# 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 ANC13LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13LA081.md): Cessna 180J · Palmer, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 2013 · N7807K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in a subsequent aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to take off with a slight tailwind.
- [NTSB WPR13LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA359.md): Cessna 182P · Stanwood, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 2013 · N58437 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s unstabilized approach and his subsequent failure to maintain airspeed during the aborted landing, which resulted in a stall and the airplane bouncing hard on the runway.
- [NTSB WPR13CA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA352.md): Cessna 180J · Hungry Horse, MT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 26, 2013 · N9286C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB CEN13LA459](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA459.md): Cessna 180H · Greencastle, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 2013 · N28RR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive application of the right brake during the landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB ANC13LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13LA067.md): Cessna 180A · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 2013 · N4814 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control of the airplane during a wheel landing.
- [NTSB WPR13LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA317.md): Cessna 182H · Hesperia, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 2013 · N2062X · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power during cruise flight due to the detachment of the mixture control cable from its mounting clamp.
- [NTSB WPR13FA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA284.md): Beech A45 · Boulder City, NV · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 2013 · N434M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot/mechanic's loss of control during an emergency descent following a loss of engine power while in cruise flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot/mechanic's incorrect assembly of the No. 6 cylinder at the last cylinder change, which…
- [NTSB WPR13CA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA278.md): Cessna 180 · Nervino, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 7, 2013 · N1677C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to takeoff from an area off the runway surface which resulted in a collision with an object.
- [NTSB CEN13WA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA328.md): Cessna 182R · Micoxtla, Mexico · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Jun 7, 2013 · N6241H · Destroyed
  > On June 7, 2013, about 1755 hours central daylight time, a Cessna 182R, United States registration N6241H, impacted terrain near Micoxtla, Mexico. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. The accident investigation is…
- [NTSB WPR13CA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA257.md): Cessna 182P · Bridgeport, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 2, 2013 · N21231 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's distracted attention while on final approach which resulted in his failure to maintain adequate airspeed and subsequent loss of aircraft control.
- [NTSB ERA13CA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA265.md): Cessna 180 · Concord, NH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 31, 2013 · N2724X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s delayed remedial action following a loss of directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ERA13LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA262.md): Cessna 182P · Brevard, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 30, 2013 · N6525M · Substantial damage
  > The cylinder manufacturer's misalignment of the exhaust valve guides in the No. 2 cylinder during manufacture, which resulted in the exhaust valve sticking and the pushrod breaking and the subsequent total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB WPR13CA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA242.md): Cessna 182R · Alpine, WY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 25, 2013 · N9760H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate flare and loss of aircraft control during landing.
- [NTSB ERA13LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA257.md): Cessna 180J · Greenwood, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 23, 2013 · N9996N · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB CEN13LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA286.md): Cessna 182C · Fremont, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 18, 2013 · N9075T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper preflight planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion while in the traffic pattern.
- [NTSB ERA13CA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA247.md): Cessna 182D · East Moriches, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 17, 2013 · N8775X · Substantial damage
  > The inadvertent deployment of the skydiving instructor's drogue chute when he exited the airplane, resulting in it contacting and damaging the horizontal stabilizer.
- [NTSB WPR13CA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA231.md): Cessna 182P · Carson City, NV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 15, 2013 · N911HE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control after an encounter with downdrafts while flying over mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB ERA13LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA241.md): Cessna 182E · Southwick, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 13, 2013 · N817JT · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB ERA13LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA239.md): Cessna 182G · Clewiston, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 9, 2013 · N2440R · Substantial damage
  > The private pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and fuel management and the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB ERA13CA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA231.md): Cessna 182G · Arcadia, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 4, 2013 · N2143R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to continue a high approach with a tailwind, rather than perform a go-around, which resulted in an overrun on a wet, down-sloping, grassy runway.
- [NTSB ERA13CA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA216.md): Cessna 180 · Bethel, ME · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 28, 2013 · N180VW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB WPR13FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA201.md): Cessna 182D · Wellington, NV · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 2013 · N9078X · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain during a night, visual descent to the destination airport, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.
- [NTSB WPR13FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA183.md): Cessna 182C · Circle, MT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 6, 2013 · N8721T · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control as a result of spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to continue flight into low visibility conditions.
