NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A, IL

9 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A. 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.

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Cases per year

19792026

NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A, IL per year, 1979–2026: 9 cases
1979	1
1988	1
1989	1
1995	1
2008	1
2013	1
2018	2
2023	1

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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" = 'IL' 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 ('52043', '51999')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

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\" = 'IL' 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 ('52043', '51999'))
  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.

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" = 'IL' 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 ('52043', '51999'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.

NTSB CEN23LA406Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech B200 · Elk Grove Village, ILThe pilot’s improper fuel planning, that resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and a subsequent forced landing. Also causal was the pilot’s decision to go around with minimum fuel.Sep 8, 2023 · N220KW · Substantial damage NTSB CEN18LA270Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT 602 · Bismarck, ILA loss of control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.Jul 13, 2018 · N629LA · Substantial damage NTSB GAA18CA415Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT 502 · De Land, ILThe pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing in crosswind conditions, which resulted in the airplane inadvertently becoming airborne and a subsequent hard landing and loss of directional control.Jul 10, 2018 · N4509S · Substantial damage NTSB CEN13LA426Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-502 · Shannon, ILThe pilot’s inability to maintain an adequate climb rate after encountering a sudden wind shift during takeoff.Jul 20, 2013 · N502MH · Substantial damage NTSB CHI08CA212Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAyres S2R-T34 · Clinton, ILThe inadequate in-flight planning/decision making and the altitude/clearance not maintained by the pilot during the aerial application. A contributing factor was the guy wire.Jul 24, 2008 · N357CA · Substantial damage NTSB CHI95FA182Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportGrumman G-21E · West Chicago, ILThe pilot allowed excessive nose-up rotation of the airplane during lift-off, and failed to obtain and/or maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's…Jun 14, 1995 · N121H · Destroyed NTSB CHI89FA078Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 208A · Mt. Zion, ILThe pilot's intentional flight into known adverse weather. Contributing factors were the pilot's poor evaluation of the weather information given him by the air traffic controllers.Apr 27, 1989 · N9637F · Substantial damage NTSB CHI88IA074Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportSwearingen SA226T · Chicago, ILThe TRACON supervisor failed to comply with the established visual minima criteria and his incorrect issuance of a visual approach to an arriving aircraft.Mar 7, 1988 · N600TA · 2 aircraft · No damage NTSB CHI79FEV10Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech E18-S · Springfield, ILJan 27, 1979 · N521GP · Substantial damage