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

13 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, IN per year, 1964–2026: 13 cases
19641
19651
19711
19772
19782
19801
19811
19831
19871
19891
19931

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\" = 'IN' 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.

NTSB CHI93LA373Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 18-C45G · Jeffersonville, INthe mechanical binding of the landing gear extension mechanism.Sep 20, 1993 · N80323 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI89DEX06Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Sullivan, INA failure of the supercharger oil seal which resulted in a partial loss of engine power during takeoff and the uncontrolled touchdown during the forced landing. Factors related to the accident were: partial failure of the supercharger and spark plub fowling.Aug 2, 1989 · N952X · Substantial damageNTSB CHI87DEX07Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportBoeing E75 · Mccordsville, INDuring initial climb the engine sustained a total power failure and the pilot attempted to return to the airport. The aircraft impacted in a soybean field approximately 200 feet short of the runway in a 20 degree nose down attitude. Investigation revealed the…Jun 19, 1987 · N550LR · DestroyedNTSB CHI83LA093Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech D18S · Plymouth, INPilot landed the aircraft with the landing gear up. He said he put the gear selector down but after landing the lever was up. He also mistook gear up warning horn for a stall warning. No malfunctions were reported.Jan 28, 1983 · N113B · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81DEV35Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Dana, INSep 23, 1981 · N9968 · DestroyedNTSB CHI80FET24Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Howe, INAug 15, 1980 · N48348 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI79FEX09Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft E18S · Indianapolis, INDec 7, 1978 · N46952 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI78FEX34Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Kokomo, INAug 24, 1978 · N6532K · DestroyedNTSB CHI77DEX40Accident · No injuriesClosedStearman PT-17 · Converse, INJul 13, 1977 · N52014 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI77DET19Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Hebron, INJun 24, 1977 · N930X · Substantial damageNTSB CHI72FEA01Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75N1 · Greensburg, INJul 8, 1971 · N49954 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI66F0308Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft C-18S · Jamestown, INSep 8, 1965 · N4723C · Substantial damageNTSB UNK64X3867Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft C18 · Brownsburg, INSep 7, 1964 · N44569 · 2 aircraft · Minor damage