- [NTSB CEN13CA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA223.md): Cessna 180 · Roswell, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 29, 2013 · N7714A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on the landing roll after encountering a gust of wind, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB ANC13FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13FA027.md): Cessna 182B · Nikolai, AK · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 2013 · N2343G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering inside a box canyon and the airplane’s subsequent aerodynamic stall, which resulted in an in-flight collision with mountainous terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s visual…
- [NTSB ERA13CA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA141.md): Cessna 180 · Halifax, NC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 20, 2013 · N9411C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to land in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a loss of airplane directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR13LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA112.md): Cessna 305A · Camarillo, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 2, 2013 · N342FS · Substantial damage
  > A tailwheel vibration upon touchdown and the subsequent loss of directional control for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB ERA13FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA105.md): Beech H35 · Palm Coast, FL · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 4, 2013 · N375B · Destroyed
  > A total loss of engine power after the failure of the No. 4 connecting rod due to oil starvation, which resulted in a subsequent forced landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to clearly state that the aircraft had lost all power and the…
- [NTSB WPR13CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA079.md): Cessna 182P · Chiloquin, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 1, 2013 · N58677 · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to maintain airplane control during a landing on a snow-covered runway.
- [NTSB CEN13CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA106.md): Cessna 182Q · Bellview, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 15, 2012 · N735BV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for a sudden wind shift during the approach and landing, which resulted in a runway overrun.
- [NTSB CEN13FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA069.md): Cessna 310B · Mancelona, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 21, 2012 · N5419A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane after a loss of right engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no preimpact malfunction or anomaly that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB WPR13FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA053.md): Cessna 182D · Bondurant, WY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 17, 2012 · N61LN · Destroyed
  > The noninstrument-rated pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering around weather.
- [NTSB CEN13FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA044.md): Cessna 310 · Stotts City, MO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 5, 2012 · N6BS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control after he shut down the right engine in flight due a loss of oil pressure. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to reposition the unairworthy airplane during twilight after extensive maintenance…
- [NTSB WPR13FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA017.md): Cessna 182P · Yucca, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 18, 2012 · N20939 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to take corrective action to avoid terrain during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB ERA13CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA027.md): Cessna 182P · Maryville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 16, 2012 · N1264S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate recovery from a bounced landing and his subsequent delayed decision to perform a go-around, which resulted in the airplane’s failure to clear obstacles.
- [NTSB WPR13LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA005.md): Cessna 180H · St Maries, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 7, 2012 · N2780X · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine and airframe did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB ANC12CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA115.md): Cessna 182A · Port Lions, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 1, 2012 · N2028G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to take off with ice- and snow-contaminated wings.
- [NTSB CEN12CA665](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA665.md): Cessna 182 · Tiskilwa, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 30, 2012 · N82GS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of control while preforming a short field takeoff.
- [NTSB WPR12CA440](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA440.md): Cessna 180 · Huntington, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 29, 2012 · N3115D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent encounter with a gust front during the takeoff roll, which resulted in loss of control of the airplane.
- [NTSB ERA12LA575](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA575.md): Cessna 182Q · Fort Thomas, KY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 23, 2012 · N735FJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to periodically add engine power during an extended descent in carburetor icing conditions, which resulted in insufficient carburetor heat, the gradual build-up of carburetor ice, and the subsequent loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN12LA635](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA635.md): Cessna 182P · Mecosta, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 2012 · N58844 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB WPR12LA418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA418.md): Cessna 180 · Nampa, ID · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 2012 · N90RW · Substantial damage
  > An uncommanded bank after takeoff followed by an aerodynamic stall. The reason for the uncommanded bank could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB WPR12CA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA389.md): Cessna 182L · Metaline Falls, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 2, 2012 · N42014 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate compensation for a sudden wind shift during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway overrun.
- [NTSB CEN12TA604](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12TA604.md): Cessna 182P · Newberry, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Sep 2, 2012 · N5981J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane due to distraction from a combination of smoke in the cockpit and a sudden turbulence encounter while on short final approach. The cause of the cockpit smoke could not be determined due to the extensive…
- [NTSB CEN12CA585](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA585.md): Cessna 180 · Brookville, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 28, 2012 · N2909A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the attempted takeoff in gusting crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB WPR12LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA365.md): Cessna 182Q · McCall, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 2012 · N735KV · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s selection of the wrong route while flying in mountainous terrain at a high-density altitude, which resulted in the airplane impacting terrain when the increase in elevation exceeded the airplane’s climb performance.
- [NTSB WPR12CA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA399.md): Cessna 182F · Hood River, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 20, 2012 · N34SR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB CEN12CA590](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA590.md): Cessna 180J · Wausau, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 14, 2012 · N52187 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of control during landing roll out, resulting in a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was an unexpected crosswind wind gust.
- [NTSB WPR12CA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA352.md): Cessna 180 · Upland, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 12, 2012 · N2927K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB WPR12CA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA353.md): Cessna 182 · Joseph, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 2, 2012 · N5418B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s excessive use of brakes during the landing roll in a gusting crosswind, which resulted in a noseover.

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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=14

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