# NTSB investigations: Continental 6-285-A, KS

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 CEN13LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA280.md): Piper PA-36-285 · Galena, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 14, 2013 · N57719 · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to improper maintenance by an unknown individual that led to the degradation and deterioration of the No. 2 piston, which was undetected because of overdue maintenance.
- [NTSB CHI97LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA217.md): Piper PA-36-285 · Hill City, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 21, 1997 · N268JW · Substantial damage
  > the sustained partial loss of engine power due to low compression on one cylinder and the rough, uneven terrain.
- [NTSB MKC84LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA258.md): Piper PA-36-400 · Hill City, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 1984 · N269JW · Destroyed
  > The plt cleared some power lines and descended to spray a sunflower field. The acft descended until it contacted the flowers with the landing gear. The tall flowers destroyed the leading edges of the acft wings and the landing gear. The drag slowed the acft…
- [NTSB MKC74DCQ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCQ15.md): Boeing A75 · Plains, KS · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 13, 1973 · N75847 · Substantial damage

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'KS' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17038'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17038&state=KS

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