# NTSB investigations: Continental A&C75 series, 1985

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 NYC86LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA007.md): Ercoupe 415-D · Sterling, MA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 11, 1985 · N3191H · Destroyed
  > The acft contacted trees while making an apch to rwy 34 at Sterling, Massachusetts. The acft crashed about 100 ft short of the rwy. The plt stated that a severe downdraft was encountered and then a rapid rate of descent followed. The left main gear struck…
- [NTSB MKC85LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA221.md): Lon J. Mcknight Flybaby 1A · Lebanon, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 1985 · N3826 · Substantial damage
  > After washing his aircraft the plt dptd the airport for a LCL flight. The flight lasted for approx. 30 min. When the plt stated the end began running rough. A precautionary landing was made to the airport. The acft stalled impacting the ground short of the…
- [NTSB ANC85FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA163.md): Cessna 180H · Mt. Palmer, AK · Accident · 6 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 1985 · N417GP · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > Aircraft collided with Cessna 180 and crashed on mountain side about one-quarter mile apart. Piper was sightseeing and Cessna was spotting sheep. Scattered clouds were reported about 300 feet above the points of ground impact.
- [NTSB CHI85LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA355.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Ashkum, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 1985 · N99666 · Substantial damage
  > The left wing of the acft contacted crops during an attempted takeoff. The plt reported liftoff was too soon and the acft veered left contacted crops. The plt stated that he should have stayed on rwy longer.
- [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…

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1985
  AND 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&year=1985

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