# NTSB investigations: Continental TSIO-360 series, 1989

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 FTW90LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA042.md): Piper PA-34 · Tomball, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 5, 1989 · N8426B · Substantial damage
  > Collapse of the nose gear for an undetermined reason.
- [NTSB DEN89LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA138.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Las Cruces, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 1989 · N36345 · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the left main landing gear trunnion. A contributing factor was: inadequate inspection procedure in Piper service bulletin #787A.
- [NTSB MIA89IA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA145.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Miami, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · May 6, 1989 · N859SC · Minor damage
  > Fatigue failure of the left main landing gear trunnion. A contributing factor was: inadequate inspection procedure in Piper service bulletin #787A.
- [NTSB ANC89IA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89IA068.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Cordova, AK · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · May 4, 1989 · N47895 · Minor damage
  > Failure of the upper trunion bolt which normally holds the upper portion of the over center down link.
- [NTSB MIA89LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA104.md): Piper PA-34-220T · St Augustine, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 12, 1989 · N8417H · Substantial damage
  > Inadvertently retraction of the landing gear, and failure of the instructor pilot (CFI) to note that the gear had been retracted. A factor related to the accident was: improper flare by the student pilot.
- [NTSB CHI89LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA060.md): Piper PA-34-200T · West Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 12, 1989 · N3045M · Substantial damage
  > Improper flare by the pilot. The crosswind (quartering headwind) was considered to be a factor.
- [NTSB SEA89FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA050.md): Mooney M20K · Incline Village, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 23, 1989 · N94276 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper use of the fuel system when troubleshooting surging fuel pressure. A contributing factor was snow conditions which impaired the pilot's ability to make a proper forced landing.
- [NTSB DEN89LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA068.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Las Cruces, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 24, 1989 · N3070M · Substantial damage
  > The loss of right engine power for undetermined reason(s), and the failure of the instructor pilot to feather the right engine. Factors related to the accident were: failure of the left main gear locking mechanism to engage and the unprepared (rough/uneven)…

## 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") = 1989
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17019', '17023'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17019&year=1989

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