# NTSB investigations: Continental A&C65 series

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.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB ERA19FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA003.md): Piper J3C · Fancy Gap, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 2018 · N38811 · Substantial damage
  > The non-instrument-rated pilot's improper decision to undertake a flight into forecast instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) and his subsequent decision to continue the flight after encountering IMC, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.…
- [NTSB WPR18LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA257.md): Piper J3C · Jackson, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 2 · Limited · Final report · Sep 8, 2018 · N70192 · Substantial damage
  > A loss of directional control during takeoff and initial climb for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB GAA18CA533](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA533.md): Taylorcraft BC12 · Cut Bank, MT · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 5, 2018 · N95514 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to see and avoid power wires while maneuvering at low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inability to determine the airplane’s altitude due to sun glare.
- [NTSB GAA18CA536](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA536.md): Aeronca 11AC · Midland, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 2, 2018 · N86146 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.
- [NTSB GAA18CA524](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA524.md): Luscombe 8 · Fulton, MO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 28, 2018 · N1211B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA18FA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA230.md): Aeronca 7AC · Hanson, MA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 2018 · N65HM · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, the pilot's decision to turn back to the runway shortly after takeoff, and his failure to maintain airspeed during the turn, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, and…
- [NTSB WPR18FA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA228.md): Pietenpol Aircamper · Camp Verde, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 18, 2018 · N88HK · Substantial damage
  > Loss of control for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB CEN18TA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18TA330.md): Piper J3C · Friendswood, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 13, 2018 · N42218 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to conduct a flight in an airplane that had a tailwheel with degraded locking pins, which allowed the tailwheel to unlock and swivel out of alignment and precluded the pilot from regaining directional control on the ground during a…
- [NTSB GAA18CA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA397.md): Robert Miles Smith Trike · Lewiston, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 4, 2018 · N11VW · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to the pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat in conditions conducive to carburetor icing and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during a forced landing.
- [NTSB GAA18CA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA338.md): Luscombe 8 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 12, 2018 · N2094B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB CEN18LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA222.md): Taylorcraft BC12 D · Santa Teresa, NM · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 10, 2018 · N43443 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB CEN18LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA209.md): Luscombe 8A · Longview, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 1, 2018 · N72066 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat for takeoff, which resulted in an interruption of continuous fuel flow to the engine and a loss of engine power during climb. Also causal was the lack of required placarding warning of the need to use full carburetor…
- [NTSB GAA18CA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA317.md): Aeronca 7AC · Vinton, IA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 28, 2018 · N84163 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting tailwind conditions.
- [NTSB CEN18LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA199.md): Aeronca 58B · Tekamah, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 28, 2018 · N47252 · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power due to the formation of carburetor ice. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat and his decision to continue flight with reduced engine power rather than landing the airplane on suitable…
- [NTSB GAA18CA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA295.md): Luscombe 8 · Batavia, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 24, 2018 · N77922 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s use of an improper engine hand-propping procedure, which resulted in the airplane’s unexpected movement.
- [NTSB GAA18CA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA298.md): Garcia Benigno Baby ACE D · St. Johns, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 23, 2018 · N4207D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting, quartering tailwind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA18FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA149.md): Taylorcraft BC12 · Commerce, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 21, 2018 · N94909 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to effectively mitigate an accumulation of carburetor ice, which resulted in an undetected partial loss of engine power and an aerodynamic stall during takeoff.
- [NTSB GAA18CA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA257.md): Aeronca 7AC · Warrenton, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 6, 2018 · N83581 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the takeoff initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB ERA18FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA141.md): Aeronca 7AC · Middletown, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 5, 2018 · N84396 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during climbout, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall from which the pilot could not recover.
- [NTSB GAA18CA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA244.md): Luscombe 8 · Eunice, LA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 28, 2018 · N71261 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a tree while on approach to land.
- [NTSB GAA18CA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA241.md): Aeronca 65 LB · Carrington, ND · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 28, 2018 · N34459 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control and his subsequent excessive brake application during landing, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB GAA18CA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA205.md): Luscombe 8 · Vernon, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 5, 2018 · N71617 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing
- [NTSB GAA18CA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA188.md): Piper J3C · Nampa, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 30, 2018 · N24751 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CEN18LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA038.md): Piper / Laudeman J3C 65 · Palmyra, WI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 2017 · N11188 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadvertent pulling of the fuel shutoff valve, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and a subsequent forced landing into trees. Contributing to the pilot’s inadvertent pulling of the fuel shutoff valve were habit patterns he had…
