NTSB investigations: Continental A&C65 series

15 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Continental A&C65 series, where the defining event was Fuel exhaustion. 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

20092026
NTSB investigations: Continental A&C65 series per year, 2009–2026: 15 cases
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20202
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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 ('17003')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND e.aircrafts_position = x.position AND e.\"isDefiningEvent\" AND e.\"tier2Number\" = '192'))
  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 CEN27LA031Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openAeronca 65CA · Hartford, WIOct 24, 2026 · N34402 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA403Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAeronca 11AC · Longmont, COThe pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.Sep 29, 2025 · N86326 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA239Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Newaygo, MIThe pilot’s inadequate fuel planning and his failure to adequately monitor the fuel level during the flight which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Jul 5, 2025 · N71790 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA080Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportLuscombe 8 · Omaha, NEThe pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Jan 16, 2025 · N71586 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR24LA294Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportLuscombe 8 · Bend, ORA failure of the left fuel valve, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.Aug 30, 2024 · N71899 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA22LA329Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Plant City, FLA total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning.Jul 21, 2022 · N84423 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR21LA022Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper J3-C65 · El Cajon, CAThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Oct 23, 2020 · N98615 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN20LA422Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAeronca 7AC · St. Clairsville, OHThe pilots improper fuel planning that resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Sep 23, 2020 · N81624 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR19LA049Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportTaylorcraft L 2M · Walla Walla, WAThe pilot's improper preflight planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Dec 21, 2018 · N46147 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA16LA291Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8 · Marlboro, NJThe pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent total loss of engine power.Aug 13, 2016 · N71497 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA13CA435Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca 65 CA · Thomaston, GAThe pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning and in-flight monitoring of the fuel level which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Sep 30, 2013 · N33879 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA11CA057Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca O58B · Livingston, NYThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Nov 12, 2010 · N46014 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN10CA548Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-17 · Edwardsburg, MIA total loss of engine power during takeoff due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s improper fuel planning.Sep 19, 2010 · N4610H · Substantial damageNTSB ERA10LA422Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft BC12-D · Harrison, METhe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Aug 14, 2010 · N96389 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR09CA103Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca 7BC · Half Moon Bay, CAA total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to perform an accurate visual fuel quantity check prior to initiating the flight.Jan 29, 2009 · N2805E · Destroyed