# NTSB investigations: Continental I0-470 series, 1997 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 CHI98LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA067.md): Beech 35-B33 · Troy, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 27, 1997 · N512WM · Substantial damage > loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). Factors associated with the accident were: the lack of a suitable forced landing site, and the embankment (dirt bank), which the airplane contacted. - [NTSB FTW98FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA056.md): Beech 95-B55 · Royse City, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 24, 1997 · N6835Q · Destroyed > The pilot's impairment due to drugs, and his ensuing failure to maintain minimum required airspeed for flight, which resulted in a stall/spin. A factors was the loss of power to both engines due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's improper use of… - [NTSB CHI98LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA041.md): Beech 95-B55 · Burlington, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 20, 1997 · N3681K · Substantial damage > an undetermined event resulting in the door seal inflation pump catching fire, the pilot's failure to close the cockpit air vents allowing heat and flames from the airplane's nose section to melt electrical wiring behind the instrument panel, and the pilot… - [NTSB FTW98LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA045.md): Beech J35 · Provo, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 5, 1997 · N171Y · Substantial damage > the pilot's failure to properly position the fuel tank selector to a tank with adequate fuel, which resulted in fuel starvation, and a subsequent forced landing due to lack of engine power. His failure (or inability) to extent the gear for landing was a… - [NTSB ANC97LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA144.md): Cessna 185 · Kotzebue, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 1997 · N185QB · Substantial damage > The collapse/deflation of the right main tire when the tire slipped on the tire wheel rim which resulted in the collapse of the right main landing gear due to overload. - [NTSB ATL97LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA130.md): Beech 95-A55 · Murfreesboro, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 1997 · N437CG · Substantial damage > The pilot's excessive airspeed, and improper touch down point during landing, that resulted in the runway end overun. Factors were the wet runway surface, and the embankment at the end of the runway. - [NTSB NYC97GA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97GA177.md): Navion G · Brooklyn, NY · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 30, 1997 · N2362T · Substantial damage > the pilot's inadequate preflight by failing to ensure the fuel selector was properly positioned for takeoff, which resulted in fuel starvation, loss of engine power, and a forced landing after takeoff. - [NTSB LAX97LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA277.md): Cessna 310 · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 1997 · N8139M · Substantial damage > inadequate maintenance inspection of the landing gear system, following a prior incident, due to the mechanic's failure to follow the service manual instructions. - [NTSB ATL97LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA112.md): Cessna 310K · Bainbridge, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 1997 · N124SP · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to properly perform the soft landing procedure, leading to a hard landing. - [NTSB NYC97LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA141.md): Cessna 182 · Springfield, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 1997 · N8568T · Substantial damage > the pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed, and his delay in aborting the landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point for landing, and proximity of the fence to the runway. - [NTSB ATL97LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA100.md): Beech 55 · Murfreesboro, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 1997 · N45CW · Substantial damage > The failure of the aircraft braking system due to low brake pressure resulting from the undetermined loss of brake fluid from the brake reservoir. - [NTSB FTW97LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA258.md): Aero Commander 500-B · Dallas, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 1997 · N802TC · Substantial damage > The pilot-in-command's failure to follow emergency procedures to reduce drag and maintain best climb airspeed. Factors were the partial loss of engine power due to the cracks in the #1 and #4 cylinders as the result of an unapproved modification of their… - [NTSB LAX97LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA230.md): Beech 95-B55 · Beaumont, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 1997 · N2031W · Substantial damage > the pilot's inadvertent movement of the propeller controls, instead of the throttle levers, which resulted in an inadvertent dual engine shutdown. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's failure to properly secure the door during preflight, and his… - [NTSB FTW97LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA239.md): Cessna 210 · Peyton, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 27, 1997 · N9417T · Substantial damage > Failure of both pilots to assure the landing gear was down and locked. - [NTSB SEA97LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA144.md): Beech N35 · Hillsboro, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 1997 · N1382Z · Substantial damage > the pilot's failure to ensure the landing gear was down and locked for landing. The unlatched passenger door, the uphill (unidirectional) landing area, and trees off the departure end of the landing runway were related factors. - [NTSB CHI97LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA151.md): Beech 35 · Liberty, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 13, 1997 · N144GM · Substantial damage > retraction of the nose gear for undetermined reason(s). - [NTSB ATL97LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA069.md): Beech 33 · Carrollton, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 29, 1997 · N5863S · Substantial damage > The inadequate maintenance inspection of the airplane that resulted in the disconnection of the propeller governor linkage and the subsequent reduction in engine power. The pilot also failed to maintain flying speed that resulted in an inadvertent stall… - [NTSB FTW97LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA147.md): Beech M35 · Iowa Park, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 30, 1997 · N223C · Substantial damage > The pilot's refueling of the airplane with automotive grade fuel which resulted in engine failure due to detonation. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. - [NTSB FTW97LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA146.md): Beech G33 · Bixby, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 28, 1997 · N166B · Substantial damage > failure of a number two connecting rod bolt, possibly from being either over-torqued or under-torqued during installation, and failure of the pilot to see-and-avoid the transmission line, while performing a forced landing. - [NTSB MIA97LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA077.md): Beech 95-B55 · Monroe, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 1, 1997 · N70F · Substantial damage > pilot incapacitation as result of Ischemic heart disease. ## 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") = 1997 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17027')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17027&year=1997 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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