NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series, 1983

4 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Pratt & Whitney R-2800 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 R-2800 series, 1983 per year, 1962–2026: 119 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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('52026'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB CHI83FER01Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGoodyear FG1D · Crystal, MNThe plt reported that during the takeoff roll, there was a slight loss of manifold pressure. This was followed by a loud 'misfire', a futher loss of manifold pressure & a drop in the eng RPM. With an estimated 2000 ft of rwy remaining, he elect to abort &…Aug 3, 1983 · N62290 · Substantial damageNTSB ANC83FA119Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCurtiss C-46A · Bettles, AKJust after touchdown the acft rolled over a frost heave on the rwy surface and began veering to the right. The plt applied left brake and added pwr to the right eng but the acft continued going right until the right wing struck a hill adjacent to the right…Jul 10, 1983 · N92853 · Substantial damageNTSB ANC83IA118Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportFairchild C-82A · Anchorage, AKThe main landing gear collapsed after landing. The nose gearwas down & locked with a green light in the cockpit. There was no down & locked light illuminated for the main gear. Examination revealed signatures consistent with extreme overload as in attempting…Jul 7, 1983 · N9701F · Minor damageNTSB ANC83FA080Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportCurtiss-Wright C-46F · King Salmon, AKThe coplt reported that the acft had been in level cruise flt aprx 1 min when they felt a vibration, followed by a loud bang. The aircrew saw fire & smoke coming from the left eng, so they shut down the eng & feathered the propeller. The plt also activated…May 21, 1983 · N1822M · Substantial damage