# NTSB investigations: Continental W670 series

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.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB WPR14CA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA221.md): Boeing A75N1(PT17) · McCall, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 3, 2014 · N505V · Substantial damage
  > Loss of directional control during landing rollout due to a wind disturbance, which resulted in a runway veeroff and impact with a ditch.
- [NTSB ERA14CA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA320.md): Fairchild M 62C(PT-23A) · Petersburg, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 22, 2014 · N60418 · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing attempt. Contributing to the accident was the changing wind conditions.
- [NTSB WPR13CA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA324.md): Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Canby, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 4, 2013 · N62465 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB WPR13CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA146.md): Waco UPF-7 · Paso Robles, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 11, 2013 · N29969 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for crosswind conditions, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CEN12LA582](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA582.md): Waco UPF-7 · Jim Falls, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 2012 · N32011 · Substantial damage
  > The blockage of the right fuel tank vent, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB ERA12CA434](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA434.md): Jones Peter M Boeing/Jones 75 · Bayport, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 7, 2012 · N3993P · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with a wind shift to a tailwind during takeoff, which resulted in the pilot’s decision to abort the takeoff and the airplane’s subsequent runway overrun.
- [NTSB CEN12CA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA394.md): Boeing B75N1 · Fredricksburg, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 26, 2012 · N50082 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive brake application, leading to a noseover during the landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s delay in lowering the tail after landing.
- [NTSB CEN12CA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA405.md): Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Glencoe, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 18, 2012 · N59334 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ERA12CA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA334.md): Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Weirsdale, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 11, 2012 · N71327 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in a gusty variable crosswind.
- [NTSB CEN11CA664](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA664.md): Boeing E75 · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 24, 2011 · N54087 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The pilot of the other airplane’s failure to maintain visual contact while taxiing.
- [NTSB CEN11LA578](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA578.md): Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Fabens, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 2011 · N53473 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to continue the high density altitude takeoff with reduced engine power and his decision to initiate a turn back to the runway with insufficient airspeed, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB CEN11LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA365.md): Boeing A75N1 (PT17) · Freemont, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 27, 2011 · N60147 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to attain a positive climb rate following takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because the propeller was not provided for further examination. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment from alcohol.
- [NTSB WPR11CA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA251.md): Boeing B75N1 · Torrance, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 19, 2011 · N81235 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA11CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA034.md): Boeing A75 · Douglas, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 20, 2010 · N63538 · Substantial damage
  > A nose-over due to excessive brake application.
- [NTSB CEN10CA444](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA444.md): Brewster Fleet 7-220 · Manzanola, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 28, 2010 · N798V · Substantial damage
  > A collision with a hidden obstruction during the landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR10CA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA290.md): Waco UKC-S · Seattle, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 14, 2010 · N14611 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition, resulting in a loss of directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR10CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA079.md): Curtiss Wright Travel AIR 4000 · Torrance, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 29, 2009 · N8700 · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > The Travel Air pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout during taxi.
- [NTSB CEN10CA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA060.md): Boeing B75N1 · St. Louis, MO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 22, 2009 · N5521N · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ERA10LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA063.md): Curtiss Wright Travel AIR · Fort Myers, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 14, 2009 · N3823 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a ground loop. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's minimal experience in the airplane make and model.
- [NTSB ERA09CA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA424.md): White New Standard · Rhinebeck, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 26, 2009 · N19157 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was a depression near the edge of the turf runway that the airplane encountered during the takeoff roll.
- [NTSB WPR09CA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA328.md): Boeing A75N1 · Gig Harbor, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 5, 2009 · N1431C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind and failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB NYC08CA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA274.md): Boeing E75 · Sterling, MA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 8, 2008 · N4923N · Substantial damage
  > The owner/pilot's improper flare. Contributing to the accident was the pilot-in-command's inadequate remedial action.
- [NTSB DFW08CA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA199.md): Grumman G-164A · Newport, AR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 25, 2008 · N519Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factors were the high temperature and tailwind.
- [NTSB NYC08LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA247.md): Boeing B75N1 · Culpeper, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 12, 2008 · N1066M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in a quartering tailwind.
- [NTSB NYC08LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA196.md): Boeing A75N1 · Romney, WV · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 25, 2008 · N46996 · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power during takeoff due to failure of the left magneto. Contributing to the accident was unsuitable terrain to conduct a forced landing.
- [NTSB MIA08CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA107.md): Waco GXE · Provincetown, MA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 25, 2008 · N312DC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.
