# NTSB investigations: Continental O-470 series, 2009

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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## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN10CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA081.md): Cessna 182P · Bowie, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 25, 2009 · N21177 · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to properly secure the right wing fuel cap and monitor the available fuel supply.
- [NTSB WPR10LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA090.md): Cessna 310 · Pasco, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 12, 2009 · N2640C · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the right main landing gear up-lock.
- [NTSB WPR10CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA081.md): Cessna 182P · Payson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 11, 2009 · N11PG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN10FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA057.md): Cessna 182P · Kewanee, IL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 23, 2009 · N1986M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to initiate a visual night flight without recent night flight experience and his failure to maintain altitude during departure.
- [NTSB CEN10CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA061.md): Cessna 305A · Rochester, IN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 22, 2009 · N1172D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB WPR10LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA059.md): Cessna 182K · Susanville, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 20, 2009 · N2650R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to takeoff into weather conditions conducive to ice accumulation, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin while maneuvering in the initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the likely accumulation of snow and ice on the airborne…
- [NTSB WPR10CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA041.md): Cessna 180 · Bountiful, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 31, 2009 · N1712C · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the inner tube of the right main tire during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ANC10CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA009.md): Cessna 182C · Kotzebue, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 30, 2009 · N8944T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA10LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA026.md): Fuji LM1 · Athens, GA · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 22, 2009 · N2121J · Substantial damage
  > An aerodynamic stall shortly after takeoff for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ERA10CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA030.md): Cessna 182 · White Plains, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 21, 2009 · N4731N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, resulting in a landing overrun. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s excessive airspeed in an attempt to comply with air traffic control’s request to expedite his landing.
- [NTSB WPR10FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA018.md): Cessna 182 · Pryor, MT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 13, 2009 · N6202A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to continue flight into an area of low ceilings and low visibility and his failure to maintain clearance from terrain.
- [NTSB WPR10CA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA026.md): Cessna 180A · Condon, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 10, 2009 · N9586B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the fence post on approach.
- [NTSB WPR10CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA011.md): Cessna 180 · Pistol Creek, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 8, 2009 · N1674C · Substantial damage
  > The separation of one of the airplane's main landing gear legs during landing in variable gusting wind conditions, due to the nut being stripped from the attachment bolt.
- [NTSB WPR10LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA001.md): Cessna 180 · Mitchell, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 2009 · N1621C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s lack of understanding of the airplane’s fuel system, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB WPR09CA477](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA477.md): Cessna 182 · Enterprise, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 24, 2009 · N5677B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to stop his airplane before it departed the end of the unimproved remote airstrip.
- [NTSB CEN09FA603](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA603.md): Cessna 182Q · Houma, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 2009 · N96894 · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s decision to take off into instrument meteorological conditions.
- [NTSB ERA09CA533](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA533.md): Cessna 182 · Montauk, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 19, 2009 · N182HB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to attain the proper touchdown point while landing.
- [NTSB WPR09LA445](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA445.md): Cessna 182K · Chemehuevi Valley, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 11, 2009 · N2819R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare while landing with a tailwind, resulting in a bounced landing.
- [NTSB WPR09CA443](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA443.md): Cessna 305A · Helena, MT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 11, 2009 · N119WW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare and recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB ERA09LA512](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA512.md): Beech H35 · Fredericksburg, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 9, 2009 · N5469D · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's mismanagement of available fuel.
- [NTSB ANC09CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA097.md): Cessna 180J · Juneau, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 9, 2009 · N42250 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudged flare and loss of control during a glassy water landing.
- [NTSB CEN09CA564](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA564.md): Cessna 180G · Canby, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 7, 2009 · N1250W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in gusting crosswinds.
- [NTSB ANC09LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09LA086.md): Cessna 180 · Chugiak, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 2009 · N4601A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s delayed use of carburetor heat while operating in conditions conducive to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB CEN09CA547](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA547.md): Cessna 182P · Sugar Land, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 24, 2009 · N1988M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to control the airplane during engine startup, and his failure to maintain clearance from other objects.
- [NTSB CEN09LA542](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA542.md): Cessna 182 · Weeping Water, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 22, 2009 · N1921X · Substantial damage
  > The pilots' improper execution of soft/short field take-off procedures.
