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

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

19832026
NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series, TX per year, 1983–2026: 6 cases
19831
19861
19871
19892
19921

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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'TX' 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 FTW92LA142Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 737-200 · Palacios, TXThe flight's unexpected encounter with moderate turbulence.May 15, 1992 · N67SW · No damageNTSB DCA89MA035Accident · 2 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-33F · Saginaw, TXThe loss of control of the airplane for undetermined reasons following the inflight opening of the improperly latched cargo door. Contributing to the accident were: inadequate procedures used by evergreen airlines and approved by the FAA for preflight…Mar 18, 1989 · N931F · DestroyedNTSB FTW89IA067Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 727-232 · Greenville, TXFalse fire warning, which resulted from (1) contaminants on hardware at one end of the fire detection loop; and (2) an electrical short on both elements of the loop.Mar 14, 1989 · N511DA · No damageNTSB FTW88IA037Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 727-243 · Houston, TXImproper drilling of the cross hole in the slat track bearing bolt, which led to its failure from fatigue cracking.Dec 3, 1987 · N571PE · Minor damageNTSB DCA86IA017Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 727-223 · Harlingen, TXWhile en route, the company dispatcher notified American flt 844 (via acars) that Harlingen (hrl) had unforecast fog & was 300' obscd with 1/2 mi vis. At 2335, as the flt bgn a dscnt fm FL 310, the same ceiling & vis were rprtd. However, as the flt was clrd…Feb 8, 1986 · N871AA · Minor damageNTSB FTW83IA094Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing B-737-200 · Lubbock, TXDuring taxi to takeoff the acft slid off the taxiway into the snow and became stuck. The taxiway was covered with snow &ice.Jan 20, 1983 · N68SW · No damage