# NTSB investigations: Continental A&C75 series, 1988

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 LAX89LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA019.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Tehachapi, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 15, 1988 · N44022 · Substantial damage
  > During the landing touchdown, on runway 11, a gust of wind was encountered and the airplane became airborne. The pilot attempted to go around. During the go around attempt the pilot was not able to gain control of the airplane. Winds at the time of the…
- [NTSB MKC88LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA157.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Springfield, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 1988 · N93437 · Substantial damage
  > While attempting to depart a 1600 ft sod runway, the PIC said he was unable to get airborne and elected to abort the takeoff. Unable to stop, he went through a fence, substantially damaging both wings. The plt recommended not trying to takeoff from a short…
- [NTSB NYC88LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA197.md): Erco 415C · W. Bloomfield, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 1988 · N94011 · Destroyed
  > Shorlty after takeoff at about 150 feet a.g.l., the pilot lost control of the airplane and crashed in a corn field about 0.5 mile from airport. A passenger reported that they encountered a wind gust and the pilot was unable to control the airplane.
- [NTSB MKC88LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA113.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Florence, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 1988 · N94045 · Substantial damage
  > While on a personal flight, PIC said he began to lose engine power. He elected to make a precautionary ldg in a farm field, and during the roll out, the nose wheel struck a ditch. Post flt examination failed to reveal any cause for the partial power loss.
- [NTSB DEN88FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA112.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 27, 1988 · N43411 · Destroyed
  > The pilot and his passenger decided to make a local personal flight. The pilot said he saw a squall line approaching the airport, but thought he could get off the ground before it arrived. He took off and started a left crosswind turn. A gust of wind lifted…
- [NTSB ATL88LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA183.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Whiteville, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 1988 · N41886 · Substantial damage
  > The student plt reported that the engine began to skip and lose pwr about 20 minutes after departure. The engine subsequently lost all pwr and the student made a forced ldg in a plowed field. The airplane nosed over during the ldg. Post-crash exam of the…
- [NTSB LAX88LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA151.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Palo Alto, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 2, 1988 · N99373 · Substantial damage
  > During a local flight in the pattern, the engine experienced a loss of power and a forced landing was made short of the runway. Inspection of the engine revealed that water was in the fuel pump bowl and rust was present on the cylinders.
- [NTSB LAX88LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA092.md): Aeronca 11AC · Lakeport, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 20, 1988 · N9416E · Substantial damage
  > During ldg rollout the acft veered off the rwy, went into a ditch & collided with terrain causing substantial damage. The surface winds were estimated at only 5 KTS. The plt acknowledged that the accident might have been prevented if he had been less…

## 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") = 1988
  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=1988

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