# NTSB investigations: Continental E225 series: In flight encounter with weather

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 CHI07FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA182.md): North American Navion · Colona, IL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 2007 · N8804H · Destroyed
  > The non-instrument rated pilot's continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions.
- [NTSB DEN05FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA012.md): Beech F35 · Chester, AR · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 21, 2004 · N3889B · Destroyed
  > the pilot's inadequate planning/decision which resulted in VFR flight into IMC, and his failure to maintain terrain clearance. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to follow the briefing recommendation, fog, mist, and observation.
- [NTSB NYC03FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA148.md): Beech F-35 · Middlesboro, KY · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 2003 · N205 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper decision to descend into clouds, and his exceeding the maximum speed and design stress limits of the airplane, which resulted in an in-flight breakup and subsequent collision with terrain.
- [NTSB LAX98FA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA264.md): North American Navion · Salinas, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 1998 · N8820H · Destroyed
  > the pilot's attempt to continue visual flight operations into an area of known instrument meteorological conditions resulting in controlled flight into rising terrain.
- [NTSB FTW97FA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA292.md): Beech F35 · Richards, MO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 1997 · N3835B · Destroyed
  > The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather and the loss of aircraft control which resulted in the aircraft exceeding its design stress limits. Factors were the pilot's failure to obtain a weather briefing and the adverse weather.
- [NTSB SEA91LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA036.md): Beech D35 · Cedar City, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 20, 1990 · N2911B · Destroyed
  > A loss of engine power due to induction system icing. Factors related to the accident were: the adverse weather condition, and a blocked induction air filter.
- [NTSB LAX85FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA100.md): Beech B-35 · Death Valley, CA · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 7, 1985 · N8889A · Destroyed
  > The plt got an extended wx fcst the day prior to departure which indicated bkn to ovc clouds based at about 8,000 ft for the first part of the trip & sct to bkn clouds for the last half. Mountain areas were predicted to be obscured. Plt was encouraged to call…

## 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 ('17015')
    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" = 240))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17015&occurrence=240

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