NTSB investigations: North American AT-6D

5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as North American AT-6D, where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power”. 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

19872026
NTSB investigations: North American AT-6D per year, 1987–2026: 5 cases
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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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('6400416')
      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\" = 350))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB ATL06LA007Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportNorth American AT-6D · Mocksville, NCThe pilot's improper fuel management resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and an in-flight collision with trees and the ground.Oct 15, 2005 · N494S · DestroyedNTSB SEA05LA192Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth American AT-6D · Chehalis, WAThe pilot's failure to follow the checklist to switch to the fullest fuel tank prior to departure which resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power during the initial takeoff climb. Subsequently, the aircraft landed hard damaging the landing gear…Sep 9, 2005 · N3617F · Substantial damageNTSB CHI03LA249Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth American AT-6D · Brookings, SDThe inadequate fuel supply for the flight, and the inadequate preflight by the pilot resulting in exhaustion of the fuel supply and subsequent loss of engine power. The tree was a contributing factor.Aug 7, 2003 · N9272K · Substantial damageNTSB ATL02FA072Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportNorth American T-6-AT6D · Gainesville, GAA loss of engine power following a supercharger bearing failure and subsequent collision with the ground while maneuvering for an emergency landing.Apr 1, 2002 · N7471C · Substantial damageNTSB MIA87LA228Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth American AT-6D · Panama City, FLThe plt stated that he was inbound to sandy creek airport when he heard a loud bang and lost power. On landing rollout in a field the aircraft hit some sod, flipped over & came to rest inverted. Post crash examination of the engine revealed an internal blower…Aug 22, 1987 · N3771M · Substantial damage