# Fatal NTSB investigations: Continental GTSI0-520-F-K 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 CEN24FA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA228.md): Cessna 421 · Steamboat Springs, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 17, 2024 · N245T · Destroyed > The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed following a loss of engine power, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall/spin at low altitude. - [NTSB GAA24WA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA039.md): Cessna 402B · Panama City, Panama · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Nov 24, 2023 · N76MD · Destroyed - [NTSB CEN16FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA013.md): Cessna 421B · Hammond, LA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 14, 2015 · N33FA · Destroyed > The loss of right engine power on takeoff due to maintenance personnel's failure to properly tighten the crankcase through-studs during cylinder replacement, which resulted in crankshaft fracture. Also causal were the pilot's failure to feather the propeller… - [NTSB CEN13WA566](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA566.md): Cessna 421 - C · Colombier-Saugnieu, France · Accident · 4 fatal · Foreign investigation · Sep 24, 2013 · N556MB · Destroyed - [NTSB WPR13FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA234.md): Cessna 421C · Floriston, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 16, 2013 · N421W · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during descent while operating in instrument meteorological conditions. - [NTSB ERA11FA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA391.md): Cessna 421C · Demopolis, AL · Accident · 7 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 2011 · N692TT · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during a single-engine approach and his failure to fly an appropriate traffic pattern for a single-engine landing. Contributing to the accident was a total loss of engine power on the right engine due to a… - [NTSB CEN11FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA201.md): Cessna 421C · Connersville, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 24, 2011 · N3875C · Substantial damage > The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane while making a low-altitude turn during dark night conditions. - [NTSB SEA06FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06FA147.md): Cessna 421C · Carson, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 25, 2006 · N69KM · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering. Icing conditions, clouds and the pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather were factors. - [NTSB ANC03FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03FA066.md): Cessna 421C · Sitka, AK · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 2003 · N777DX · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to follow IFR procedures by not following the published approach procedures, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain. Factors contributing to the accident were a low ceiling, and the pressure induced by conditions/events (the… - [NTSB FTW03FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA055.md): Cessna 421C · Tajique, NM · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 4, 2002 · N3855C · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance. Factors contributing to the accident were the high mountains, mountain obscuration, the dark night condition, and the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision making. - [NTSB MIA94FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA057.md): Cessna 421C · Titusville, FL · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 21, 1994 · N777BE · Destroyed > Failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain VMC resulting in the inflight loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the fatigue failure of a section of pipe adjacent to a flange which connects to the turbocharger oil outlet of the left engine assembly. - [NTSB CHI93FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA149.md): Cessna 421B · Valley Park, MO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 29, 1993 · N4939M · Destroyed > Improper planning/decision by the pilot, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, due to an inadequate supply of fuel, and the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during approach to an emergency landing. A related factor was: failure of the pilot to… - [NTSB ATL92FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA039.md): Cessna 421C · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 13, 1992 · N40JK · Destroyed > The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation, and his continued flight into known adverse weather conditions. Factors were: the improper weather briefing by a flight service station specialist, and level iii thunderstorms. - [NTSB ATL88FA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA191.md): Cessna 421B · Knoxville, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 1988 · N700SC · Destroyed - [NTSB ATL85FA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA221.md): Cessna 421C · Kennesaw, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 1985 · N5473G · Destroyed > The acft lost power on # 2 eng shortly after take-off. The acft crashed and burned in a wooded area several miles sw of the arpt. The # 2 eng was severly damaged in the fire. No pre-impact malfunction could be documented. Examination of the prop did not… - [NTSB NYC85FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA097.md): Cessna 421B · Johnson City, NY · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 2, 1985 · N5407J · Destroyed > After a heavy snow shower passed over the airport, the accident acft attempted a departure. Immediately after takeoff the plt transmitted that he was coming back to land. The acft crashed shortly thereafter, 1 mile southwest of the airport. Ground witnesses… - [NTSB CHI81DAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DAMS2.md): Cessna 421B · Muskegon, MI · Accident · 5 fatal · Closed · Dec 29, 1980 · N9394A · Destroyed - [NTSB MIA79FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA132.md): Cessna 404 · Ft.Lauderdale, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Sep 30, 1979 · N88696 · Substantial damage - [NTSB DEN79FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA016.md): Cessna 421C · Spanish Forks, UT · Accident · 5 fatal · Closed · Jan 9, 1979 · N5469G · Substantial damage - [NTSB NYC78FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA019.md): Cessna 404 · Buffalo, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Dec 22, 1977 · N404SA · Destroyed - [NTSB FTW73AF026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF026.md): Cessna 421 · Fort Hancock, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Oct 29, 1972 · N5959M · Destroyed ## 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."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17031')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17031&fatal=1 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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