# NTSB investigations: Continental E185 series, 1987 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 LAX88FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA071.md): Beech A35 · Chino Hills, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 19, 1987 · N675B · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > Failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other and thus avert the collision. - [NTSB LAX88LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA005.md): Beech A35 · Wickenburg, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 4, 1987 · N8583A · Substantial damage > During the takeoff run, the plt realized he had a flt control problem when he was unable to rotate the acft for lift- off. He stated that he contd the takeoff, attempting to overcome the problem with elevator trim. He was unable to establish a climb.… - [NTSB MKC87LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA160.md): North American Navion · Chillicothe, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 1987 · N8569H · Substantial damage > The PIC was ferrying the navion to a distant location to undergo an annual insp. Abt 20 min into the flt, the PIC rptd experiencing eng pblms. The PIC was able to fly to a nearby arpt for a precautionary lndg. Instead of making the lndg the PIC went around to… - [NTSB LAX87FA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA291.md): Navion A · Hawthorne, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 1987 · N4388K · Substantial damage > During a pleasure cross country flt, the eng sputtered then regained full pwr. The plt turned toward a nearby arpt and was cleared to land. En route to the arpt the engine lost full power. When the pilot thought he could make the rwy he extended the landing… - [NTSB FTW87LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA188.md): Beech 35 · Richwood, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 1987 · N470MC · Substantial damage > The acft impacted a tree after a forced landing to a field near Richwood, Texas. The pilot stated that he was on final approach to the airport when the engine quit due to fuel starvation. The fuel selector was on the right tank at the time of the accident.… - [NTSB LAX87LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA252.md): Beech A35 · Santa Rosa, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 27, 1987 · N255B · Substantial damage > The plt was participating in a cafe-400 (comparative acft flt efficiency) contest over a 400 mi, round robin course. While dscndg fm 7000' at the end of the flt, the plt slowed the acft to 140 mph to observe traffic. When clear, he increased the speed to 160… - [NTSB FTW87FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA142.md): Beech 35 · Cookson, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 13, 1987 · N3063V · Destroyed > Just after takeoff smoke was smelled and then observed in the cockpit. The pilot beleived that the smoke source was electrical and turned off the master switch. Just before touchdown flames began burning the pilots left leg. The aircraft was stopped on the… - [NTSB MIA87LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA167.md): North American Navion · Defuniak Spring, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 31, 1987 · N4007K · Substantial damage > The plt reported that after takeoff, at aprx 500 ft, the eng lost power. He then turned on the electric fuel pump in an attempt to restore it. Unable, he then elected to land the acft, during which, it collided with trees, fell to the ground & came to rest.… - [NTSB CHI87DEM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEM06.md): Navion A · Baldwin, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Apr 19, 1987 · N4961C · Substantial damage > After beginning a level off at aprx 6000 ft, the acft engine stopped. During the forced landing the acft crashed in a heavily wooded area aprx 1/2 mile west of the arpt. An examination of the wreckage revealed that both wing tanks were empty and the… - [NTSB DEN87LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA079.md): North American Navion · Los Alamos, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 3, 1987 · N91735 · Substantial damage > The instructor plt was giving cross wind instruction to a pre-solo student plt. During a cross wind landing attempt, the acft touched down hard, breaking off the right main landing gear. The winds were observed at the time of touchdown to be 150 degrees at 12… ## 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") = 1987 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17014')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17014&year=1987 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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