NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series, TX

5 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Pratt & Whitney R1340 series, where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power(partial) - 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, TX per year, 1982–2026: 5 cases
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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\" = 'TX' 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\" = 352))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB FTW94LA145Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · El Campo, TXThe partial loss of engine power due to one magneto being weak and the other magneto arcing inside its case. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.May 7, 1994 · N9682 · DestroyedNTSB FTW93LA239Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman-Schweizer G-164A · Garwood, TXThe partial power loss for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain onto which a forced landing could be executed.Aug 13, 1993 · N7993 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW90DRA05Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman 164-B · Garwood, TXThe power loss due to super charger impeller failure.May 25, 1990 · N9982 · DestroyedNTSB FTW85LA294Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth American AT-6 · Port Isabel, TXThe acft was substantially damaged when it undershot the runway and cartwheeled during an emergency landing following an engine failure in the traffic pattern. The plt reported that initial examination of the engine revealed that initial examination of the…Aug 3, 1985 · N4434N · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DA101Accident · No injuriesFinal reportSnow AT-301 · Spearman, TXWhen the aircraft lost power after spraying crops the pilot executed a forced landing in a field. During the landing the aircraft nosed over. Investigation revealed that an induction hose had failed and blocked the carburetor. A service letter relating to…Mar 22, 1982 · N2326S · Substantial damage