# NTSB investigations: Continental A&C75 series: In flight collision with terrain/water

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 NYC07LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA008.md): Flynn William Pazmany PL-4 · Fredricksburg, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 15, 2006 · N640F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's intentional low altitude maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent collision with terrain.
- [NTSB FTW01LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA077.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Houston, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 13, 2001 · N93504 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to execute a go-around after becoming low on a visual approach.
- [NTSB LAX00LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA174.md): Piper J3C-65 · Healdsburg, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 2000 · N146TM · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the flight review pilot to compensate for the crosswind and maintain flying speed during takeoff.
- [NTSB FTW00LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA129.md): Ercoupe 415-D · Lindsay, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 20, 2000 · N99470 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor was the downdraft wind condition.
- [NTSB CHI95LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA133.md): Piper J-3 · Elk Creek, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 23, 1995 · N26991 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the trees. Factors in the accident include the trees, the tailwind condition, and the pilot's lack of proper certification.
- [NTSB NYC86FNE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FNE02.md): Folsom Sonerai II · Middlebury, CT · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 1, 1986 · N27EF · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported that the acft was slow to climb after takeoff and had reached an alt of only 100' AGL at the end of the 5000' lond rwy. The plt continued to state the acft was unable to clear rising terrain aprx 1/2 mile from the arpt. The acft contacted the…
- [NTSB LAX83FA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA397.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Kernville, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 1983 · N94369 · Destroyed
  > The acft crashed in rising terrain 6 mi west of the departure arpt at 5,000 ft MSL. The alta sierra pass is 6,500 ft mslwith mountain tops at 8,320 ft MSL. The plt was issued a student certificate on 8/22/80 which was not renewed.
- [NTSB SEA82DA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA157.md): Ercoupe 415C · Kingston, WA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 7, 1982 · N2932H · Destroyed
  > Pilot thought he could not clear power lines and trees after takeoff so he aborted takeoff & slid 250 ft off the runway, nosing over. The pilot mentioned that it was hot & there was a slight tailwind. This was the first time the pilot has used the airstrip.

## 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 ('17005')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 230))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17005&occurrence=230

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