Final NTSB investigations: Rolls-Royce RB-211 series
64 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Rolls-Royce RB-211 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
| 1978 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 |
Where
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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.\"completionStatus\" = 'Completed'
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('54555'))
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.
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."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('54555'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB DCA25LA047Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 777-223 · Brasilia, BrazilThe airplane’s encounter with unanticipated turbulence during cruise flight, which resulted in serious injury to one passenger who was not seated.NTSB DCA24LA316Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 757-224 · Dunnigan, CAThe abrupt pitch control input by the flight crew in response to a TCAS resolution advisory resulted in two serious passenger injuries.NTSB DCA24LA110Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 757-224 · San Francisco, CAThe crew’s over-rotation of the aircraft pitch during takeoff which resulted in a tailstrike.NTSB DCA23LA252Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 777-223 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)An encounter with inadvertent convective turbulence during cruise flight.NTSB DCA23LA477Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 757 · Lake Butler, FLAn inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence.NTSB DCA23LA125Incident · No injuriesClass 1 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-900ER · Queens, NYThe American Airlines flight 106 (AAL106) crew’s surface navigation error due to distractions caused by their performance of concurrent operational tasks during taxi, which resulted in a loss of situational awareness. Contributing to the incident was the air…NTSB DCA22LA002Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 757-224 · Newark, NJThe nose high attitude on landing resulted in a tailstrike.NTSB DCA21LA095Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 777-223 · Fort Worth, TXan encounter with clear air turbulence during approachNTSB DCA21LA018Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 777 · Anchorage, AKThe airplane’s encounter with severe turbulence while flying over a mountain range during cruise.NTSB DCA20CA095Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportBoeing 757 · Las Vegas, NVthe excessive pitch attitude at touchdown.NTSB DCA19CA186Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportBoeing 757 · San Francisco, CAfailure of the ground crew to maintain clearance from the parked airplane during pushback.NTSB DCA19CA088Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportBoeing 777 · Honolulu, HIthe airplanes encounter with clear air turbulence.NTSB DCA19CA066Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 757 · Charlotte, NCan inadvertent loss of airspeed and increased pitch attitude prior to touchdown.NTSB DCA18CA299Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 757 · Newark, NJthe catering cart striking the flight attendant's foot.NTSB DCA18CA266Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportBoeing 757 · Philadelphia, PAThe captain's improper control of the airplane during the landing flare.NTSB DCA18CA201Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 777 223 · Decatur, TXthe passengers failure to comply with the fasten seatbelt sign when the airplane encountered convective turbulence.NTSB DCA17CA181Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 737 832 · Queens, NYthe Delta B737 captain's failure to maintain proper clearance between his airplane and the stopped American B757.NTSB DCA16CA050Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 777 223 · Buenos Aires, Argentinaan inadvertant encounter with convective turbulence.NTSB DCA16CA009Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 757 223 · Dallas, TXthe disabled passenger not being properly secured during the transfer from the aisle chair causing him to slide to floor and receive a serious injury.NTSB DCA14CA161Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 757 223 · Miami, FLThe failure of the first officer to control the airplane pitch after touchdown. Contributing to the accident was the first officers inexperience in the aircraft type.NTSB OPS14IA011Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 777 - 236 · Shemya, AKThe air traffic controller’s failure to identify a conflict between two aircraft and to issue an adequate clearance, which resulted in a loss of required separation. Contributing to the incident was the Federal Aviation Administration’s failure to provide…NTSB DCA13CA128Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 777-232 · Atlanta, GAUnexpected encounter with convective turbulence while the flight attendants were preparing the cabin for arrival.NTSB DCA12CA086Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 757 2B7 · Philadelphia, PAan inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence.NTSB WPR11LA203Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 777-223 · Pacific OceanAn inadvertent encounter with convective-induced turbulence upon entering cumulonimbus clouds.NTSB OPS11IA246Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 777 · 80 SE of JFK (Atlantic Ocean), NYIncomplete and incorrect coordination between air traffic controllers that resulted in the 777 and the two C17s being cleared to maintain the same altitude. Contributing to the incident was the controllers’ non-adherence to established communications…NTSB DCA11IA015Incident · No injuriesClass 1 · IncidentFinal reportBoeing 757-223 · Jackson Hole, WYa manufacturing defect in a clutch mechanism that prevented the speedbrakes from automatically deploying after touchdown, and the captain’s failure to monitor and extend the speedbrakes manually. Also causal was the failure