# NTSB investigations: Continental C90 series, 2021

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 ERA22LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA094.md): Piper J3C · Kissimmee, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 30, 2021 · N656CJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadvertent application of brakes during touchdown, which resulted in a noseover.
- [NTSB WPR22LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA050.md): Alon A2 · Frazier Park, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 24, 2021 · N989T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while on approach for landing which, resulted in an aerodynamic stall and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB ERA21LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA358.md): Alon A2 · Abingdon, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 13, 2021 · N5644F · Substantial damage
  > The failure of a nosewheel steering actuator arm, which resulted in a loss of control during the landing rollout.
- [NTSB CEN21FA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA327.md): Luscombe 8F · Comstock, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 18, 2021 · N2054B · Destroyed
  > Impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB ERA21LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA240.md): Cessna 120 · Warwick, NY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 5, 2021 · N1899N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point, which resulted in the airplane contacting the ground short of the runway.
- [NTSB ANC21LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA034.md): Cessna 140 · Palmer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 25, 2021 · N1685V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing and his excessive braking which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB WPR21LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA166.md): Cessna 140 · Williams, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 16, 2021 · N2506N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of control due to spatial disorientation shortly after takeoff in night visual meteorological conditions.
- [NTSB ERA21FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA142.md): Luscombe 8E · Jupiter, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 28, 2021 · N2960K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which led to an aerodynamic stall and loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane, resulting in an unsecured engine cowl that…

## 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") = 2021
  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=2021

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