# NTSB investigations: Continental O-470 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 ANC15LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15LA046.md): Cessna 182 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 2015 · N4861D · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, which resulted from the pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat.
- [NTSB WPR15LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA201.md): Cessna 182D · Oak Harbor, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 2015 · N9980T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB GAA15CA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA183.md): Cessna 180 · Cahokia, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 30, 2015 · N3888C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB WPR15LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA191.md): Cessna 180A · Polson, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 2015 · N9699B · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power during approach for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB WPR15LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA185.md): Cessna 182A · Moab, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 2015 · N5143D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning and inflight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB GAA15CA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA142.md): Cessna 182P · Westminster, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 13, 2015 · N1248S · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's delayed remedial action during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and porpoise.
- [NTSB GAA15CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA125.md): Cessna 180B · Waterloo, IA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 6, 2015 · N5067E · Substantial damage
  > The incorrect installation of the secondary seat stop reel which resulted in the pilot's loss of control when the seat moved full aft during takeoff.
- [NTSB GAA15CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA106.md): Cessna 182Q · Palm Springs, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 3, 2015 · N759ZK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing and substantial damage to the firewall.
- [NTSB ANC15WA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15WA036.md): Cessna 182 · Sikanni Chief, Canada · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Jun 1, 2015 · N759AS · Destroyed
- [NTSB GAA15CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA100.md): Cessna 305 · Richfield, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 27, 2015 · N16708 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB GAA15CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA089.md): Cessna 188 · Polson, MT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 26, 2015 · N53141 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane pitch, power, and turn coordination while maneuvering at low altitude, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and a collision with terrain.
- [NTSB GAA15CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA095.md): Cessna 182Q · Honesdale, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 25, 2015 · N759EB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to land with sufficient runway remaining to safely stop the airplane.
- [NTSB GAA15CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA094.md): Cessna 182E · Galion, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 25, 2015 · N25AW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed on final approach, which resulted in an in-flight loss of control and hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA15CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA068.md): Cessna 180 · Hartland, ME · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 4, 2015 · N2724X · Substantial damage
  > Abnormal runway contact which precipitated a loss of control and nose-over.
- [NTSB ERA15FA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA204.md): Cessna 182 · Mulberry, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 3, 2015 · N6579M · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to recover from a controlled descent for reasons that could not be determined during the postaccident investigation.
- [NTSB GAA15CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA059.md): Cessna 180K · Pearland, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 1, 2015 · N66048 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA15CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA048.md): Cessna 180J · Boise, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 20, 2015 · N180UB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB ANC15FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15FA021.md): Cessna 180 · Whittier, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 14, 2015 · N9247C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to continue flight into known icing conditions, contrary to the airplane’s limitations, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to icing.
- [NTSB GAA15CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA034.md): Cessna 182F · Portland, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 7, 2015 · N3586Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to perform a go-around in time to prevent a runway overrun and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB GAA15CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA041.md): Cessna 182R · Fort Myers, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 3, 2015 · N9490X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive descent rate during approach, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR15LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA139.md): Beech H35 · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 30, 2015 · N112F · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power during initial takeoff climb for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no evidence of a mechanical anomaly that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB CEN15FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA174.md): Cessna 182Q · El Paso, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 17, 2015 · N735KF · Destroyed
  > The pilot's decision to continue a visual flight rules flight into known instrument flight rules conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.
- [NTSB ERA15CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA152.md): Cessna 182L · Waycross, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 10, 2015 · N42667 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to use any airport guidance while taxiing, which resulted in geographic disorientation and a takeoff attempt from an inadequate length and unsuitable surface.
- [NTSB GAA15CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA021.md): Cessna 182M · Ramona, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 8, 2015 · N2030M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of control.
- [NTSB ANC15LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15LA011.md): Cessna 180 · Glennallen, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 9, 2015 · N9280C · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight fire and a partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB CEN15CA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA130.md): Cessna 310B · Rothville, MO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 28, 2015 · N131X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and fuel management which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN15FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA119.md): Cessna 182L · Owen, WI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 26, 2015 · N3181R · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's decision to initiate flight into forecasted icing conditions in an airplane that was not certified or equipped for flight into icing conditions, which resulted in significant structural ice accumulation to the extent that the airplane…
- [NTSB CEN15CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA125.md): Cessna 182C · Fort Morgan, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 26, 2015 · N8997T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel planning/management, which resulted in the total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the subsequent forced landing in a pasture.