- [NTSB CEN09LA525](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA525.md): Cessna 182 · Caddo Mills, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 2009 · N2364G · Minor damage
  > The failure of the operator to ensure that the airplane engine was shutdown during passenger unloading and the lack of adequate supervision of the passenger by the pilot and ground crewmember.
- [NTSB ERA09CA449](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA449.md): Cessna 182 · Milford, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 7, 2009 · N9432X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control during takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN09CA489](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA489.md): Cessna 182P · Gateway, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 2, 2009 · N61TM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inability to maintain directional control due to soft runway conditions.
- [NTSB CEN09CA482](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA482.md): Cessna 182K · Conway, AR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 1, 2009 · N521SP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB CEN09LA491](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA491.md): Cessna 182J · Iowa Falls, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 2009 · N989TP · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > Both pilots' failure to execute adequate visual lookout, resulting in the two airplanes colliding over the runway.
- [NTSB CEN09CA448](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA448.md): Cessna C-182 · Fox Lake, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 17, 2009 · N7482Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate flight planning and continued flight into adverse weather resulting in the collision with the pier during landing.
- [NTSB ANC09TA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09TA068.md): Cessna 180A · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 16, 2009 · N4UA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in a crosswind, which resulted in a ground-loop.
- [NTSB CEN09FA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA430.md): Beech 35-A33 · Las Vegas, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 2009 · N4334W · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB WPR09FA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA334.md): Cessna 182P · Mammoth Lakes, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 2009 · N7314S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision to attempt to fly at a low altitude in a confined area of mountainous terrain in a high density altitude weather condition, and his failure to maintain clearance from the trees.
- [NTSB CEN09CA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA419.md): Cessna 182Q · Ballinger, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 7, 2009 · N7589S · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning.
- [NTSB WPR09CA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA332.md): Cessna 182M · Wilson Bar, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 6, 2009 · N71186 · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s misjudged approach that led to a long landing and his failure to execute a go-around when he realized that he overshot his intended point of landing.
- [NTSB WPR09CA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA335.md): Cessna 180 · La Grande, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 5, 2009 · N3198D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB ANC09CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA057.md): Cessna 180F · King Salmon, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 15, 2009 · N2162Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing, resulting in a ground loop and substantial damage to the airplane.
- [NTSB WPR09CA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA278.md): Cessna 180J · Bellingham, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 7, 2009 · N5101Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB WPR09FA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA282.md): Cessna 182M · Atlanta, ID · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 3, 2009 · N70946 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance during cruise flight.
- [NTSB ERA09CA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA363.md): Cessna 182P · Destin, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 31, 2009 · N1481S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB CEN09LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA325.md): Cessna 182 · Skiatook, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 23, 2009 · N4892D · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CEN09CA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA317.md): Cessna 182E · Martinsville, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 22, 2009 · N3229Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing and his delay in initiating a successful go-around, which resulted in a loss of airspeed and an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB WPR09LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA242.md): Cessna 182M · Madera, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 9, 2009 · N71165 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane throughout the landing.
- [NTSB WPR09LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA223.md): Cessna 182Q · Puyallup, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 1, 2009 · N382CH · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot’s failure to verify the fuel levels in the tanks, and, his failure to select the proper fuel tank.
- [NTSB WPR09CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA194.md): Cessna 182A · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 14, 2009 · N4816D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind conditions while landing.
- [NTSB WPR09LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA179.md): Cessna 182 · Kalispell, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 4, 2009 · N6433A · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power during a go-around for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was a fatigue failure of the right main landing gear spring.
- [NTSB ANC09CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA027.md): Cessna 180K · Bettles, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 3, 2009 · N2801K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area.
- [NTSB WPR09LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA168.md): Cessna 182Q · Sedona, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 28, 2009 · N97467 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to achieve the proper touchdown point during a full-stop landing attempt. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's failure to ensure that the aircraft was properly configured for landing, his not initiating a go-around, and a…
- [NTSB WPR09LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA167.md): Cessna 180G · Wendover, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 27, 2009 · N98FC · Substantial damage
  > A loss of directional control during landing as a result of the binding in one main landing gear brake assembly due to incorrect maintenance procedures. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to correctly reconfigure the airplane during an…

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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 year(c."eventDate") = 2009
  AND 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&year=2009

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