# NTSB investigations: Continental C90 series, 1985

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 NYC85LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA218.md): Piper PA-18-95 · Millinocket, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 1985 · N3287Z · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported that he was departing from south twin lake in winds that were from 270 deg at 12 gusting 20 KTS. After the acft lifted off the water, he started a slight turn. He stated that at about that time, a gust of wind simultaneously lifted the nose &…
- [NTSB CHI85LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA203.md): Cessna 140A · Owosso, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 19, 1985 · N3797V · Substantial damage
  > The plt-in-command allowed the passenger in the right seat, a rated plt, to land the acft. This plt lost directional control during the landing roll & the acft ground looped. During the second ground loop the right main landing gear axle separated from the…
- [NTSB CHI85LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA190.md): Piper PA-11-494 · Alliance, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 7, 1985 · N4707H · Substantial damage
  > The acft approach was high and fast. The landing was made with 500-600 ft of runway remaining. The acft brakes were not sufficient to stop on the runway. The pilot added power and veered left off the end of the runway to avoid a heavily traveled road, the…
- [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 NYC85LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA089.md): Ercoupe 415-D · Sussex, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 23, 1985 · N99677 · Substantial damage
  > The acft experienced a loss of eng pwr during climb shortly after takeoff and was substantially damaged during the forced landing which resulted. The plt reported the eng coughed and lost pwr, however, when the throttle was pumped, pwr returned. Pwr was then…
- [NTSB CHI85LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA144.md): Champion 7EC · Lake Elmo, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 18, 1985 · N7401B · Substantial damage
  > On takeoff, at about 150 ft AGL, all power was lost and the pilot executed a forced landing on the airport. Post-accident inspection revealed contamination in the fuel manifold valve.
- [NTSB ANC85LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA045.md): Piper PA-11 · Soldotna, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 1985 · N4523M · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated a gust of wind forced the left wing up as the acft touched down. Fuul pwr was added to go around. The acft continued to veer to the right until it stalled and impacted the ground in a nose low attitude aprx 100 yards south of the rwy. Winds…
- [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…

## 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") = 1985
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17009'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17009&year=1985

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