Final NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
243 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.
Cases per year
| 1966 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1968 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1971 | 2 |
| 1972 | 3 |
| 1973 | 1 |
| 1975 | 2 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1977 | 2 |
| 1978 | 4 |
| 1979 | 5 |
| 1980 | 3 |
| 1981 | 2 |
| 1983 | 3 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1985 | 5 |
| 1986 | 7 |
| 1987 | 6 |
| 1988 | 6 |
| 1989 | 9 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 8 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 6 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 6 |
| 1996 | 5 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1999 | 3 |
| 2000 | 3 |
| 2001 | 9 |
| 2002 | 7 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2004 | 9 |
| 2005 | 10 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 8 |
| 2009 | 7 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Where
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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.\"completionStatus\" = 'Completed'
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."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
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" DESCRun 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 ANC26LA038Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportTextron B300C · Salcha, AKAn in-flight collision with a bird during cruise flight.NTSB CEN25LA293Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-31T3 · Appleton, WIThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane on the ground, which resulted in a collision with a parked airplane.NTSB CEN25LA208Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech E90 · New Century, KSThe flight instructor’s inadequate fuel planning that resulted in a loss of engine power to the left engine due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the flight that resulted in diminished…NTSB CEN25LA200Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-502 · Gibson, ARThe pilot’s loss of control during takeoff due to an encounter with a sudden wind shift.NTSB CEN25FA006Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBeech C99 · Norfolk, NEThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed following a partial loss of engine power during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the fatigue failure of the compressor turbine fan disk blade.NTSB ERA24LA354Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 300 · Asheboro, NCThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.NTSB ANC24LA064Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportDehavilland DHC-2T · Petersville, AKAn in-flight loss of thrust due to an uncommanded feathering of the propeller for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB ERA24FA097Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBeech C99 · Londonderry, NHThe pilot’s failure to ensure that the cockpit door was secured before flight, which resulted in its separation during initial climb and a subsequent loss of control.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.NTSB ERA23FA346Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBeech C-99 · Litchfield, MEA horizontal stabilizer pitch trim anomaly that was not identified in the available evidence.NTSB CEN23LA363Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech C-99 · Lansing, MIThe pilot’s failure to properly set the rudder trim position which resulted in a loss of directional control during takeoff. Contributing was the pilot’s inadequate checklist procedures prior to takeoff.NTSB CEN23LA126Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech C90 · Bismark, NDThe ground vehicle driver’s failure to see and maintain clearance from the airplane while conducting ground operations.NTSB CEN23FA113Accident · 5 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBeech B200 · Little Rock, ARThe loss of control during initial climb for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident were the sudden wind shifts during the initial climb.NTSB CEN23LA103Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 425 · Bismarck, NDA loss of braking due to inadequate servicing of brake fluid by the pilot/mechanic, which resulted in a loss of airplane control on the ground.NTSB CEN22LA428Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech C90A · Tupelo, MSThe uncertificated pilot’s criminal act of stealing the airplane and later performing an off-airport landing that resulted in an impact with terrain.NTSB CEN22LA389Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Appleton, MNThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll with a quartering tailwind.NTSB CEN22LA352Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-502 · Washington, LAThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a wire during an aerial application of a field.NTSB CEN22LA085Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech A100 · West Helena, ARThe malfunction of the propeller autofeather system after takeoff for undetermined reasons, which resulted in both propellers going into feather and a hard landing.NTSB ERA22LA019Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 200 · Mount Pleasant, SCThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance with the parked fuel truck while taxiing for takeoff. Contributing to the outcome was the pilot’s decision to park the airplane in the congested ramp area and his excessive taxi speed.NTSB ANC21LA073Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 208 · Fairbanks, AKThe pilot’s unexpected encounter with supercooled liquid droplets (SLD), which resulted in a loss of control due to ice accumulation. Contributing to the accident were: (1) the pilot’s failure to maintain the minimum airspeed for flight in icing conditions,…NTSB CEN21LA354Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-502 · Wooster, OHThe pilot inadvertently collided with powerline wires during an agricultural spraying flight, resulting in a loss of aircraft control and subsequent impact with the ground.NTSB CEN21LA118Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 300 · Davenport, IAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, and the flight instructor’s inadequate oversight during a simulated engine out takeoff that resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a snowbank.NTSB WPR20CA179Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportAyres