NTSB investigations: Continental C145 series

99 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Continental C145 series, where the defining event was Loss of control on ground. 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

20082026
NTSB investigations: Continental C145 series per year, 2008–2026: 99 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.engine_model_code IN ('17012')
      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\" = '230'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB CEN27LA033AccidentClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openCessna 170B · Englewood, COOct 28, 2026 · N3187BNTSB WPR26LA318Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openCessna 170B · South Lake Tahoe, CAAug 26, 2026 · N2285D · Substantial damageNTSB WPR26LA239Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170A · El Cajon, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a right crosswind,.Jun 27, 2026 · N1607D · Substantial damageNTSB ERA26LA152Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170B · Bessemer, ALThe pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll.Mar 27, 2026 · N3184B · Substantial damageNTSB WPR25LA270Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170A · Everett, WAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in crosswind conditions.Aug 27, 2025 · N1755D · Substantial damageNTSB ERA25LA312Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170 · Fitchburg, MAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a quartering tailwind.Aug 23, 2025 · N2589V · Substantial damageNTSB ANC25LA070Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170B · Homer, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop.Jul 9, 2025 · N2694D · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA210Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170B · Fort Morgan, COThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane during a gusty crosswind landing.Jun 15, 2025 · N1996C · Substantial damageNTSB ERA25LA221Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170 · Oxford, METhe flight instructor’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusty crosswind conditions.Apr 18, 2025 · N2607V · Substantial damageNTSB ERA25LA139Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170B · Gainesville, GAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane while landing in gusty crosswind conditions.Feb 23, 2025 · N2480D · Substantial damageNTSB WPR25LA033Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170B · Lancaster, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.Nov 8, 2024 · N1977C · Substantial damageNTSB ANC24LA078Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170B · Healy, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, in gusty wind conditions, resulting in a loss of control and a collision with trees.Aug 15, 2024 · N2524D · Substantial damageNTSB CEN24LA251Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170 · Dowagiac, MIThe pilot and flight instructor’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop with the left main landing gear axle failing, a runway excursion, and impact with the ground.Jul 4, 2024 · N9793A · Substantial damageNTSB ANC24LA053Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170B · Tok, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.Jun 24, 2024 · N2839C · Substantial damageNTSB ERA24LA374Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170B · Smithfield, NCThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Jun 16, 2024 · N2257D · Substantial damageNTSB ANC24LA042Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170A · Willow, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing roll, resulting in a ground loop and substantial damage to the airplane.Jun 1, 2024 · N5789C · Substantial damageNTSB CEN24LA201Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170A · Oscoda, MIThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout with a gusting crosswind that resulted in the airplane nosing over and impacting on the runway.May 28, 2024 · N9206A · Substantial damageNTSB WPR24LA136Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170B · Scappoose, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions.Apr 30, 2024 · N1657D · Substantial damageNTSB ERA24LA196Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170B · Endicott, NYThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an aborted landing, which resulted in a runway excursion, and subsequent collision with trees.Apr 25, 2024 · N8084A · Substantial damageNTSB ERA24LA150Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170 · Chesapeake, VAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop, runway excursion, and subsequent landing gear collapse.Mar 21, 2024 · N9269A · Substantial damageNTSB GAA24WA017Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 170B · Duxford, United KingdomOct 9, 2023 · N2366D · Substantial damageNTSB WPR23LA260Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170B · Fremont Island, UTThe pilot undergoing instruction’s excessive application of asymmetrical braking during landing, which resulted in a ground loop.Jul 7, 2023 · N1664D · Substantial damageNTSB WPR23LA300Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170B · Tracy, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll after encountering a wind gust.May 17, 2023 · N2771C · Substantial damageNTSB WPR23LA171Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170B · Queen Creek, AZThe airplane’s encounter with a dust devil after landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.Apr 29, 2023 · N2207D · Substantial damageNTSB CEN23LA140Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170A · Oklahoma City, OKThe pilot’s loss of directional control during landing with wind gusts, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over.Mar 19, 2023 · N9254A · Substantial damageNTSB