NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series, TN

6 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 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

19692026
NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series, TN per year, 1969–2026: 6 cases
19691
19821
19841
19861
19961
19971

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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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'TN' 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 ('52048'))
  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 MIA96LA107Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 727-225 · Memphis, TNfailure of the flightcrew to maintain clearance from construction equipment while taxiing after landing. Factors relating to the accident were: failure of operator personnel to supply the flightcrew with current NOTAM information, failure of ATC personnel to…Mar 27, 1996 · N468FE · Substantial 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 damageNTSB ATL84IA246Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-30 · Nashville, TNDuring the climb-out, a 15% decrease in the right eng epr was noted by the flt crew. This was followed by a loud bang & failure of the #2 eng. The #2 eng was shut down & the acft was flown back to the departure arpt. An initial exam revealed that the right…Aug 6, 1984 · N956VJ · Minor damageNTSB FTW83IA086Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 727-223 · Memphis, TNDuring a go-around from an ILS approach, the left wing tip was dragged. This resulted in minor damage to the leading edge slats, trailing edge flaps and outboard flap track housing on the left wing. An uneventful landing was made after the go-around. The…Dec 26, 1982 · N6810 · Minor damageNTSB MIA70I0047Incident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-9 · Nashville, TNDec 14, 1969 · N974VJ · Minor damage