S2R · Lenore, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines while maneuvering during an aerial application flight, which resulted in a wire strike.NTSB CEN20LA109Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT 602 · Dumas, ARThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line pole during a low-level aerial application flight, which resulted in impact with the bracket and a subsequent forced landing.NTSB CEN19LA166Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech E90 · Greenville, TXThe fatigue failure of the right main landing gear upper torque knee.NTSB CEN19FA161Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 425 · Butler, MOThe pilot’s loss of airplane control during a descent to a diversion airport with only the left engine operating. Contributing to the accident was a malfunction of the right engine throttle, the cause of which could not be determined.NTSB CEN19FA117Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportAir Tractor AT 502 · Harlingen, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power transmission lines during low altitude flight operations. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment due to a sedating medication.NTSB ERA19LA026Accident · 5 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA31T · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)An in-flight loss of control, which resulted in an impact with water, for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane was not recovered.NTSB GAA18CA475Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech B300 · Wilmington, NCThe airplane’s collision with a bird during approach.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.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.NTSB GAA18CA245Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAyres S2R · Weipee, IDThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.NTSB GAA18CA167Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech C99 · Hastings, NEThe pilot's decision to land in a gusty crosswind that exceeded the airplane's maximum demonstrated crosswind and resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB WPR18FA045Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech C90 · Geneva, FLThe pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation during an instrument approach in instrument meteorological conditions, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's impairment…NTSB ERA17LA326Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT 502 · Union City, TNThe catastrophic failure of the compressor turbine blades, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the installation of undocumented, time-limited engine components of indeterminate age.NTSB CEN17FA266Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA31T · Tyler, TXThe loss of engine power and the subsequent pilot's loss of control for reasons that could not be determined because post-accident engine examination revealed no anomalies.NTSB CEN17LA190Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT 502 · Tahoka, TXThe partial loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB GAA17CA150Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech F90 · Poplar Bluff, MOThe pilot’s descent below the minimum descent altitude during a nonprecision approach, which resulted in a tree strike.NTSB WPR17FA057Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 300 · Tucson, AZThe pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment by the effects of a combination of psychoactive substances.NTSB WPR17LA042Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT 602 · Willows, CAThe decision of the maintenance facility mechanic to conduct maintenance without reference to the applicable manufacturer’s guidance, which resulted in the improper reassembly and subsequent failure of the engine compressor bleed valve, which in turn…NTSB CEN17LA043Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 200 · Moorhead, MNThe pilot's failure to attain a positive climb rate during an attempted missed approach in night instrument meteorological conditions that were at/near approach minimums, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.NTSB WPR17FA024Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA 31T · Elko, NVA loss of engine power to the left engine for reasons that could not be determined due to the extensive fire and impact damage to the airplane.NTSB CEN17LA029Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 100 · Jeffersonville, INThe pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, his decision to take off knowing the airplane was over its gross takeoff weight, and his failure to abort the takeoff after he realized that the airplane was not accelerating as expected, which resulted in a runway…NTSB WPR16LA155Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech C 99 · Spanish Fork, UTAn in-flight collision with power lines.NTSB GAA16CA321Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT 502 · Delhi, LAThe pilot's inability to maintain directional control during the landing roll as a result of a piece of concrete from the runway impacting the right main landing gear brake during the landing roll, resulting in a right brake failure and a ground loop.NTSB CEN16LA208Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-502 · Ropesville, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall while maneuvering.NTSB GAA16CA184Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDehavilland DHC 6 Twin Otter · Fentress, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the aborted landing in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and a collision with a tree.NTSB WPR15LA253Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech C90 · Las Vegas, NVThe jet flight crew's use of an inappropriate checklist to resolve a parking brake hydraulic system pressure anomaly, which resulted in the airplane rolling down a slight incline and colliding with a parked twin-engine turboprop airplane. Contributing to the…NTSB CEN15CA246Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT 502 · Winnsboro, LAThe pilot's improper approach to landing and his failure to perform a go-around, which resulted in a runway overshoot and collision with trees.NTSB WPR14CA391Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 31T - II · Oakland, CAThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear which resulted in a gear-up landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to use the checklist and reported stress.