# NTSB investigations: Continental C85 series, WV

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 NYC99LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA166.md): Cessna 140 · Beckley, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 1999 · N72992 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of aircraft control during the landing roll, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop.
- [NTSB IAD98LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA011.md): Silvaire Luscombe 8B · Bluefield, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 25, 1997 · N5PL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane.
- [NTSB NYC98LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA005.md): Cessna 120 · Mineral Wells, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 4, 1997 · N76898 · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power to a blockage in the carburetor resulting in fuel starvation.
- [NTSB BFO94LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA158.md): Cessna 140 · Ravenswood, WV · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 1994 · N2150N · Substantial damage
  > The poorly planned approach which resulted in unporting of fuel from the left fuel tank and loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB BFO89LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA051.md): Cessna 140 · Bridgeport, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 1989 · N1975N · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power because of fuel starvation. Fuel starvation occurred because of unporting of fuel from the tank outlet when the aircraft was in a slip attitude shortly before the power loss. A contributing factor is inadequate information in the…
- [NTSB IAD75AI055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI055.md): Luscombe 8E · Amma, WV · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Apr 2, 1975 · N1879K · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC73DIJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DIJ06.md): Cessna 140 · Buckhannon, WV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 18, 1972 · N76919 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA68D0202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0202.md): Cessna 140 · Morgantown, WV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 5, 1968 · N89072 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67D0325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0325.md): Cessna 140A · Sutton, WV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 12, 1966 · N5619C · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66D0176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0176.md): Luscombe 8E · Culloden, WV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 4, 1965 · N2188B · Substantial damage

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'WV' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND 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&state=WV

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