# NTSB investigations: Continental W670 series, 1985

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 NYC86LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA008.md): Waco UPF-7 · Norwood, MA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 14, 1985 · N39714 · Substantial damage
  > According to the pilot, during the takeoff climb the aircraft did not develop sufficient power to maintain altitude. The pilot turned the aircraft to the right in an attempt to return to the airport. During the approach to the airport, the aircraft collided…
- [NTSB SEA85LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA218.md): Waco UIC · Boise, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 20, 1985 · N13572 · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported that when he landed, the acft began drifting to the left. Since there was a high speed turn-off ahead, he did not make an immediate correction for the drift. When a correction was applied, the acft did not respond & it continued into a ground…
- [NTSB MKC85LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA178.md): Boeing E75 · Fairfield, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 1985 · N3994B · Substantial damage
  > A Beech baron departed just prior to N3994B. N3994B was heavily loaded and encountered turblence after lifting off. The acft drifted to the rt until it was over a corn field about 100 ft to the rt of the rwy. The plt tried to correct back to the rwy but the…
- [NTSB NYC85LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA190.md): New Standard D-25 · Rhinebeck, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 1985 · N176H · Substantial damage
  > The acft was moving at about 30 mph when the gear collapsed. According to the plt, the landing gear leg fitting failed causing the gear to collapse.
- [NTSB CHI85LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA239.md): Boeing A75N1 · Deckerville, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 1985 · N57250 · Substantial damage
  > Purpose of the flt was a 'flour bombing contest'. After dropping a 'flour bomb' the plt entered a right bank to avoid trees along the flt path. The acft then stalled and impacted the ground on the main gear after which it nosed over.
- [NTSB NYC85LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA085.md): Boeing JB-75 · Marston Mills, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 22, 1985 · N3993P · Substantial damage
  > The acft nosed over after contacting an utility pole during an overrun landing. The acft touched down aprx 1/2 way down the rwy and the plt applied brakes, however, braking action was poor because of the wet grass rwy. The acft skidded off the end of the rwy…
- [NTSB FTW85LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA121.md): Boeing A75N1 · Holmwood, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 19, 1985 · N60885 · Substantial damage
  > The acft was 1 of 2 that were being repositioned form 1 ag strip to another. While en route, the flt encountered dense fog & the lead plt initiated a 180 deg turn. During the turn, the 2nd acft (N60885) was about 100 ft in trail of the 1st acft at aprx 150 ft…

## 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") = 1985
  AND 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&year=1985

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