# NTSB investigations: Continental E225 series, 1997

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 MIA98FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98FAMS1.md): Beech G35 · Missing · Accident · 2 fatal · Missing aircraft · Final report · Dec 3, 1997 · N4404D · Destroyed
  > undetermined.
- [NTSB CHI98FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA017.md): Beech G35 · Poplar Grove, IL · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 1997 · N129B · Substantial damage
  > flutter for an undetermined reason, which resulted in structural damage to the aft fuselage.
- [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 CHI97LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA119.md): Beech D35 · Lexington, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 29, 1997 · N5985C · Substantial damage
  > flutter for an undetermined reason, which resulted in structural damage to the aft fuselage.
- [NTSB MIA97LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA134.md): Navion A · Quincy, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 10, 1997 · N40FL · Substantial damage
  > chafing of an electrical cable that was routed through the firewall, which resulted in electrical arching and an in-flight fire.
- [NTSB LAX97LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA115.md): Ryan Navion · Marina, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 9, 1997 · N4969K · Substantial damage
  > Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's improper preflight inspection and his inaccurate fuel consumption calculations.
- [NTSB FTW97LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA118.md): Ryan Navion A · Hudson, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 1997 · N800PS · Substantial damage
  > A total power loss due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane and its fuel system. Factors include: the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane, the improper fuel tank selector position that would not…
- [NTSB MIA97LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA093.md): Beech E35 · Nashville, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 1997 · N3257C · Substantial damage
  > a stuck (jammed) fuel selector valve, due to corrosion from a fuel drain spring, which resulted in fuel starvation, loss of engine power, a forced landing, and subsequent impact with trees. A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's inadequate…

## 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") = 1997
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17015'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17015&year=1997

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