NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series

5 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series, where the first occurrence was “Miscellaneous/other”. 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

19862026
NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series per year, 1986–2026: 5 cases
19861
19881
19921
19931
19971

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 c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('52048')
      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\" = 430))
  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 CHI97IA212Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 · Memphis, TNthe spoiler cable was misrouted by unknown maintenance personnel.Jul 12, 1997 · N9348 · No damageNTSB NYC93IA064Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 727-200 · Newark, NJThe pilot's disorientation while taxiing, resulting in a runway incursion. Factors contributing to the incident were: the failure of the flight crew to communicate with the ATC ground controller to verify their position; the inadequate crew coordination; and…Feb 12, 1993 · N79771 · No damageNTSB CHI93LA043Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 727-232 · Chicago, ILThe captain's inadequate coordination with the ground and flight crew. Factors related to the accident were: the passenger's perception that the APU exhaust was a fire, which resulted in action that initiated an evacuation.Nov 28, 1992 · N401DA · No damageNTSB CHI88IA111Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 737-222 · Detroit, MIMay 11, 1988 · N9014U · No damageNTSB ATL86LA090Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 727-223 · Memphis, TNAmerican airlines flight 502 experienced a fire warning light illumination on no. 1 engine as the aircraft was climbing through 6000 feet. The pilot declared an emergency and returned to Memphis. Following the landing the pilot ordered a passenger emergency…Mar 12, 1986 · N877AA · No damage