NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series, WA

8 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Pratt & Whitney R1340 series, where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf”. 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

19872026
NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series, WA per year, 1987–2026: 8 cases
19871
19881
19891
19911
19921
19941
19951
20001

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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\" = 'WA' 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\" = 351))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB SEA00LA082Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGulfstream-Schweizer G-164B · Ephrata, WALoss of engine power due to failure of the number three cylinder exhaust valve push rod. Soft terrain encountered during the landing roll-out was a factor.May 4, 2000 · N8130K · Substantial damageNTSB SEA95LA143Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander S2R · Odessa, WALoss of engine power due to a cracked cylinder.Jul 6, 1995 · N3662X · Substantial damageNTSB SEA94LA116Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander S2R · Dayton, WATotal failure of the connecting rod.May 7, 1994 · N5646X · Substantial damageNTSB SEA92LA091Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell S2R · St. John, WAThe separation of the number 1 cylinder and remedial action by the PIC not possible. A factor contributing to the accident was: rough/uneven terrain.May 5, 1992 · N8803Q · Substantial damageNTSB SEA91LA136Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer G-164B · Wilson Creek, WAThe loss of engine power in flight due to improper overhaul of the carburetor float assembly fulcrum screw, shutting off fuel flow to the engine.May 27, 1991 · N8407K · Substantial damageNTSB SEA89LA121Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman-Schweizer G-164A · Colfax, WAImproper installation of the cylinder assembly. The terrain was not suitable for a successful forced landing.Jun 24, 1989 · N8974H · Substantial damageNTSB SEA88LA090Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAyres S2R Thrush · Lind, WADuring an aerial application maneuver, a total loss of power occurred due to the number nine cylinder failing. A restart was attempted, but was unsuccessful. The pilot made a forced landing onto a very soft sandy field, where the aircraft nosed over inverted…May 10, 1988 · N5660X · Substantial damageNTSB SEA87LA151Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell S-2R · Plymouth, WADrg a swath run, a total loss of power occurred when the eng's #9 cylinder failed. The plt made a forced lndg in a soft potato field, but the acft nosed over after it slowed to about 20 KTS.Jul 31, 1987 · N4229X · Substantial damage