# NTSB investigations: Continental C85 series, 2017

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 CEN18LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA034.md): Ercoupe 415 CD · Aurora, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 20, 2017 · N3067H · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the engine-driven fuel pump and the pilot's failure to identify the pump's failure, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and a forced landing on a road, during which the airplane hit obstacles.
- [NTSB GAA18CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA047.md): Cessna 140 · Macon, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 8, 2017 · N76238 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's incorrect pitch control during takeoff, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB WPR18LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA020.md): Cessna 140 · Port Townsend, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 30, 2017 · N72339 · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB GAA18CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA027.md): Cessna 120 · New Bern, NC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 21, 2017 · N72552 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB WPR17LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA193.md): Cessna 140 · Empire, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 2017 · N140X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an off-airport precautionary landing on a dirt road with an uphill gradient.
- [NTSB ERA17LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA225.md): Piper PA 15 · Farmville, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 3, 2017 · N4195H · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s improper decision to depart from an unsuitable off-airport surface which resulted in his subsequent exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.
- [NTSB GAA17CA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA374.md): Champion 7BCM · Watertown, SD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 26, 2017 · N3195C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CEN17LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA238.md): Aeronca 7BCM · Mahnomen, MN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 2017 · N2558E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to abort the takeoff after recognizing a partial loss of engine power during the takeoff roll and his subsequent inability to maintain adequate airspeed during a turn to avoid power lines, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. The…
- [NTSB CEN17LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA224.md): Mckenna SD-1A · Juneau, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 2017 · N31313 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s difficulty controlling the airplane due to his incorrect reinstallation of the wings, which led to a bounced precautionary landing. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the pilot and the mechanic to verify the wings’ angle of incidence.
- [NTSB WPR17LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA122.md): Luscombe 8A · Rexberg, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 3, 2017 · N1627K · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information which resulted in a landing short of the runway.
- [NTSB GAA17CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA217.md): Funk B85C · Cedar City, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 5, 2017 · N81173 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll.
- [NTSB CEN17LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA145.md): Cessna 120 · Columbia, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 19, 2017 · N1915N · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB GAA17CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA156.md): Cessna 120 · Orange, MA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 24, 2017 · N77116 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB CEN17LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA089.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Butterfield, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 28, 2017 · N94694 · Substantial damage
  > A malfunction of the fuel transfer system for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information, a stuck float in the header tank sight gauge that resulted in an inaccurate fuel quantity indication, and the pilot’s inadequate monitoring…

## 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") = 2017
  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=2017

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