# NTSB investigations: Continental W670 series: Loss of control in flight

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN25LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA004.md): Boeing E75 · Sanger, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 4, 2024 · N1612M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control.
- [NTSB CEN22LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA003.md): Boeing PT-17 · Winnie, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 2, 2021 · N4106Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to takeoff from a road with obstacles in his flight path and his failure to maintain control of the airplane when encountering changing winds from approaching thunderstorms which resulted in the airplane impacting signal light cables.
- [NTSB CEN20LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA383.md): Stearman A75N1(PT17) · Henderson, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 5, 2020 · N373VU · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed, resulting in an aerodynamic stall after takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN15LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA295.md): Waco UPF 7 · Montrose, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 3, 2015 · N29943 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain suitable altitude while flying over high mountainous terrain in downdraft conditions.
- [NTSB ERA14CA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA320.md): Fairchild M 62C(PT-23A) · Petersburg, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 22, 2014 · N60418 · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing attempt. Contributing to the accident was the changing wind conditions.
- [NTSB CEN11LA578](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA578.md): Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Fabens, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 2011 · N53473 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to continue the high density altitude takeoff with reduced engine power and his decision to initiate a turn back to the runway with insufficient airspeed, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB CEN11LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA365.md): Boeing A75N1 (PT17) · Freemont, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 27, 2011 · N60147 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to attain a positive climb rate following takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because the propeller was not provided for further examination. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment from alcohol.
- [NTSB DFW08CA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA199.md): Grumman G-164A · Newport, AR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 25, 2008 · N519Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factors were the high temperature and tailwind.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
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 ('17018')
    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" = '240'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/cases?engine=17018

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