, ILThe inflight fire and loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons. Factors associated with the accident were the lack of suitable terrain on which to land and the corn crop which was contacted during the landing.NTSB CHI02CA194Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGrumman G-164 · Browning, ILthe failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain sufficient airspeed while maneuvering. The initial stages of a stall/mush condition, and the low maneuvering altitude due to the agricultural application pass, were contributing factors.NTSB CHI01LA164Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing Stearman A-75 · Marissa, ILThe pilot's manuever to avoid obstructions and his failure to abort takeoff. The pilot's failure to establish adequate climb, and the transmission wire are contributing factors.NTSB CHI00LA203Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWeatherly 201B · Streator, ILthe pilot's preflight planning was inadequate which resulted in taking off in the wrong direction on the runway. Factors associated with the accident were the tailwind condition and the crop that the airplane contacted.NTSB CHI97LA211Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWaco UPF-7 · Springfield, ILfailure of the pilot to maintain safe altitude/clearance from the terrain. Factors relating to this accident were: the hazy weather condition, the resultant difficulty in keeping the other airplane in sight, and the pilot's diverted attention, while looking…NTSB CHI96LA310Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Galesburg, ILfailure of the pilot to maintain clearance from trees that protruded into the field that he was spraying.NTSB DCA92MA048Accident · 12 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportBeech C-45H · Hinckley, ILInadequate maintenance and inspection by the operator which resulted in an engine power loss during the critical takeoff phase of flight. In addition, the pilot did not, or was unable to, attain a full-feather position on the left engine propeller, which…NTSB CHI92DEE04Accident · No injuriesFinal reportWeatherly 201B · Chana, ILFracture of a connecting rod resulting in loss of engine power.NTSB CHI90LA256Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing B75N1 · Marseilles, ILThe pilot-in-command's failure to maintain adequate visual outlook to avoid collision with a wire while conducting intentional low level flight.NTSB CHI90DEV04Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman G-164B · Princeton, ILThe pilot-in-command's failure to maintain adequate clearance from obstacles during flight at low altitude, resulting in wire strike.NTSB CHI88DEV04Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman G164A · Chenoa, ILUnavailability of suitable terrain on which to accomplish a forced landing.NTSB CHI87FA219Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech H-18 · Rockford, ILThe commercial pilot was on a repositioning flight from kenosha, Wisconsin to atlanta, Georgia, after having been without sleep for about 20 hours. Witnesses observed the aircraft circling a subdivision near Rockford, Illinois at a low altitude, just above…NTSB CHI84LA182Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech E18S · Marion, ILThe acft crashed after takeoff from rwy 29 at williamson county airport. The plt stated that she mismanaged the fuel system & that she 'probably tookoff on fumes.' She further stated that she should have told the company 'I'm to tired to make this flt.'NTSB CHI83LA421Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing B75N1 · Galesburg, ILThe plt stated that when he was landing on rwy 20 with a x-wind, it switched to a rear quartering wind. At about that time, the acft went off the rwy & struck a rwy marker with its tailwheel. The acft then ground looped, damaging the lower left wing.NTSB CHI83LA270Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Paris, ILThe plt of the Grumman G-164A, N952X, reported that after the acft was loaded & fueled, he started to taxi northbound on a taxiway from the ramp to the rwy. At about the same time, a student plt in a Cessna 152, N67449, had landed on the rwy & turned…NTSB CHI81DEV32Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Hudson, ILNTSB CHI81DA018CaseClosedBeech H18S · Chicago, ILNTSB CHI78FEE11Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech E18S · Chicago, ILNTSB CHI77DEE48Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Sterling, ILNTSB CHI77FEE04Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech E18S · W Chicago, ILNTSB CHI75FEES9|CHI75FEE59Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A36 · Rockford, ILNTSB CHI75AC063Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D18S · Chicago, ILNTSB CHI74AC039Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech E18E · Chicago, ILNTSB CHI74FEV14Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBoeing A75N1 · Martinsville, ILNTSB CHI74FEV03Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Shirley, ILNTSB CHI73AC094Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech E18S · Chicago, ILNTSB CHI73ACO37Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech SNB-5 · Chicago, ILNTSB CHI72AC086Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C-45G · Chicago, ILNTSB CHI72FEE51Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 18 · Chicago, ILNTSB CHI71FBQ08Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech G18S · Springfield, ILNTSB CHI71IC006Incident · No injuriesClosedBeech E18S · Rockford, ILNTSB CHI70FBQ18Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing A75 · Percy, ILNTSB CHI70FBD24Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C-45H · Rockford, ILNTSB CHI70FBQ02Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D18S · Springfield, ILNTSB CHI70F0288Accident · No injuriesClosedSpartan 7W · Joliet, ILNTSB CHI70F0240Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Mclean, ILNTSB CHI69F0133Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBoeing A75 · Minonk, ILNTSB CHI67F0510Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech E18S · Chicago, ILNTSB CHI66F0565Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft E18S · Chicago, ILNTSB CHI65F0201Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft AT-11 · Chicago, ILNTSB CHI65F0022Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechraft AT11 · Wheeling, ILNTSB UNK65X1090Accident · No injuriesClosedHoward DGA-15 · West Chicago, ILNTSB UNK64X2703Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft 17 · Lake Villa, IL