# NTSB investigations: Continental IO-360 series: Flight control sys malf/fail

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 CEN26LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA044.md): Cirrus Design SR20 · Chesterfield, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Nov 11, 2025 · N866CD · Substantial damage
  > On November 11, 2025, about 1750 central standard time, a Cirrus SR20, N866CD, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Chesterfield, Missouri. The pilot and copilot received minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14…
- [NTSB CEN24LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA270.md): Cessna R172E · Hillrose, CO · Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 6, 2024 · N23788 · Minor damage
  > The binding of the left flap due to improper maintenance.
- [NTSB WPR22FA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA216.md): Cessna 336 · Porterville, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 18, 2022 · N3835U · Destroyed
  > Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly secure the elevator control assembly hardware, which resulted in an in-flight disconnection of the elevator and elevator counterweight and the pilot’s inability to maintain pitch control.
- [NTSB CEN18LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA246.md): Cessna 337 · Baldwin City, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 2018 · N107BL · Substantial damage
  > The loss of hydraulic accumulator pressure for reasons that could not be determined, which prevented the propeller from unfeathering, and the pilot's improper decision to attempt a go-around, which resulted in an off-airport landing and the airplane impacting…
- [NTSB CEN18LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA195.md): Cirrus Design SR20 · Katy, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 27, 2018 · N67Y · Substantial damage
  > The loss of airplane control on takeoff due to the absence of the attachment bolt for the left aileron actuation arm.
- [NTSB WPR17CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17CA001.md): Cessna R172K · Rosamond, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 2, 2016 · N736LZ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper use of the control lock, combined with his incomplete execution of two pre-departure procedures, which resulted in a takeoff with the control lock installed.

## 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 ('17025', '17045')
    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" = '333'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/333/cases?engine=17025

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