WPR23LA096Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170 · Mesa, AZThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll out and the preexisting fatigue cracks in the left main landing gear leg, which resulted in the leg’s premature overstress fracture during the ground loop.Jan 23, 2023 · N9534A · Substantial damageNTSB WPR23LA011Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170B · Monument Valley, UTThe pilot’s loss of airplane control during the landing flare in gusting wind and subsequent loss of directional control during the landing roll.Oct 8, 2022 · N1961C · Substantial damageNTSB WPR22LA200Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170 · Wheatland, WYThe pilot’s improper landing flare which, resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent nose over.Jun 6, 2022 · N4067V · Substantial damageNTSB ANC21LA029Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170A · Lime Village, AKThe pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a landing gear collapse.Apr 7, 2021 · N1291D · Substantial damageNTSB ERA21LA095Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170 · Madisonville, TNThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout, which resulted in a ground loop.Dec 22, 2020 · N4580C · Substantial damageNTSB CEN21LA097Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170 · Albion, NEThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing with a tailwind.Dec 18, 2020 · N9590A · Substantial damageNTSB CEN21LA058Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportTemco GC-1B · Waukegan, ILThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with a crosswind that resulted in a ground loop and impact with terrain.Nov 8, 2020 · N77759 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA20LA338Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170 · Pottstown, PAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusty, shifting wind conditions.Sep 22, 2020 · N2772D · Substantial damageNTSB ANC20CA094Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Kiana, AKThe pilot’s improper decision to perform a takeoff from an unsuitable surface, which resulted in a loss of control and nose over.Sep 13, 2020 · N3068A · Substantial damageNTSB ERA20CA307Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Morrisville, VTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control and subsequent exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and collision with terrain.Sep 3, 2020 · N170JS · Substantial damageNTSB CEN20CA296Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportCessna 170B · Bloomington, INThe pilot's failure to attain/maintain directional control during landing that resulted in a ground loop and impact with terrain.Jul 20, 2020 · N8193A · Substantial damageNTSB CEN20CA222Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportPiper PA 15 · Lancaster, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.Jun 8, 2020 · N4123H · Substantial damageNTSB WPR20CA053Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Missoula, MTThe pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and ground-loop, and the flight instructor’s failure to adequately monitor the pilot.Dec 28, 2019 · N4476B · Substantial damageNTSB GAA20CA082Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Albuquerque, NMThe pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain directional control and his inadvertent left brake pedal application during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and ground-loop.Oct 29, 2019 · N3016A · Substantial damageNTSB GAA19CA445Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Phoenix, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and the right wing striking the ground.Jul 19, 2019 · N3276A · Substantial damageNTSB GAA19CA364Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Hewitt Lake, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff from a soft, grass airstrip, which resulted in impact with brush.Jun 17, 2019 · N4427B · Substantial damageNTSB GAA19CA316Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Dillingham, AKThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a long landing and subsequent loss of directional control, and his subsequent failure to attain sufficient altitude to clear trees during an attempted go-around.Jun 5, 2019 · N2601D · Substantial damageNTSB GAA18CA527Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Tulsa, OKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions.Sep 1, 2018 · N2303D · Substantial damageNTSB GAA18CA370Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Anchorage, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.Jun 21, 2018 · N4427B · Substantial damageNTSB GAA18CA339Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Benson, AZThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.Jun 10, 2018 · N170W · Substantial damageNTSB GAA18CA278Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Zelienople, PAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.May 12, 2018 · N2485D · Substantial damageNTSB CEN18LA070Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 170 · Ponca City, OKThe pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff with a quartering tailwind, which resulted in a runway excursion.Jan 6, 2018 · N9972A · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA499Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Rochelle, ILThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a tailwind.Aug 21, 2017 · N2486D · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA426Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Friday Harbor, WAThe pilot’s loss of directional control during landing.Jul 11, 2017 · N2714D · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA399Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170B · Pine Bluff, ARThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Jul 7, 2017 · N2811C · Substantial damage