NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series

5 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series, where the first occurrence was “On ground/water collision with object”. 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

19952026
NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series per year, 1995–2026: 5 cases
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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 ('52049')
      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\" = 310))
  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 ATL06LA024Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 727-2S2F · Memphis, TNThe improper towing of the airplane by the tug operator which resulted in the shearing of the towbar shear pin and subsequent collision of the airplane and tug.Dec 14, 2005 · N213FE · Substantial damageNTSB DEN05IA071Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 737-282 · Denver, COthe improper operation of the loading bridge which resulted in the loading bridge impacting the airplane. Contributing factors were the failure of the ground personnel to marshal the airplane on the assigned aircraft stop line, lack of supervision and…Apr 25, 2005 · N789TM · Minor damageNTSB CHI00FA244Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportBoeing 727-264 · Chicago, ILthe fractured tow bar and the inadequate weld of the tow bar by an unknown person.Aug 16, 2000 · N764AT · Substantial damageNTSB NYC99LA127Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 727 · Sterling, VAInadequate visual lookout by the tug operator. A factor in this accident was inadequate pushback procedures by the airline which failed to provide proper assistance (wing walkers) to the tug operator.May 28, 1999 · N282SC · Substantial damageNTSB MIA95LA196Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 727-264 · Orlando, FLThe failure of the ground crew to follow procedures/directives requiring that the airplane brakes be set before disconnecting the tow bar from the airplane.Aug 6, 1995 · N764AT · Substantial damage