# NTSB investigations: Continental A&C75 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. Page 5 of 13 · 619 cases ## Cases, newest first - [NTSB NYC85LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA211.md): Ercoupe Ercoupe 415-C · Del Mar, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 1985 · N3431H · Substantial damage > The plt was reposition the acft at the request of the new owner who was not a rated plt. While climbing thru 2000 ft AGL the plt reported hearing the engine growl and felt a loss of power. During a precautionary descent the engine seized and the plt made a… - [NTSB NYC85FNE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FNE02.md): Earl F. Folsom Sonerai II · Waterbury, CT · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 2, 1985 · N27EF · Substantial damage > The homebuilt sonerai ii made an off airport landing 3 minutes after takeoff. The aircraft received substantial damage and the sole occupant was uninjured. Post crash examination of the aircraft showed the fuel tank was empty. However, there was fuel in the… - [NTSB MKC85LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA143.md): Shindler Special Great Lakes · Gentry, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 1985 · N8727 · Substantial damage > The plt became disoriented on a cross-country flight from manhattan, Kansas, to marysville, Missouri. Flying off course for a short time, the plt regained his directions to his fueling stop. While returning to his intended fuel stop the acft eng stopped and a… - [NTSB FTW85LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA125.md): Taylorcraft BC12-65 · Boerne, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 24, 1985 · N47665 · Substantial damage > The plt reported that as he was returning to the arpt from a local flt, he made a descending turn from 2500 ft MSL to lose alt, he applied carb heat before retarding the throttle & cleared the eng after about 180 deg of turn. After about another 180 deg of… - [NTSB MKC85FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA022.md): Piper J5A · Stuttgart, AR · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 19, 1984 · N35786 · Substantial damage > The acft was being ferried x-country in legs of approximately 2 hrs flt duration. The acft was refueled for the next legand it needed 18 gallons of fuel. The plt was predicting a burn of 5-6 gallons of fuel per hour. After a flt of 2 hrs and 17 minutes with… - [NTSB MIA85LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA035.md): Piper J3C-65 · Stuart, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 16, 1984 · N77517 · Substantial damage > Acft was flying at low level over water to film a tv commercial. Plt pushed throttle in for additional pwr but engine did not respond. Full throttle was applied with no response from the eng. Plt stated that there was insufficient pwr to maintain level flt.… - [NTSB ANC84LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA098.md): Aeronca 15AC · Healy, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 1984 · N1210H · Substantial damage > Shortly after lifting off from an airstrip, the eng lost power. The plt tried to make an emergency landing on a highway, but was unable to reach it. The acft was damaged when he landed in the tops of trees. The reason for the power loss was not found. - [NTSB LAX84FA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA258.md): Bellanca 7AC · Skull Valley, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 16, 1984 · N85034 · Destroyed > The acft had been flown on several local flts, earlier that day. The last known flt originated at the ernest j love arpt, prescott, AZ, at 1600 MST. Subsequently, it crashed near the departure end of rwy 02 at the quarter circle 'j' arpt, which was in the… - [NTSB ATL84LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA130.md): Piper J-5A · Forest, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 24, 1984 · N33423 · Substantial damage > The acft was taxied directly to takeoff after being handpropped to start. To the witness who handpropped the acft it appeared to climb at about a 70 degree angle after takeoff and stall before diving nose first into the ground. Engine sounds remained constant… - [NTSB ANC84LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA019.md): Taylorcraft BC-12D · Anchorage, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 27, 1983 · N95666 · Destroyed > The eng quit after takeoff. The plt was able to return to the arpt but landed on a Piper super cub. Water was found in the carburetor & main fuel tank. - [NTSB ATL84LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA027.md): Piper J5A · Arlington, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 22, 1983 · N35280 · Substantial damage > According to both occupants, the eng lost power during takeoff at night. Subsequently, the acft was damaged when it hit a fence & metal pole during an emergency landing. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was found. The rear seat occupant, a female plt,… - [NTSB CHI84LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA021.md): Piper J4E · Troy, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 12, 1983 · N35695 · Substantial damage > The acft departed the side of the rwy during landing and nosed over. A private pilot was being accompanied by a commercial pilot whose CFI cirtificate had expired. During landing roll the private pilot began 's' turns for better forward visibility. The… - [NTSB DEN84LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA006.md): Artic S-1A Cadet · Fullerton, ND · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 11, 1983 · N37286 · Substantial damage > The acft collided with trees during a takeoff from an open OAT field. - [NTSB LAX83FUG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUG23.md): Ercoupe 415C · Hesperia, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 22, 1983 · N2865H · Destroyed > The pilot reported that he was departing the apt, using the two preceding acft as referenced, as his acft had no taxi or landing lights. His acft was caught in the wake of the acft ahead, causing the pilot to lose control. The acft struck a bush aprx 100 feet… - [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 DEN83LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA187.md): Piper PA-11 · Wagner, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 1983 · N4573M · Substantial damage > The plt reported that the eng began loosing power as he approached his destination. He elected to make an emergency landing on a road to investigate the problem. He stated that he made a stalled landing that caused the tailwheel to unlock & allowed the acft… - [NTSB MIA83LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA188.