# NTSB investigations: Continental C85 series, 1999

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 SEA00LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA032.md): Cessna 140 · Helena, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 15, 1999 · N2739N · Substantial damage
  > Separation of the left main landing gear. Factors include inadequate preflight inspection by the pilot, and inadequate inspection at the time of annual inspection by maintenance personnel.
- [NTSB SEA00LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA029.md): Cessna 140 · Port Townsend, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 4, 1999 · N1936V · Substantial damage
  > Compensation for wind conditions was inadequate. Gusting wind conditions were a factor.
- [NTSB FTW00LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA025.md): Streifthau Baby Great Lakes · Iowa Park, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 3, 1999 · N415 · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane.
- [NTSB FTW99LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA268.md): Cessna 140A · Tyler, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 1999 · N76731 · Substantial damage
  > The locked left brake, which made normal braking impossible, and resulted in the airplane nosing down.
- [NTSB SEA99LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA170.md): Champion 7BCM · Coolin, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 1999 · N2841E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions. Factors include variable, gusty crosswinds, and trees along the sides of the runway.
- [NTSB FTW99LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA236.md): Aeronca 7DC · Helena, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 1999 · N4526E · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's low altitude.
- [NTSB NYC99LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA201.md): Cessna 140 · Zanesville, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 1999 · N89775 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB FTW99LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA208.md): Piper J3C-65 · Sanger, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 1999 · N42378 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain clearance with the power line.
- [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 LAX99LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA227.md): Cessna 120 · Chino, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 1999 · N2651N · Substantial damage
  > A preexisting fatigue fracture of the right axle.
- [NTSB MIA99LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA169.md): Cessna 140 · Woodstock, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 1999 · N76390 · Substantial damage
  > a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation because of contaminated fuel, resulting in a forced landing and subsequent impact with a tree.
- [NTSB LAX99LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA208.md): Culver V · San Martin, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 1999 · N44549 · Substantial damage
  > Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and failure to refuel the aircraft during an en route stop.
- [NTSB FTW99LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA159.md): Luscombe 8E · New Iberia, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 1999 · N2680K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent ground loop.
- [NTSB DEN99LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA088.md): Cessna 140 · Farmington, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 28, 1999 · N89586 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive use of rudder while attempting to correct for loss of directional control. Factors were the pilot's loss of directional control, and his lack of experience in the type of airplane.
- [NTSB DEN99FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99FA075.md): Piper PA-11 · Lander, WY · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 8, 1999 · N4582M · Destroyed
  > The pilot inadvertently stalling the airplane. Factors were his abrupt maneuvering of the airplane to avoid a powerline, and his attention being diverted.
- [NTSB SEA99LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA036.md): Piper J-5A · Rexburg, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 20, 1999 · N28123 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines.
- [NTSB CHI99LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA070.md): Luscombe 8A · Schaumburg, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 19, 1999 · N2197B · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. A factor associated with the accident was the snowbank which the airplane contacted.

## 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") = 1999
  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&year=1999

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