# NTSB investigations: Continental C85 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 17 of 46 · 2,292 cases ## Cases, newest first - [NTSB LAX84LA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA413.md): Ercoupe 415-CD · Pacoima, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 1984 · N3514H · Substantial damage > The student plt reported that when he landed, 'the nose hit 1st & a bit hard causing a balloon. Then the plane again came down hard & ballooned. This happened about 3 times before the plane stopped & went on the nose.' The nose gear collapsed during the… - [NTSB LAX84LA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA368.md): Aeronca 7DC · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 1984 · N4460E · Substantial damage > The student pilot lost directional control during the landing roll. The instructor pilot was unable to regain control to prevent a ground loop. Subsequently, the acft veered off the rwy & was damaged on rough terrain. - [NTSB ANC84LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA111.md): Luscombe 8E · Seldovia, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 1984 · N1795K · Substantial damage > The acft nosed over during landing on a 2600 ft gravel rwy nestled in the hills with variable winds. The plt had temporarily traded acft for this trip and had not flown this type of acft for the preceding 90 day period. He normally flew his Cessna 185. He was… - [NTSB ATL84LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA210.md): Johnson Skyote · Portsmouth, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 1984 · N64SK · Substantial damage > The acft was a recently manufactured, home built plane that was equipped with brakes that were designed for a much larger (Piper PA-23) acft. The plt stated that the brakes were too sensitive for his acft, a skyote. Also, he equipped it with a high quality… - [NTSB MKC84FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA157.md): Piper J3C-65 · Norfolk, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 3, 1984 · N42497 · Substantial damage > Three witnesses stated the acft entered a steep climb after lift-off and continued climbing to an alt of aprx 250 to 350 ft AGL, stalled and spun to the rwy. The acft impacted the rwy 1100 ft from the apch end in a nose low and left wing low attitude. - [NTSB FTW84LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA252.md): Taylorcraft BC-65 · Port Aransas, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 28, 1984 · N27582 · Substantial damage > Plt stated an engine miss was experienced. Plt elected a precautionary landing on the beach during which main gear dug into sand and acft nosed over. During a helicopter recovery the acft was jettisoned from aprx 500 ft AGL. Impact damage resulting from the… - [NTSB CHI84LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA206.md): Ercoupe 415C · Sturtevant, WI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 27, 1984 · N93939 · Substantial damage > According to the plt, he was making a hi speed taxi check when the acft lifted off to about 5 ft AGL. After lift-off, the acft began to go to the left. When the plt applied right rudder, the plane veered further left & crashed in an onion field. An exam of… - [NTSB SEA84LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA117.md): Aeronca 7BCM · Ketchikan, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 25, 1984 · N3731E · Substantial damage > The plt was making a low turn at slow airspeed to land on a gravel road. His left gear dug into the gravel and broke offand the acft ground looped. - [NTSB ATL84LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA180.md): Cessna 140 · Harrisonburg, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 19, 1984 · N72115 · Substantial damage > The acft's left main landing gear strut failed during a landg. A mechanic, who examined the acft, stated that the strut had a previously existing crack prior to the accident. The strut failed at a hole where the step was attached. - [NTSB MKC84LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA141.md): Cessna 120 · Larchwood, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 15, 1984 · N76450 · Substantial damage > The acft nosed over after bouncing off the rwy during landing. The plt said he landed long and fast and was feeling apprehensive; when the acft bounced he released back pressure on the stick which caused a greater bounce and an excursion off the rwy. The plt… - [NTSB DEN84LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA131.md): Cessna 140 · Miller, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 19, 1984 · N89740 · Substantial damage > The acft ground-looped during the plt's first solo landing & the right main landing gear sheared off. The CFI said the student had made between 30 to 40 landings prior to the solo flt. - [NTSB DEN84LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA129.md): Cessna 140 · Aurora, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 1984 · N89984 · Substantial damage > According to the plt, the acft suddenly ground looped during the landing & departed the rwy. An investigation revealed that the left gear leg had collapsed at some time during the accident sequence. The left gear leg pin, which was found sheared, had a dark… - [NTSB NYC84LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA132.md): Cessna 140 · Jeanette, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 4, 1984 · N3BQ · Substantial damage > One of the aircrew members was buying the acft & was receiving dual instruction before flying solo. After several landings, he flared for a 3-point landing. During the landing roll, the acft began drifting left & the student correctedback to the right. The… - [NTSB FTW84LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA181.md): Aeronca 7BCM · Fort Worth, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 1, 1984 · N26336 · Substantial damage > The plt lost directional control of the acft during landing roll & collided with 2 parked acft. The pilot stated that immediately upon runway contact the acft veered to the right toward the parked acft. He applied half throttle & full left rudder. Directional… - [NTSB MKC84LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA089.md): Ercoupe 415C · N. Stillwell, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 25, 1984 · N3112H · Substantial damage > After an eng power loss during takeoff climb, the plt landed the acft on the remaining runway. The hard landing resultedin a nose gear collapse. Post accident investigation revealed that the acft had only flown once in 7 months. The old automotive fuel had… - [NTSB FTW84LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA148.md): Cessna 140 · Longview, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 25, 1984 · N2491N · Substantial damage > The plt landed in an rough surface overrun area marked by painted tires as unusable. The right main gear collapsed after touchdown and the acft slid to a stop. The plt said he did not see the tires marking the overrun until after the accident. - [NTSB CHI84LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA085.md): Cessna 140 · Huntley, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 15, 1984 · N76310 · Substantial damage > The student plt allowed the acft to drift left during takeoff in spite of verbal instructions by the CFI to correct the situation. The acft continued toward a snowbank and the CFI did not take corrective action on the controls in time to avoid a collision… - [NTSB FTW84LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA117.md): Cessna 120 · Jayton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 12, 1984 · N3014N · Substantial damage > The acft nosed over during landing. The plt said he was trying to correct a veer in the tail wheel acft and may have inadvertantly used the right brake. - [NTSB CHI84LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA075.md): Piper J-4E · White Bear Lake, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 1, 1984 · N37996 · Substantial damage > The ski-equipped acft suffered landing gear failure during a landing on a snow covered turf rwy. The landing gear separated when an attach point failed. The plt gave fatigue failure as a reason for the failure. - [NTSB LAX84LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA090.md): Skov-Papworth Quickie 2 · Palo Alto, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 2, 1983 · N2103 · Substantial damage > The plt reported that during the landing, the acft stalled while it was over the theshold of the rwy at about 4 to 5 ft AGL. Subsequently, it landed hard damaging the right canard & right main gear. The acft then skidded off the rwy & came to rest. - [NTSB FTW84LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA079.md): Cessna 140 · Los Lunas, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 28, 1983 · N76119 · Substantial damage > This was to be the student's first flt & the CFI had him follow through on the controls. As the tail came off the rwy the student began overpowering the CFI at the controls. The CFI was unable to maintain directional control & the acft went off the rwy into a… - [NTSB LAX84LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA059.md): Luscombe 8A · Casa Grande, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 12, 1983 · N1186B · Destroyed > During a local flt, the acft collide with terrain while the aircrew were performing low alt maneuvers. One of the occupants was an instructor plt (CFI) & the other was a private plt. Neither claimed to be the plt in command, but the private plt was the… - [NTSB ATL84LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA043.md): Cessna 140 · Wadley, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 12, 1983 · N7275F · Substantial damage > The plt stated that he landed too fast on the grass strip, & when he attempted to turn off the rwy onto a taxiway, the acft groundlooped. - [NTSB MIA84LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA027.md): Cessna 120 · Punta Gorda, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 6, 1983 · N76932 · Substantial damage > The acft departed the rwy when the right main landing gear failed during landing. The plt stated that after landing the acft pulled to the right, he corrected to the left and the acft ground looped. Inspection of the acft revealed that the right main tire and… - [NTSB DEN84LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA015.md): Luscombe 8E · Oakes, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 25, 1983 · N2759K · Substantial damage > After a brief stop at oaks, ND, for fuel, the plt took off to fly about 5 mi to his private strip in an alfalfa field. During the landing roll, the gear hit a gopher mound & the acft nosed over. - [NTSB NYC83LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA243.md): Cessna 140 · Fishers Island, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 