of the thrust reversers to deploy…NTSB DCA11FA004Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportBoeing 757-223 · Miami, FLFatigue failure of the fuselage crown skin due to incorrect manufacturing of the crown skin panel that resulted in a skin thickness less than the manufacturer-specified thickness.NTSB OPS10IA014Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 737 · Worton, MDThe R10/12 controller issued an improper vector and descent clearance to the GII that put the airplane on a coverging flight path with the B737. Contributing to the incident was the failure of the FAA's training program to correct ongoing controller…NTSB ENG09IA002Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 777 · Atlanta, GAThe fan blade fractured due to a fatigue crack that was the result of the combination of the breakdown of the fan blade lubrication system and residual fatigue life usage following the last overhaul of the fan blade. Contributing to the fracture was the…NTSB DCA09IA014Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 777 · Bozeman, MTAn accumulation of ice in the fuel system, which formed from the water normally present in jet fuel during commonly encountered flight conditions, which accreted and released, restricting the fuel flow at the right engine fuel-oil heat exchanger inlet face.…NTSB CHI08IA292Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 757-223 · Chicago, ILThe failure of an electrical relay due to eroded contacts and the flight crew's decision to continue a flight that was operating on battery power.NTSB DCA08IA048Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 757-200 · Richmond, VAThe installed wing panel clips failed due to fatigue, likely caused by the incorrect installation of the fasteners in response to SB 757-57-0027. Contributing to the incorrect installation was the SB's lack of clarity in the instructions and figures on the…NTSB ENG08IA011Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing B757-200 · West Palm Beach, FLthe arcing of the windshield heat system at the upper, aft (J1) and upper, forward (J4) terminal locations on the first officer's windshield, which caused the inner pane of glass to fracture.NTSB ENG08IA001IncidentIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 757-225 · Charlotte, NCThe truck beam fracture initiated by fatigue and stress corrosion cracking from pits that were present on the ID surface of the truck beam, under the protective finishes. Crack propagation occurred by alternating modes of stress corrosion cracking and fatigue…NTSB MIA07CA119Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 777-232 · Atlanta, GAThe flight attendant's inadvertent misstep on a ladder and falling during pushback resulting in serious injuries.NTSB CHI07LA078Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 777 · Chicago, ILAn in-flight encounter with turbulence during cruise flight.NTSB NYC07IA015Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 757-224 · Newark, NJThe flight crew's misidentification of the parallel taxiway as the active runway, resulting in the flight crew executing a landing on the taxiway. Contributing was the night lighting conditions.NTSB DFW06LA115Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 777-233ER · DFW Int'l Apt, TXThe in-flight encounter with turbulence in clouds resulting in a flight attendant being injured.NTSB CHI05LA135Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 757-223 · New Chicago, INThe inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence (CIT) while the aircraft was descending into the terminal area.NTSB DCA04MA061Accident · Serious injuriesMajor investigationFinal reportBoeing 777 · Miami, FLthe in-flight encounter with unforecasted clear air turbulence.NTSB MIA03IA168Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 757-223 · Miami, FLThe failure of maintenance personnel from the aircraft operator to identify a missing left main landing gear truck beam shield and damage to the left main landing gear truck beam which resulted in the fracture of the truck beam as a result of stress corrosion…NTSB LAX03LA167Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 757-223 · Santa Ana, CAthe vehicle driver's failure to deploy the parking brake or use wheel chocks to secure the vehicle prior to leaving it unattended.NTSB MIA03LA067Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 777-223 · Miami, FLThe flight crew's inadvertent encounter with turbulence while attempting to maneuver through an area of convective activity during descent.NTSB IAD02LA007Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 757-223 · Dulles, VAA passenger sustained a broken ankle during an emergency evacuation.NTSB DCA01MA064Accident · 64 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportBoeing 757-200 · Arlington, VAThe Safety Board did not determine the probable cause and does not plan to issue a report or open a public docket. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 are under the jurisdiction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Safety Board provided…NTSB MIA00LA271Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 777-223 · Miami, FLan in-flight encounter with turbulence.NTSB FTW00LA244Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 757-223 · Gulf Of Mexicothe flight crew's inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence while in cruise flight. A factor was the rapidly developing convective activity.NTSB CHI00LA268Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 777-223 · Baraboo, WIthe unexpected turbulence encountered by the airplane.NTSB CHI00IA125Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 777-223ER · Chicago, ILthe flightcrew not detecting the runway closure NOTAM and the Air Traffic Control personnel on the metering, ground, and local positions giving an improper clearance to taxi to a closed runway. Factors were the closed runway, ATIS information not issued by…NTSB LAX00LA146Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 757-2G7 · Dallas, TXThe en route cruise encounter with forecast moderate turbulence.