# NTSB investigations: Continental C90 series: Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction 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 SEA07LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA098.md): Luscombe 8F · Ocala, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 4, 2007 · N882JB · Substantial damage > The failure of the left main axle during the landing roll, which resulted in the collapse of the left main landing gear. A crosswind on the landing runway was a factor. - [NTSB DEN01LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA089.md): Cessna 140A · Greeley, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 25, 2001 · N666TC · Substantial damage > total failure of the right main landing gear spring due to fatigue. - [NTSB CHI96LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA196.md): Cessna 140 · Potter, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 1996 · N3609V · Substantial damage > a fatigue fracture of the landing gear axle. - [NTSB FTW96LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA052.md): Champion 7FC · Fredericksburg, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 24, 1995 · N9899B · Substantial damage > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Factors were the binding tailwheel and the pilot's lack of experience in tailwheel airplanes. - [NTSB LAX94FA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA367.md): Alon A2 · Orland, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 1994 · N37698 · Destroyed > the pilot's intentional performance of an aerobatic maneuver which overloaded the outboard portion of the left wing and caused it to fail. Factors which contributed to the accident were the pilot's overconfidence in his ability to perform the maneuver and his… - [NTSB LAX89FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA099.md): Silvaire 8F · Lake Elsinore, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 29, 1989 · N3550G · Destroyed > Loss of aircraft control due to improper and/or unapproved modifications to the aircraft's aileron control system by the pilot/owner. A contributing factor was the pilot/owner's overconfidence in his ability to modify the aileron control system without… - [NTSB ANC87FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87FA031.md): Champion 7EC · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 4, 1987 · N7539B · Substantial damage > The pilot-in-command accomplished unauthorized repairs to his airplane after an incident four days earlier. He repaired the right main landing gear by using a common door hinge to attach it to the fuselage. Upon landing, the door hinge failed and control of… - [NTSB FTW85FRD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FRD01.md): Alon A-2 · Bunkie, LA · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · May 5, 1985 · N5491E · Destroyed > The acft contacted the terrain and was destroyed by fire following a loss of elevator and aileron control. The plt reported he maintained control of the acft by use of the rudder, pwr and elevator trim. Post accident inspection revealed the left aileron… - [NTSB CHI85LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA098.md): Cessna 140A · Three Rivers, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 27, 1985 · N5603C · Substantial damage > The ski equipped aircraft was taxiing on the frozen surface of the lake when the two bottom bolts that attached the right ski to the gear leg failed the overload failed the two top bolts and the ski failed out and up at a forty five degree angle this… - [NTSB LAX84LA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA394.md): Experimental Amateur Built OWL Racer · Oroville, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 15, 1984 · N711BS · Substantial damage > The Experimental/amateur built aircraft had just turned inbound for an exhibition race run when it experienced severe vibrations as the pilot applied full power. He headed for the runway and found that he could not control the engine with the throttle. He was… - [NTSB ATL84FMG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FMG03.md): Bowers FLY Baby 1A · New Bern, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Mar 24, 1984 · N4986E · Substantial damage > The plt stated the acft lost lateral control during takeoff. He reduced power and landed the acft off the side of the rwy while maintaining directional control using the rudder. The acft stalled at about 20 ft AGL and was damaged during the hard landing.… - [NTSB NYC84LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA086.md): Piper PA-18 · Hastings, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 12, 1984 · N3264P · Substantial damage > The acft dragged a wing during landing after a ski had failed during takeoff. The plt stated that after takeoff he noticed that the left ski had turned over or dropped down in front. He landed the acft on the rwy and the ski tore off digging the landing gear… ## 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 ('17009') AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 130)) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17009&occurrence=130 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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