# NTSB investigations: Continental I0-470 series, 1998

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 FTW99LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA050.md): Beech BE-95-A55 · Mesquite, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 15, 1998 · N6DL · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a simulated engine failure during takeoff maneuver and the instructor's inadequate supervision. Factors were; the student's lack of total flight time in multiengine airplanes, and the soft…
- [NTSB DEN99LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA007.md): Cessna 210A · Provo, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 10, 1998 · N9449X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's abrupt throttle control movement that caused the engine to flood, and his failure to follow emergency procedures contained in the Airplane Flight Manual. Factors were increasing the mixture control to full rich and switching the fuel pump to high…
- [NTSB CHI98LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA366.md): Beech BE-35 · Point Lookout, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 1998 · N8946M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's continued flight with a known deficiency in equipment. Contributing to the accident was the maintenance adjustment that was not completed by the mechanic.
- [NTSB ANC98LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA138.md): Grumman G-44 · Dillingham, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1998 · N139F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with terrain. Contributing factors were the pilot's delayed remedial action (course reversal), low ceilings, rain, fog, and mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB ANC98LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA106.md): Cessna 185 · Kenai, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 1998 · N5892T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB CHI98LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA213.md): Cessna 310N · Janesville, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 20, 1998 · N5030Q · Substantial damage
  > other maintenance personnel not installing nose landing gear door linkage. Factors were the unsecured landing gear door, the nose landing gear becoming jammed and the gear extension not possible by the pilot.
- [NTSB LAX98LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA229.md): Cessna 310K · Calexico, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 1998 · N6994L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's continued operation of the aircraft with known deficiencies in the landing gear indicating system. A contributing factor to the accident was the pilot's expectation that the gear would be extended and locked irrespective of the indicator lights…
- [NTSB MIA98LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA192.md): Cessna 310K · Opa-Locka, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 1998 · N366J · Substantial damage
  > The fuel leak due to improper installation of the left auxiliary fuel tank by maintenance personnel. Also, inadequate annual inspection of the airplane by maintenance personnel for failure to identify the missing screw from the adel clamp resulting in chafing…
- [NTSB CHI98LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA174.md): Cessna 310L · Wheeling, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 25, 1998 · N333WD · Substantial damage
  > the collapse of the left main landing gear for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB LAX98FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA153.md): Beech G33 · Crestline, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 5, 1998 · N9471Q · Destroyed
  > the pilot's intentional flight into known instrument weather conditions while operating VFR.
- [NTSB FTW98LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA226.md): Cessna 210A · Weatherford, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 29, 1998 · N9466X · Substantial damage
  > The restricted movement of the elevator control system by a bolt.
- [NTSB SEA98LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA059.md): Beech 35-C33 · Hillsboro, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 1, 1998 · N1310A · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's inadequate supervision and the dual student's premature lift off which resulted in inadequate airspeed, a stall, and collision with the ground.
- [NTSB CHI98LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA112.md): Cessna 310J · Hutchinson, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 31, 1998 · N3020L · Substantial damage
  > the flight instructor's inadequate supervision by failing to ensure that the right throttle had been retarded before re-advancing the right mixture control, which resulted in a loss of directional control, an encounter with soft terrain, and damage to the…
- [NTSB CHI98LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA103.md): Cessna 310Q · Council Bluffs, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 16, 1998 · N1521T · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment during the landing. The dark night was a factor.
- [NTSB LAX98LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA101.md): Cessna 310C · Lancaster, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 2, 1998 · N608G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper use of the mixture controls.
- [NTSB ATL98LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA048.md): Cessna 210 · Hazel Green, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 21, 1998 · N7398E · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and the nose gear collapsing.
- [NTSB IAD98LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA028.md): Beech 55B · Buffalo, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 18, 1998 · N1072W · Substantial damage
  > Improper use of the fuel selector, which resulted in fuel starvation and loss of engine power.
- [NTSB FTW98LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA120.md): Cessna 210A · Morgan, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 4, 1998 · N9489X · Substantial damage
  > failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. A related factor was the lack of experience in the make and model of aircraft.
- [NTSB LAX98LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA067.md): Cessna 210 · Compton, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 4, 1998 · N9406X · Substantial damage
  > The failure of maintenance personnel to adequately inspect the aircraft during an annual inspection to detect a chafed and leaking engine fuel supply line.

## 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") = 1998
  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=1998

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