# NTSB investigations: Continental O-470 series, 2014

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 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.
- [NTSB CEN14CA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA402.md): Cessna 182R · Pine Bluff, AR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 29, 2014 · N9836H · Substantial damage
  > The inadvertent aerodynamic stall during landing in crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA14CA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA365.md): Cessna 182B · Clayton, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 27, 2014 · N2275G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a collision with a tree and then obstacles during the subsequent aborted takeoff.
- [NTSB WPR14CA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA314.md): Cessna 182Q · Warren, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 26, 2014 · N624M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's attempt to depart on an unpaved road, which he mistook for the unpaved runway. Contributing to the accident was the fact that the road and the runway were conjoined for the first few hundred feet of the runway.
- [NTSB WPR14FA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA303.md): Cessna 182L · Sedona, AZ · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 2014 · N42474 · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance the airplane’s critical angle-of attack while maneuvering through a canyon in high-density altitude conditions at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB ANC14LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14LA054.md): Cessna 180H · Seward, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 14, 2014 · N9083M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s execution of a hard uncoordinated landing, which resulted in the overstress fracture of the right main landing gear (MLG) axle attachment bolts and the subsequent separation of the of the right MLG axle.
- [NTSB WPR14FA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA286.md): Cessna 182 · Fall City, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 2014 · N5816B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to depart in low-ceiling conditions and his continued visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.
- [NTSB CEN14CA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA365.md): Cessna 182A · Geneseo, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 2, 2014 · N2209G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's mismanagement of the available fuel supply, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB WPR14LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA271.md): Cessna 182Q · Big Creek, ID · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 2014 · N132K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s execution of a traffic pattern that did not put the airplane in position for a normal final approach and the pilot’s decision to continue the landing attempt instead of initiating a go-around, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical…
- [NTSB WPR14CA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA376.md): Cessna 182K · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 28, 2014 · N3069Q · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's inadequate landing flare which resulted in a loss of aircraft control and hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA14FA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA313.md): Cessna 182 · Littleton, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 27, 2014 · N182PE · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel's application of sealant to the engine case halves during engine overhaul, contrary to manufacturer's instructions, which resulted in internal failure of the engine due to the loss of case bolt torque.
- [NTSB WPR14CA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA268.md): Cessna L19 - A · Firebaugh, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 25, 2014 · N5264G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions in the landing area, which resulted in a loss of directional control and encounter with soft terrain and vegetation.
- [NTSB WPR14CA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA247.md): Cessna 180 · Casper, WY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 16, 2014 · N9012C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate flare and loss of directional control during landing.
- [NTSB CEN14CA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA302.md): Cessna 180 · Springview, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 16, 2014 · N1545C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in a crosswind. Contributing to the accident was the gusty crosswind.
- [NTSB CEN14CA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA289.md): Cessna 182A · Valmeyer, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 14, 2014 · N5172D · Substantial damage
  > The inadvertent deployment of the skydiver's drogue chute when he exited the airplane, resulting in it contacting and damaging the horizontal stabilizer.
- [NTSB WPR14CA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA241.md): Cessna 180H · Hesperia, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 7, 2014 · N73BT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ANC14LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14LA039.md): Cessna 180H · Wasilla, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 2014 · N91399 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing and an attempted go-around, which resulted in collision with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN14LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA273.md): Beech H35 · Monroe, LA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 3, 2014 · N653T · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB ANC14LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14LA034.md): Cessna 182K · Galena, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 1, 2014 · N2631R · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which necessitated a forced landing on unsuitable terrain, during which the airplane flipped over and became partially submerged in water.
- [NTSB WPR14LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA208.md): Cessna 182P · Mammoth Lakes, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 2014 · N21048 · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, which resulted from the pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat in cruise flight while operating in an area conducive to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB ERA14CA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA263.md): Cessna 182J · Perkasie, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 24, 2014 · N3388F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to select and attain a proper touchdown point during landing which resulted in a runway overrun.
- [NTSB WPR14LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA205.md): Cessna 180A · Nampa, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 13, 2014 · N5281D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB WPR14CA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA184.md): Cessna 180D · Murieta, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 3, 2014 · N8603X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff at the initial veer off.
- [NTSB ANC14CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA025.md): Cessna 182J · Cooper Landing, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 30, 2014 · N3024F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to correctly use carburetor heat, resulting in a loss of engine power and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB ANC14CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA021.md): Cessna 180 · North Pole, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 27, 2014 · N3125D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while taxiing on a snow covered runway, which resulted in a collision with a terrain.
- [NTSB ERA14LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA167.md): Cessna O1 - A · St. Petersburg, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 23, 2014 · N211PP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper in-flight fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion in the selected tank and a subsequent loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB WPR14LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA117.md): Beech A45 · Hollister, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 22, 2014 · N666 · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power during initial climb due to fuel starvation and the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and improper fuel management.
- [NTSB CEN14CA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA182.md): Cessna 182J · Belen, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 11, 2014 · N300EM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to ensure adequate fuel onboard for the intended flight.
- [NTSB CEN14LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA133.md): Cessna 182A · Lexington, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 9, 2014 · N6061B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper use of the carburetor heat, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.

## 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") = 2014
  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=2014

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