NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series, CA
8 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Pratt & Whitney R1340 series, where the first occurrence was “Loss of control - in flight”. 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
| 1985 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2002 | 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\" = 'CA' 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 ('52016')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 250))
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" = 'CA' 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 ('52016')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 250))
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 LAX02LA246Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander S2R-T34 · Los Banos, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.NTSB LAX99LA180Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Maxwell, CAFailure of the pilot to attain and maintain the proper reference climb airspeed during the rotation and initial climb, which resulted in a stall/mush condition.NTSB SEA94LA117Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer G-164B · Yuba City, CAAn inadvertent stall/mush after takeoff. The over-weight loading of the aircraft was a factor.NTSB LAX93LA189Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer G-164B · Sacramento, CAfailure of the pilot in command to maintain adequate airspeed during a low altitude maneuvering turn which resulted in an inadvertent stall.NTSB LAX93LA167Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander ST-R · San Jose, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin.NTSB LAX92LA126Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164B · Dixon, CAThe pilot's premature lift-off. Contributing to the accident was the inadvertent stall/mush and the soft dirt airstrip.NTSB LAX87LA295Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth American T-6G · Butte City, CADuring a local flight, a witness observed the acft making shallow right turns at aprx 100 ft AGL. The acft suddenly nosed down and collided with the terrain. Neither the plt nor the passenger remember what happened. Inspection of the engine revealed…NTSB LAX85FA241Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportNorth American AT6A · Lemoore, CAAfter dropping a parachutist to open an air show the plt's takeoff was delayed by a blown tire on a landing airplane and difficulties with filling his smoke oil tank. After completing about two thirds of his aerobatic routine the plt recovered from a reverse…