NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series, 1990

9 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

19822026
NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series, 1990 per year, 1982–2026: 115 cases
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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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1990
    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"

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 NYC90DFJ04Accident · No injuriesFinal reportSchweizer Grumman G-164A · Wayland, NYA cracked engine cylinder assembly, which resulted in loss of engine power.Aug 30, 1990 · N48395 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW90DPG08Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportAir Tractor AT-301 · Corning, ARBlockage of the carburetor Air intake by a collapsed Air induction hose due to improper maintenance by an unknown party.Aug 14, 1990 · N4433S · Substantial damageNTSB LAX90DXQ03Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportAir Tractor AT-401 · Tule Lake, CAAn engine failure due to mechanical failure of the distributor.Aug 4, 1990 · N45116 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX90DVA07Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportAir Tractor AT-401 · San Joaquin, CAThe failure of the no. 4 cylinder head.Jul 26, 1990 · N7315S · Substantial damageNTSB MKC90LA129Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell S2R · Tilton, ARFailure of the engine blower(supercharger). Related to the accident was the soft/wet terrain, where the forced landing was performed.Jun 15, 1990 · N8421V · Substantial damageNTSB LAX90DVA04Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportGrumman-Schweizer G-164B · Buttonwillow, CAFailure of the #7 cylinder due to a pre-existing crack. The terrain condition was a related factor.Jun 8, 1990 · N6725K · DestroyedNTSB LAX90DVG07Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Gridley, CAFailure of the no.7 cylinder head which led to a forced landing and substantial damage to the aircraft when it nosed over after colliding with a ditch.May 8, 1990 · N5368 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW90DRA04Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman 164A · Garwood, TXFailure of the number 8 cylinder.Apr 20, 1990 · N5295 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC90LA081Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-401 · Hornersville, MOFailure of an engine cylinder.Apr 5, 1990 · N1015A · Substantial damage