- [NTSB NYC08LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA007.md): Boeing A75N · Bealeton, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 7, 2007 · N66004 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to conduct performance planning before takeoff.
- [NTSB NYC07CA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA238.md): Cessna 190 · Yulee, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 20, 2007 · N190BJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. A factor in this accident was the crosswind condition.
- [NTSB CHI07CA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA297.md): Boeing Stearman E75 · Gordon, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 12, 2007 · N68462 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the crosswind landing which resulted in the inadvertent ground loop.
- [NTSB SEA07LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA213.md): Boeing A-75 · Spokane, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 21, 2007 · N56551 · Substantial damage
  > The locking/seizing of a main landing gear brake mechanism during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CHI07CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA194.md): Boeing N2S-3 · Trenton, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 4, 2007 · N1178J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance above the water while maneuvering. A factor in the accident was the low altitude maneuver attempted by the pilot.
- [NTSB LAX07CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA192.md): Waco UPF-7 · Reno, NV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 19, 2007 · N32035 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB LAX07LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA079.md): Waco UPF-7 · Palos Verdes, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 3, 2007 · N30140 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > the failure of both pilots to maintain adequate visual lookout and clearance from each other while maneuvering in close proximity.
- [NTSB ATL07CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA020.md): Cessna 190 · Chattanooga, TN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 21, 2006 · N195AB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on takeoff resulting in a collapse of the left main landing gear when the airplane swerved. A factor in the accident was wake turbulence from a landing airplane.
- [NTSB CHI07LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA005.md): Burkhart Grob G103 · Lake Village, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 8, 2006 · N4425Y · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate visual lookout by the pilot. A factor associated with the accident was that neither airplane was equipped with communications equipment.
- [NTSB LAX06WA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06WA300.md): Boeing B75N1 · Canyonleigh,NSW, Australia · Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation · Sep 19, 2006 · N73410 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA06LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA169.md): Curtiss-Wright Travel Air C-4000 · Elmira, OR · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 2006 · N6298 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain an airspeed above stall speed (Vs) while turning to avoid trees along the side of the runway during the initial climbout after takeoff. Factors include, a variable wind that became a tailwind, and trees growing near the side of…
- [NTSB DFW06CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA194.md): Curtiss-Wright Travel Air 4000 · Jackson, MS · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 29, 2006 · N6106 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed on final approach resulting in an inadvertent stall and a subsequent loss of control.
- [NTSB NYC06CA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA158.md): Boeing A75N1 · South Hill, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 29, 2006 · N55267 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing, which resulted in a ground loop and a subsequent nose over.
- [NTSB DFW06LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA041.md): Boeing A75N1 (PT17) · Fort Worth, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 2005 · N67195 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. Contributing factors were the reported loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the low altitude maneuver.
- [NTSB SEA06LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA006.md): Boeing B75N1 · Burlington, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 15, 2005 · N5158N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a utility pole during a precautionary landing. The utility pole was a factor.
- [NTSB CHI05LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA234.md): Grumman G-164 · Georgetown, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 2005 · N553Y · Substantial damage
  > The reported loss of engine power for undetermined reasons while maneuvering and the low altitude of the operation. Related factors were the unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot, and trees.
- [NTSB IAD05LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA074.md): Waco GXE · Paducah, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 11, 2005 · N903H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing resulting in a ground loop and impact with the runway. A factor in the accident was the limited authority of the tailwheel steering system.
- [NTSB NYC05CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA079.md): Boeing B75N1 · Culpeper, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 1, 2005 · N1066M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. A factor was the crosswind.
- [NTSB NYC05CA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA004.md): Boeing Stearman B75-N1 · Jaffery, NH · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 9, 2004 · N49738 · Substantial damage
  > The pilots inadvertent encounter with a downdraft wind condition and the airplane's inability to climb, which resulted in a forced landing. A factor related to the accident was the downdraft wind conditions.
- [NTSB IAD04LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04LA048.md): Boeing A75N (PT17) · Bayport, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 22, 2004 · N57003 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of a magneto, which resulted in a loss of engine power. Factors in the accident were the pilot's decision to take off downwind, which resulted in reduced airplane performance, and the tail wind.
- [NTSB NYC04LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA192.md): Waco QCF · Rhinebeck, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 2004 · N11478 · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to a magneto failure.
- [NTSB FTW04CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA185.md): Grumman G-164 · Havana, AR · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 16, 2004 · N519Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines while maneuvering during an aerial application flight.
- [NTSB LAX04FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA223.md): Boeing B75N1 · Mesa, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 31, 2004 · N48579 · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while performing aerobatics that resulted in an inadvertent stall and spin.
- [NTSB IAD04CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04CA015.md): Waco ASO · Lexington, KY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 9, 2004 · N11253 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate remedial action to wake turbulence. A factor was the pilot's failure to recognize that the takeoff conditions were conducive to wake turbulence.

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## 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 ('17018'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17018&page=2

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