- [NTSB GAA18CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA018.md): Aeronca 7DC · Salinas, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 22, 2017 · N83512 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a tailwind.
- [NTSB GAA18CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA001.md): Piper J3C · Yakima, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 3, 2017 · N48694 · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.
- [NTSB ERA17LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA328.md): Piper J3C · Hanover Township, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 16, 2017 · N38365 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain roll control while maneuvering, which resulted in a collision with trees and terrain.
- [NTSB GAA17CA544](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA544.md): Piper PA 11 · Petersville, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 14, 2017 · N4741M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s overapplication of brakes, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB GAA17CA523](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA523.md): Taylorcraft BC12 · Redgranite, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 7, 2017 · N95356 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB GAA17CA522](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA522.md): Luscombe 8 · Westminster, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 6, 2017 · N1590K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA17CA498](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA498.md): Luscombe 8 · Perryville, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 21, 2017 · N2861K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
- [NTSB GAA17CA510](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA510.md): Luscombe 8 · Angleton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 19, 2017 · N71971 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB ERA17LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA275.md): Piper J3C · Salisbury, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 2017 · N98550 · Substantial damage
  > An improper replacement of the crankshaft by maintenance personnel, which resulted in a failure of the crankshaft gear and total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB GAA17CA506](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA506.md): Piper J3C · Camas, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 9, 2017 · N6048H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB ERA17LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA262.md): Aeronca 11BC · Gilbert, SC · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 20, 2017 · N3154E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA17CA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA403.md): Luscombe 8 · Grand Island, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 6, 2017 · N45609 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB ERA17FA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA226.md): Luscombe 8 · Remsen, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 2017 · N45851 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low for him to recover.
- [NTSB CEN17LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA234.md): Aeronca 65 CA · Mount Vernon, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 2017 · N33778 · Minor damage
  > The pilot's improper starting procedure before hand propping the engine, and his subsequent attempt to stop the moving airplane, which resulted in him being struck by the propeller.
- [NTSB GAA17CA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA347.md): Aeronca 11AC · Watervliet, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 16, 2017 · N9404E · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in a takeoff over maximum gross weight from a turf runway in high density altitude conditions and the airplane’s inability to attain a climb rate and subsequent collision with trees.
- [NTSB GAA17CA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA381.md): Aeronca 7AC · Soldotna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 4, 2017 · N82639 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s abrupt maneuver to avoid a moose cow and calf during taxi, which resulted in an impact with a tree.
- [NTSB GAA17CA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA223.md): Piper J3C · New Carlisle, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 8, 2017 · N88470 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The other pilot’s decision to land on an occupied runway and his failure to see and avoid the airplane.
- [NTSB GAA17CA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA203.md): Aeronca 11AC · Warroad, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 25, 2017 · N9595E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during the landing in tailwind conditions.
- [NTSB CEN17LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA093.md): Piper J3C · Brenham, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 30, 2017 · N7039H · Substantial damage
  > The reciprocating engine's exhaust valve being stuck in the “open” position, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power during initial climb.
- [NTSB GAA17CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA113.md): Aeronca 7AC · Compton, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 15, 2017 · N1659E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain runway alignment during landing in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in an off-runway landing in soft dirt and a nose-over.
- [NTSB CEN17FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA063.md): Piper PA28R · McKinney, TX · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 31, 2016 · N4407T · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The other pilot's use of an alternate traffic pattern entry procedure, which resulted in his inability to see and avoid the airplane, which was flying the preferred traffic pattern, and the subsequent midair collision.
- [NTSB GAA17CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA043.md): Aeronca 11AC · Winter Haven, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 22, 2016 · N9410E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA17LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA020.md): Taylorcraft BC12 D · Vaughn, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 17, 2016 · N94919 · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airplane and engine did not reveal any evidence of preimpact malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB GAA17CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA021.md): Luscombe 8 · Huntingburg, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 12, 2016 · N39083 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s delayed crosswind correction during the landing roll with a gusting left crosswind, which resulted in the airplane weathervaning and nosing over.
- [NTSB GAA17CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA017.md): Piper PA 17 · Keene Valley, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 6, 2016 · N4584H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to use the proper hand propping procedures, resulting in a runaway airplane and an impact with trees.
- [NTSB GAA16CA495](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA495.md): Piper PA 11 · Grand Isle, VT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 19, 2016 · N4681M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack during a simulated engine failure and forced landing with a tailwind, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?engine=17003&page=5

## 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 ('17003'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17003&page=4

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