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

7 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

19682026
NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series, SC per year, 1968–2026: 7 cases
19681
19751
19791
19841
19901
19941
20261

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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\" = 'SC' 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 ERA26FA341Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportWeatherly 620 · Lynchburg, SCOn September 17, 2026, about 0720 eastern daylight time, a Weatherly Aviation Company Inc. 602B, N20003, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Lynchburg, South Carolina. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as…Sep 17, 2026 · N20003 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL94LA153Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNaval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 · Beaufort, SCThe pilot's improper use of the rudder during landing.Aug 10, 1994 · N44970 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL90LA181Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer G-164B · Minturn, SCA previously fractured main wheel which had resulted from a hard landing. A factor in the accident was inadequate inspection by the operator.Sep 26, 1990 · N36303 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL84LA145Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G164A · Huger, SCThe aerial application acft was using a gravel surfaced dirt road as a temporary landing strip. During the landing roll the acft drifted to the left & hit a soft spot, a tree, & nosed over in a ditch.Apr 19, 1984 · N7856 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA79FA129Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D18S · Sumter, SCSep 28, 1979 · N646B · Substantial damageNTSB MIA75FLG27Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBoeing E75 · Barnwell, SCMar 13, 1975 · N54731 · DestroyedNTSB MIA69F0473Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech TC 45G · Cayce, SCFeb 17, 1968 · N199H · Destroyed