NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1

5 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1, where the first occurrence was “In flight encounter with weather”. 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

19842026
NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 per year, 1984–2026: 5 cases
19841
19862
19901
20031

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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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('52044')
      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\" = 240))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB DEN03LA142Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-81 · Greeley, COthe inflight encounter with severe turbulence.Aug 7, 2003 · N814ME · No damageNTSB MIA91LA005Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 · Cape Canaveral, FLFailure of the captain to follow procedures, his improper in-flight planning/decision by allowing the aircraft to continue into the overhang (anvil) of a thunderstorm, failure of the passengers to abide by procedures/instructions concerning use of seat belts,…Oct 4, 1990 · N8923E · No damageNTSB ANC87FA021Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBoeing 727-222 · Anchorage, AKAbout 10 min before arrival, the acft suddenly encountered turbulence which one occupant described as a single tremendous jolt. The mishap occurred while the acft was aprx 39 miles east of Anchorage intl arpt and was descending thru 10,000 ft. the seat belt…Dec 16, 1986 · N7635U · Minor damageNTSB ATL86LA202Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDouglas DC-9-31 · Montgomery, ALDuring flt, the acft encountered turbulence (turbc) while flying in the vicinity of a thunderstorm (tstm). During the occurrence, a flt attendant, who was serving beverages, sustained a fractured lumbar vertebrae. Radar data revealed the acft was about 4 mi…Jul 21, 1986 · N9332 · Minor damageNTSB ATL84LA235Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDouglas DC-9-31 · Augusta, GADuring a turbulence encounter a pax standing in the rear of the cabin fell and suffered a fractured leg. The seat belt sign was illuminated for the entire flt. At the direction of the capt, in-flt service by the flt attendants was terminated. The injured pax…Jul 25, 1984 · N8978E · No damage