# NTSB investigations: Continental TSIO-520 series, 2020

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 WPR21LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA059.md): Cessna TU206 · Twentynine Palms, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 21, 2020 · N878AH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to takeoff with a known mechanical engine anomaly, and the failure of the No. 2-cylinder exhaust valve, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during the initial climb and subsequent impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN21WA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21WA093.md): Cessna 401B · Toussus-le-Noble, France · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Foreign · Oct 30, 2020 · N517HC · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA21LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA011.md): Cessna 414 · West Palm Beach, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 8, 2020 · N8132Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection during which he failed to detect a flight control abnormality, and his failure to expediently abort the takeoff, which resulted in the co-pilot performing a delayed aborted takeoff and the subsequent runway overrun.
- [NTSB WPR20LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA325.md): Cessna T210 · Bridgeport, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 25, 2020 · N300JS · Substantial damage
  > An inadvertent retraction of the flaps during a go-around by the pilot-rated passenger, which caused the airplane to settle onto the runway with the landing gear retracted.
- [NTSB CEN20LA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA402.md): Piper PA46 · Hilltop Lakes, TX · Accident · 4 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 20, 2020 · N236KM · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined and the pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to establish and maintain a…
- [NTSB CEN20LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA378.md): Cessna 340 · Oklahoma City, OK · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 3, 2020 · N5178J · Substantial damage
  > A failure of the windscreen for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.
- [NTSB WPR20LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA291.md): Cessna TU206 · Tusayan, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 28, 2020 · N3422L · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of contamination in the airplane’s fuel system.
- [NTSB CEN20LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA365.md): Cessna T210 · Peyton, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 26, 2020 · N64EM · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and the exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the airplane’s turn to final, resulting in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB WPR20LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA258.md): Cessna T210 · Hanna, UT · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 7, 2020 · N761RG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed after a partial loss of power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall from which the pilot could not recover.
- [NTSB ERA20LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA278.md): Cessna P210 · Allendale, SC · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 7, 2020 · N6300W · Destroyed
  > A total loss of engine power as a result of fuel starvation due to contamination from a thermoplastic polymer used in the fuel system. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to report debris observed in the fuel system during previous preflight…
- [NTSB CEN20LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA271.md): Cessna T188 · Dustin, OK · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 10, 2020 · N2690J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s continued takeoff without ensuring obstacles could be avoided due to his use of a sedating medication, which likely diminished his reaction time and flying performance.
- [NTSB WPR20FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20FA206.md): Cessna TU206 · Coeur d'Alene, ID · Accident · 8 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 5, 2020 · N6373U · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The failure of the pilots of both airplanes to see and avoid the other airplane.
- [NTSB WPR20CA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA184.md): Cessna P210 · Maricopa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Jun 16, 2020 · N117KP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the airplane’s retractable landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB CEN20CA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA229.md): Cessna T188 · McCurtain, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Jun 12, 2020 · N2085J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed during a low altitude aerial application maneuver and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodymanic stall at too low of an altiutde to recover.
- [NTSB WPR20CA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA158.md): Cessna P210 · Heber City, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · May 31, 2020 · N5404W · Substantial damage
  > The pilots failure to switch the fuel pump to the 'OFF' position during landing, resulting in a loss of engine power and subsequent collision with a fence during landing. Contributing to the accident was a modified before landing checklist which omitted the…
- [NTSB CEN20LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA179.md): Cessna P210 · Burlington, WI · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 15, 2020 · N1JA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not maintain a safe altitude during the visual approach, and subsequently lost control which resulted an impact with trees and terrain.
- [NTSB ERA20CA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA176.md): Cessna 402 · Hampton, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · May 9, 2020 · N4661N · Substantial damage
  > A dual total loss of engine power as a result of fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN20LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA172.md): Cessna T210L · Burleson, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 7, 2020 · N2074S · Destroyed
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB WPR20LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA123.md): Cessna TU206 · Auburn, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 18, 2020 · N756TH · Destroyed
  > The total loss of engine power after takeoff due to water contamination of the fuel.
- [NTSB CEN20LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA149.md): Cessna 402 · Kirksville, MO · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 14, 2020 · N98649 · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power after takeoff for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CEN20LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA132.md): Cessna T210 · Waxahachie, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 25, 2020 · N5553C · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power due to water and contaminants in the fuel, due to the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, and the pilot’s decision to conduct a steep turn at low altitude to return to the runway rather than land straight ahead, which…
- [NTSB WPR20LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA101.md): Cessna 210 · Needles, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 5, 2020 · N123CE · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons due to a lack of available evidence.
- [NTSB ERA20FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20FA118.md): Piper PA46 · Bishop, GA · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Mar 3, 2020 · N43368 · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s encounter with a rain shower updraft and severe turbulence, which resulted in a loss of airplane control and an inflight breakup. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s reliance on outdated weather information on his in-cockpit weather…
- [NTSB ERA20CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA112.md): Beech 58 · Augusta, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Feb 23, 2020 · N60SH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to land and stop the airplane within the available runway, which resulted in a runway overrun. Contributing to the outcome was the pilot's inadvertent feathering of both propellers during approach to landing.
- [NTSB ERA20CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA100.md): Cessna 402 · Barnstable, MA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 12, 2020 · N409BK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to properly secure the crew hatch door before takeoff, which resulted in the door’s forward hinge assembly tearing from its fuselage mount point.
- [NTSB CEN20LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA053.md): Cessna T210 · Ada, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 1, 2020 · N94227 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, and the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and preflight fuel planning.

## 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") = 2020
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17040'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17040&year=2020

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