- [NTSB CEN15LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA109.md): Cessna 182R · Santa Fe, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 15, 2015 · N9611H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to remove ice from the airplane’s surfaces before departure, which resulted in the airplane’s inability to attain sufficient airspeed shortly after takeoff, the subsequent exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack, and an…
- [NTSB WPR15LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA083.md): Cessna 180 · Jackson, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 10, 2015 · N2229C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA15CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA083.md): Cessna 182P · Nashville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 26, 2014 · N6063F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA15LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA063.md): Cessna 182 · Hartford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 29, 2014 · N759VG · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power during climb after takeoff for a reasons that could not be determined because postaccident engine examination revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures.
- [NTSB WPR15CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA047.md): Cessna 182Q · San Luis Obispo, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 23, 2014 · N97347 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the landing flare with a crosswind.
- [NTSB CEN15LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA012.md): Cessna 182B · Orange, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 15, 2014 · N2437G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a go-around to avoid another airplane that was making a nonstandard approach to the opposing runway. Contributing to the accident was the other pilot’s use of a nonstandard approach while landing on the…
- [NTSB WPR15LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA013.md): Beech H35 · Bountiful, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 14, 2014 · N647Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control during a tailwind landing.
- [NTSB ERA15LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA014.md): Cessna 180K · Boca Raton, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 12, 2014 · N2590K · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel’s failure to apply proper torque to the cylinder flange nuts and through bolts, which resulted in shifting of the Nos. 1 and 2 main bearings, loss of lubrication, failure of the crankshaft, and a subsequent total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN15CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA016.md): Cessna 180B · Coloma, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 11, 2014 · N180CT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not use the departure checklist, resulting in an inadvertent landing with the pontoon wheels extended.
- [NTSB ANC15CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA001.md): Cessna 180J · Gustavus, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 9, 2014 · N180KN · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive use of brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB WPR15CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA012.md): Cessna 180 · Marion, MT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 2, 2014 · N156JM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB ANC14CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA089.md): Cessna 180 · Kodiak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 29, 2014 · N2483C · Substantial damage
  > The pilots failure to maintain control of the airplane while taxiing in gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB CEN14CA528](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA528.md): Cessna 182G · Port Eads, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 28, 2014 · N2011R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to depart from a runway not suitable for takeoff, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control.
- [NTSB CEN14CA523](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA523.md): Cessna 182G · Silver City, NM · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 27, 2014 · N2309R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot overcorrected when the airplane experienced a downdraft during the takeoff which resulted in the airplane stalling and impacting the terrain.
- [NTSB ERA14CA449](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA449.md): Cessna 182A · Bethany Center, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 20, 2014 · N3785D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a directional control of the airplane during gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA14LA446](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA446.md): Cessna 180B · Piscataquis County, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 2014 · N180GK · Substantial damage
  > The fatigue fracture of the No. 3 exhaust valve, which initiated at the outer surface of the valve stem and resulted in the subsequent total loss of engine power over terrain unsuitable for landing.
- [NTSB ANC14CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA078.md): Cessna 180H · Nenana, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 13, 2014 · N2419F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, while landing during dark night conditions.
- [NTSB ERA14FA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA417.md): Cessna 180 · North Hampton, NH · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 2014 · N6510A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to ensure the airplane maintained adequate airspeed during the initial climb and the subsequent exceedance of its critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s impairment…
- [NTSB ANC14CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA064.md): Cessna 182A · Gustavus, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 14, 2014 · N2121G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's unstable landing approach which resulted in a long landing, and subsequent collision with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN14LA432](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA432.md): Cessna 188 - Undesignat · Columbus, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 2014 · N9849V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to release the load of agricultural product before the landing approach and his failure to maintain aircraft control during an initial climb after an aborted landing, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack…
- [NTSB CEN14WA416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14WA416.md): Cessna 182P · Lake of the Woods, Canada · Accident · 3 fatal · Foreign investigation · Aug 8, 2014 · N1292S · Destroyed
- [NTSB ERA14FA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA372.md): Cessna 182F · Gansevoort, NY · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 2014 · N1DZ · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during initial climb following a banner pick-up, resulting in collision with a tree.

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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 ('17026'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17026&page=12

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