NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series, 1983, TX

5 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Pratt & Whitney R1340 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

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NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series, 1983, TX per year, 1964–2026: 185 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\") = 1983
    AND 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'))
  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 FTW83LA432Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAyres S2R · Bay City, TXDuring a swath run, the acft came to contact with the crop that was being sprayed. This resulted in a loss of control & the acft impacted in the field & nosed over. A small post-crash fire erupted in the eng compartment, but burned itself out shortly…Sep 16, 1983 · N5049X · Substantial damageNTSB FTW83LA404Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander S2R · Katy, TXThe acft was damaged in a forced landing following engine failure after takeoff. The plt stated that a supercharger bearing failure caused the engine to fail. During the landing in a flooded rice field the landing gear collapsed.Aug 30, 1983 · N3696X · Substantial damageNTSB FTW83LA394Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT301 · El Campo, TXThe acft collided with a berm dam during takeoff and cartwheeled into a rice field. The acft carried heavier fertilizer on this particular takeoff and with increasing Air temperatures, the plt knew he was not going to make it and dumped the load. The dump…Aug 25, 1983 · N4369S · Substantial damageNTSB FTW83LA320Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Dayton, TXThe agricultural acft crashed 100 ft short of the rwy after the engine failed. The plt said the engine lost power and RPM so he decided to return to the airstrip after dumping his chemical load. The engine failed completely short of the rwy. The acft hit a…Jul 4, 1983 · N48374 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW83LA107Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G164A-450 · Clyde, TXThe acft collided with a powerline and crashed during a forced landing after a engine failure. The pilot reported that he was pulling out from a swath run when the engine cut out,backfired and started running again. The pilot decided to return to elmdale, on…Jan 8, 1983 · N7843 · Substantial damage