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Melrose, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 1983 · N99474 · Substantial damage > The plt took off on rwy 11 (elev 150 ft MSL) with a density alt of 1500 ft. he reported the wind was calm, but aprx 14 mi west at gainsville, FL, the 2052 EDT wind was from 250 deg at 9 KTS. During takeoff, the acft climbed aprx 75 ft, then settled into trees… - [NTSB FTW83LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA309.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Elk City, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 1983 · N93624 · Substantial damage > The acft landed short of the rwy during a night landing following a x-country. The plt stated that he was on the approach to land and attempted to add power. The engine sputtered without an increase in power. The acft touched down 5 ft short of the rwy… - [NTSB MIA83LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA166.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Yulee, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1983 · N2045H · Substantial damage > The plt stated that during takeoff, the acft entered a 'right turn' after it had climbed appx 25 ft above the rwy. Reportedly, full control inputs to the left failed to correct the right bank. When the plt saw the acft heading for trees to the right, he… - [NTSB LAX83LUQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LUQ03.md): Mareik-Bensen B-8M · Santa Maria, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jun 19, 1983 · N7045 · Destroyed > The gryoplane was observed to depart from controlled flt at or below 800 ft AGL & the plt became separated from the acft. Both impacted the ground in a near vertical descent about 40 ft apart. The plt's blood alcohol content was 0.13%. The clasp ends of the… - [NTSB DEN83LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA117.md): Aircoupe 415-C · Big Piney, WY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 22, 1983 · N3726H · Substantial damage > The pilot was practicing a short field takeoff. However, he held the elevator full back during the takeoff roll until the acft was 50 ft AGL, and then only released it slightly. According to the pilot, airspeed was 47 mph at 50 ft and about 57 mph at 70 ft.… - [NTSB MIA83LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA118.md): Ercoupe G · Pempbroke Pines, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 5, 1983 · N2175H · Substantial damage > The acft collided with a tree during a forced landing after the engine lost power. Post accident investigation revealed that the fuel strainer was full of water and that the carburetor bowl contained one or two ounces of water. Draining of this water allowed… - [NTSB SEA83LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA079.md): Erco 415C · Boring, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 4, 1983 · N87110 · Substantial damage > The aircraft collided with a fence and collapsed the nose gear during a forced landing after the engine lost power in cruise flight. The pilot had departed Oregon city earlier to fly to evergreen airport to fuel the aircraft and then to return to Oregon city.… - [NTSB NYC83LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA023.md): Ercoupe 415C · Prospectville, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 7, 1982 · N2230H · Substantial damage > Prior to departure the pilot performed a run-up and engine check. All indications were normal. The pilot stated that the takeoff was normal until 100 feet when an engine power loss was experienced. He attempted to land on the remaining runway, however was… - [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. - [NTSB MKC82DA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA172.md): Ercoupe 415C · Andover, KS · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 7, 1982 · N99088 · Substantial damage > Pilot reported he was taxiing and turned to avoid animals. Aircraft then collided with a tree. He had given two other versions verbally of how the damage occurred. - [NTSB DEN82DA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA181.md): Ercoupe 415C · Englewood, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Sep 3, 1982 · N87141 · Substantial damage > While on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern, a strong odor of fuel was detected by the aircrew. A few seconds later, there was a considerable loss of power. The engine continued to operate at reduced power, but the sink rate was too great to reach the… - [NTSB MKC82DA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA117.md): Stinson HWW-75 · St. Louis, MO · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 5, 1982 · N23710 · Substantial damage > According to the pilot the fuel tank gauges indicated about one-eight full prior to a takeoff for a flight around the traffic pattern. After takeoff the engine quit and a forced landing was made in a soybean field. The aircraft nosed over during the landing… - [NTSB LAX82DA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA233.md): Aeronca 7AC · Porterville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 24, 1982 · N1938E · Substantial damage > The student pilot was on a local flight with two passengers. He reported that he was flying at about 600 ft AGL with 2100 RPM when he throttled back to 1500 RPM for about 10 seconds. He stated that when he advanced the throttle back to cruise power, the… - [NTSB ANC82DAG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG36.md): Taylorcraft BC-12D · Settlers Bay, AK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 19, 1982 · N96401 · Substantial damage > While on a cross-country flight from wasilla to king lake the pilot decided to do some touch and go landings at Settlers Bay. The pilot stated that on his third landing the left brake locked and the aircraft swerved off the runway into a ditch nosing over. - [NTSB CHI82DA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA192.