NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG, TX

6 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG. 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

20142026
NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG, TX per year, 2014–2026: 6 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.\"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 ('52251'))
  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 CEN24FA221Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Whiteface, TXBoth pilot’s failure to see and avoid the other airplane during simultaneous aerial application operations over the same area. Contributing to the accident was the operator’s poor decision to assign the pilots to conduct separate aerial application operations…Jun 14, 2024 · N2032K · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB CEN21LA322Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Edcouch, TXThe pilot’s inadequate compensation for a gusting wind during takeoff.Jul 15, 2021 · N334LA · Substantial damageNTSB GAA19CA339Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · San Benito, TXThe pilot's improper decision to take off with the airplane near its maximum allowable gross takeoff weight and his subsequent exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.Jun 13, 2019 · N103CK · Substantial damageNTSB GAA15CA152Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT 502B · Edna, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, resulting in a runway excursion, and collision with a fence.Jun 24, 2015 · N6107W · Substantial damageNTSB GAA15LA101Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT 502B · Archer City, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from power transmission lines during an aerial application flight.May 31, 2015 · N120TF · Substantial damageNTSB CEN14CA341Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT 402B · Sudan, TXThe pilot's lapse in monitoring the airplane's speed during a low level aerial application maneuver and its subsequent stall during the maneuver.Jun 26, 2014 · N5197U · Substantial damage