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NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series

15 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Pratt & Whitney JT8D series, 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.

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19872026

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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 ('52053', '52377')
      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"

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 SEA08LA050Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83 · Ontario, CAThe lack of turbulence forecasts available to the flight crew, which resulted in the flight attendants not being seated when the flight encountered severe terrain-induced turbulence. Contributing to the accident were the terrain-induced turbulence, the…Dec 25, 2007 · N943AS · No damageNTSB CHI04LA196Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Sheridan, ILThe convection induced turbulence and the flight attendant not being restrained.Jul 16, 2004 · N585AA · No damageNTSB LAX03LA193Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing MD-82 · Fort Worth, TXThe encounter with severe turbulence during descent, prior to the cabin crew taking their seats, which resulted in serious injury to two flight attendants.Jun 12, 2003 · N451AA · No damageNTSB ATL03LA014Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-82 · Orlando, FLThe airplane's inflight encounter with turbulence that resulted in injuries to the number two flight attendant.Nov 6, 2002 · N479AA · No damageNTSB CHI02LA043Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Romulus, MIThe turbulence encountered in-flight and the passenger not complying with the flight and cabin crew’s warning of the turbulance.Nov 30, 2001 · N488AA · No damageNTSB ATL99LA049Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-80 · Raleigh, NCThe flight encountered clear air turbulence while descending through 17,000 feet mean sea level (MSL).Feb 8, 1999 · N433AA · No damageNTSB MIA98LA002Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Cross City, FLThe in-flight encounter with turbulence associated with a nearby level 6 thunderstorm with moderate rain while deviating.Oct 2, 1997 · N33502 · No damageNTSB LAX97LA072Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-83 · San Jose, CAThe flight's encounter with severe turbulence while the injured cabin crew was standing.Dec 22, 1996 · N590AA · No damageNTSB FTW96IA237Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) · Albuquerque, NMthe flightcrew's inadvertent encounter with windshear at low altitude. Factors were: variable winds, high density altitude, and the FAA's inadequate location/height of the LLWAS sensor.Jun 5, 1996 · N224AA · Minor damageNTSB FTW96IA235Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-82 · Childress, TXThe aircraft's encounter with unforcasted and unreported severe turbulence.Jun 3, 1996 · N493AA · No damageNTSB MIA96LA019Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 737-200 · Pensacola, FLThe passenger failure to follow the instructions to be seated and utilize a seatbelt. Contributing to the accident was the in flight encounter with turbulence.Nov 7, 1995 · N312DL · No damageNTSB MIA95LA055Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-88 · Monroe, LAan in-flight encounter with weather during a climb, resulting in an injury to a flight attendant who got out of her seat to perform a duty.Jan 6, 1995 · N981DL · No damageNTSB DEN93FA047Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Denver, COAn inflight encounterwith a microburst at an altitude insufficient to effect recovery.Apr 26, 1993 · N14816 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA88LA090Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDouglas DC-9-82 · Hickman, KYThe capt left the seat belt sign on after takeoff. The flight attendants made a followup announcement for the passengers to remain seated and keep their seatbelts fastened due to the turbulence they were encountering. A passenger elected to get up from her…Jan 19, 1988 · N915TW · No damageNTSB ATL88LA034Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 737-232 · Raleigh, NCThe acft encountered moderate to severe turbulence during the nighttime flt, when it passed through clouds momentarily at FL225. A flt attendant sustained a broken ankle. The captain rptd that radar gave no indication of any wx ahead prior to the encounter.…Nov 11, 1987 · N315DL · No damage