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Fort Atkinson, WI · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 29, 1982 · N93616 · Substantial damage > The safety bolt on the propeller hub failed allowing the propeller to separate from the aircraft. The pilot landed in a plowed field. - [NTSB ANC82DAG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG21.md): Piper J3C-75 · Soldotna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 11, 1982 · N27006 · Substantial damage > While executing departure stalls the elevator locked in the full up position. After several attempts to regain control, it was found that partial control was possible in a power off descending turn. This attitude was maintained until just prior to ground… - [NTSB FTW82FPD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPD10.md): Piper J3C-65 · Grand Prairie, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 25, 1982 · N70108 · Substantial damage > While the pilot was taxiing to the engine run-up area, his right wing struck the propeller of a Piper PA-24 (N7545P) that was positioned at the edge of the taxiway. The pilot believed that if he had been making sharper s-turns while taxiing, he would have… - [NTSB MIA82DA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA106.md): Piper J5A · Tampa, FL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 22, 1982 · N41141 · Substantial damage > The pilot reported that the engine malfunctioned while he was on a VFR flight. He stated that he applied carburetor heat as well as other measures to restore power. The malfunction persisted, and the plane was substantially damaged during a forced landing… - [NTSB LAX82DVD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DVD01.md): Luscombe 8A · Livermore, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 17, 1981 · N71376 · Substantial damage - [NTSB ATL82FIA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FIA01.md): Erco 415-D · Churchton, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 17, 1981 · N2250H · Substantial damage - [NTSB NYC81FNE31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE31.md): Erco 415-D · Danbury, CT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 12, 1981 · N99436 · Substantial damage - [NTSB NYC81FGM26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM26.md): Piper J3C-65 · Mt Pleasant, PA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 20, 1981 · N98472 · Substantial damage - [NTSB FTW81FRG57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG57.md): Erco 415-C · Seguin, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 2, 1981 · N87039 · Substantial damage - [NTSB ATL81FLJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLJ11.md): Erco 415-E · Southport, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jun 29, 1981 · N2527H · Substantial damage - [NTSB LAX81DUG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUG22.md): Luscombe 8A · Searles Lake, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 22, 1981 · N2014B · Substantial damage - [NTSB CHIB1FEM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHIB1FEM14.md): Piper J5A · Covert, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 18, 1981 · N35697 · Substantial damage - [NTSB LAX81FVM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVM09.md): Piper J-3 · Milpitas, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 25, 1981 · N6394H · Substantial damage - [NTSB MIA81FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA027.md): Erco 415-C · Lakeland, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Dec 21, 1980 · N2106H · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage - [NTSB DEN81DTE11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTE11.md): Erco 415-C · Colorado Spgs, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Dec 14, 1980 · N99445 · Substantial damage - [NTSB FTW81DRA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRA10.md): Erco 415-L · Texas City, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 11, 1980 · N99368 · Destroyed - [NTSB NYC81FNE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE05.md): Piper J-3 · Coventry, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Dec 7, 1980 · N92654 · Substantial damage - [NTSB LAX80DVG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG05-128546.md): Erco 415-C · Cottonwood, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 31, 1980 · N93420 · Substantial damage - [NTSB ATL80FKW19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKW19.md): Erco 415-C · Nashville, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Aug 18, 1980 · N99446 · Destroyed - [NTSB SEA80FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA043.md): Piper J4E · Mountain Home, ID · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Aug 11, 1980 · N37989 · Destroyed Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?engine=17005&page=6 ## 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')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17005&page=5 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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