1983 · N1856V · Substantial damage > The student plt stated that he had landed on rwy 07 & was taxing along the rwy to the tiedown area when he applied brakes & the acft nosed over. - [NTSB NYC83LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA232.md): Cessna 120 · Punxsutawney, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 1983 · N77321 · Substantial damage > According to the pilot when he entered the aircraft he found that the master switch had been left on and the battery wasdown. He flew around the airport for about 45 min, to recharge the battery prior to departing for his destination. He arrived at his… - [NTSB ANC83FAG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FAG09.md): Cessna 140 · Kotlik, AK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 27, 1983 · N77191 · Substantial damage > The acft ran off the rwy and the right main landing gear collapsed. - [NTSB SEA83LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA185.md): Cessna 140 · College Place, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 1983 · N90037 · Destroyed > The acft collided with power line poles during an emergency landing. The pilot reported a power loss during takeoff and witnesses reported that the engine was sputtering during takeoff and quit during climb out. Post accident investigation showed the acft… - [NTSB NYC83LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA219.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Wakefield, NH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 1983 · N96755 · Substantial damage > The plt reported that he taxied out of a protected cove to takeoff on the main part of balch lake. After lift-off, he realized the wind was too gusty to be flying, & aborted from aprx 30 to 40 ft AGL. He saw telephone wires ahead that crossed the lake &… - [NTSB DEN83FA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA203.md): Cessna 140A · Sevier, UT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 11, 1983 · N5301C · Destroyed > The flt was returning to san jose,CA after an extended x-country flt to oshkosh,WI which began in the latter part of July. Earlier on the day of the accident, at 0645, the plt received a wx briefing at miles city,MT. He requested the general outlook to the… - [NTSB MKC83FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA171.md): Aeronca 11CC · Orange City, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 1983 · N4368E · Substantial damage > The aircraft had completed a landing in a field and the pilot was attempting a takeoff from the stopping point. The aircraft did not become airborne and ran for aprx 100 feet across a boggy swamp and impacted a four foot high dirt bank. - [NTSB SEA83LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA152.md): Cessna 120 · Tenakee Springs, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 1983 · N76239 · Substantial damage > The acft nosed over during a forced landing on a rocky beach at night. The pilot did not use carburetor heat during the engine restart attempts. - [NTSB NYC83FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA172.md): Piper J3C-65S · Abbot Village, ME · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 1983 · N42847 · Destroyed > The acft was observed to depart a pond to the south & climb over trees when the eng lost power. The acft started a rightbank as if to return to the pond & stalled into the trees. One witness heard the eng restart just before the crash. The last annual… - [NTSB ATL83FKJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FKJ05.md): Aeronca 7BCM L-16A · Gadsden, AL · Accident · 2 fatal · Final report · Jul 9, 1983 · N2557B · Destroyed > The acft collided with the ground in a 70 degree dive while taking part in an air show as a spotter plane. The acft had dropped one smoke grendade and was orbiting to drop another when it turned left and pitched down. According to an inspection guide for this… - [NTSB ANC83LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA100.md): Cessna 140 · Bettles, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 1983 · N89410 · Substantial damage > The acft nosed over during an aborted takeoff. The acft was damaged but the occupants were not injured. The pilot statedthat he decided to take off to the south since there was no wind. The acceleration for takeoff was slow according to thepilot so he closed… - [NTSB NYC83LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA163.md): Piper J3C-65 · Argyle, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 12, 1983 · N19AN · Substantial damage > The plt attempted to start the eng by hand propping for aprx 20 min. The eng finally started & continued to rev up. During this time, the passenger was in the rear seat. As the plt was returning to the cockpit, the acft began to roll forward. The plt was… - [NTSB ATL83FKQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FKQ02.md): Cessna 140 · New Albany, MS · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · May 10, 1983 · N76379 · Substantial damage > The student plt was instructed to make 1 or 2 landings after returning from a solo cross-country flt. He was unable to recall details of the accident, but his wife was at the airport & was a witness. According to her, the plt made a go-around on his first… - [NTSB MKC83LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA101.md): Cessna C-140 · Mt. Pleasant, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 30, 1983 · N77090 · Substantial damage > The pilot stated he did not make a visual check of his fuel supply prior to flight. After a 45 minute solo flight he landed at a private strip and picked up a passenger. The right fuel tank was selected and the guage was indicating in the lower red 1/4 red,… - [NTSB SEA83LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA085.md): Aeronca 11BC · Blanchard, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 16, 1983 · N4049E · Substantial damage > The aircraft collided with a fence during landing on a narrow strip in a variable crosswind. The pilot had taken off from the same airstrip earlier without difficulty. He said a strong gust of wind struck his aircraft as it was touching down. This displaced… - [NTSB FTW83LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA206.