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

9 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

19672026
NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series, UT per year, 1967–2026: 9 cases
19671
19691
19731
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19841
19861
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19941
19991

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\" = 'UT' 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 DEN99LA129Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing A-75-N1 (Stearman) · Tooele, UTThe failure of the right main landing gear tire's inner tube, and the subsequent inadvertent ground loop by the pilot.Jul 26, 1999 · N56772 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA94LA092Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman-Schweizer G-164B · Levan, UTThe left main landing gear wheel bearing broke resulting in the wheel jamming and the airplane nosing over.Mar 30, 1994 · N6754Q · Substantial damageNTSB DEN89LA160Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman-Schweizer G-164B · Holden, UTThe pilot's misjudgement of the effect of high density altitude on a heavily loaded aircraft.Jul 8, 1989 · N6754Q · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA222Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing E75 · Tooele, UTThe plt rprtd that he encountered a downdraft while crossing a ridgeline in mountainous terrain, aprx 5 mi NE of Tooele,UT. The elev of the acdnt site was about 9,000 ft & the temp was rprtd by the plt to be 80 deg. This would have resultedin a density alt of…Aug 7, 1986 · N1387V · Substantial damageNTSB DEN85LA018Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech C-45H · Heber City, UTWhile in cruise flt, plt noted gradual left eng oil press drop from normal 70 PSI to 20 PSI. Plt shut down left eng, feathered prop and diverted to alternate airport. En route to alternate plt attempted to restart left eng to avoid single-engine landing. Plt…Oct 25, 1984 · N9561Z · Substantial damageNTSB DEN80FTM39Accident · No injuriesClosedWeatherly 201 · Delta, UTSep 5, 1980 · N9198W · No damageNTSB DEN74FTM05Accident · No injuriesClosedHoward, Dee DGA15J · Richfield, UTSep 1, 1973 · N67425 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN69F0161Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Snowville, UTJan 6, 1969 · N5285 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN68A0025Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech TC-45J · Price, UTOct 20, 1967 · N165V · Substantial damage