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Prague, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 16, 1983 · N87131 · Substantial damage > After purchasing the acft, the new owner (a student plt) had asked his uncle (reportedly an experienced plt) to fly his acft home. During the flt, the eng lost power shortly after the plt leveled off at 4000 ft MSL (aprx 3000 ft AGL). There was no suitable… - [NTSB NYC83LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA089.md): Piper J3C-85 · Spencer, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 9, 1983 · N26182 · Substantial damage > The pilot was warming the eng for a compression check and oil change in preparation for an annual inspection. He stated that he decided to fly the aircraft rather than run the engine on the ground. On tkof a high rate of climb was obtained and at 150 MSL the… - [NTSB LAX83LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA156.md): Cessna 120 · Long Beach, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 25, 1983 · N72548 · Substantial damage > According to the pilot during rollout after landing he was making a right turn into a taxiway when a ground loop occurred. The left main gear was sheared during the ground looped and the left wing broke at the strut. - [NTSB LAX83LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA126.md): Cessna 120 · Prescott, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 1983 · N1958V · Substantial damage > The plt reported he was taxiing in winds that were moderate & gusting. While taxiing, he made s-turns & positioned the controls to compensate for the wind. As he approached the run-up area, he reduced power to slow down. At about that time, the nose suddenly… - [NTSB SEA83FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA058.md): Cessna 140 · Moses Lake, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1983 · N89050 · Destroyed > The flight originated at the pilots private farm strip. The pilot stated that during the flight the engine 'sputtered and died'. During a power off landing attempt the passenger grabbed the controls according to the pilot. The pilot said he fought for control… - [NTSB CHI83LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA119.md): Cessna 140 · Elyria, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 22, 1983 · N72296 · Substantial damage > The acft veered off the left side of rwy 27 and nosed over during landing. This was the student pilots second supervisedsolo and his third landing to a full stop. The weather was VMC with the wind from 360 degrees at 4 KTS. - [NTSB LAX83LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA111.md): Luscombe 8A · Chino, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 21, 1983 · N1656K · Substantial damage > The acft bounced ground looped off the runway and nosed over during landing. The acft left the runway and went into grass that was about 3 feet high. When the landing gear dug into soft dirt the acft nosed over. The pilot had only about 3 hours flying time in… - [NTSB MKC83LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA070.md): Cessna 140 · Scottsbluff, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 20, 1983 · N1798V · Substantial damage > The aircraft made a hard landing while landing at Scottsbluff NE during a pleasure flight. The aircraft was landing on runway 30 with the wind from 350 degrees at 8 KTS. A witness said the aircraft bounced 2 times before groundlooping off the left side of the… - [NTSB NYC83LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA051.md): Cessna 140 · Sussex, NJ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 8, 1983 · N72280 · Substantial damage > Aircraft lost power after takeoff at 200 feet and pilot made a turn back towards airport for landing. Engine did not respond to pilots remedial actions. A landing was made in soft grassy terrain on the airport. During landing the right main gear separated and… - [NTSB ATL83FKJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FKJ02.md): Luscombe 8E · Elba, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jan 8, 1983 · N1860K · Substantial damage > The plt had received a wx briefing aprx 4 hrs before departure. He stated that on arrival, the arpt beacon light was not on & patches of ground fog were in the area. During the arrival, he approached from the south, flew north over the arpt, circled to the… Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?engine=17008&page=18 ## 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 ('17008')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17008&page=17 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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