# NTSB investigations: Continental IO-550 series: In flight collision with terrain/water

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 SEA07CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA064.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Glen Canyon Nat, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 24, 2007 · N224MT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's intentional flight over water at low altitude and his subsequent failure to maintain adequate clearance from the water. A contributing factor was the glassy surface condition of the lake.
- [NTSB LAX07FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07FA062.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Young, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 19, 2006 · N457S · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance during cruise flight while flying at night at an altitude to remain clear of clouds and icing conditions. Contributing to the accident were an inadequate weather evaluation, the clouds, icing conditions, and…
- [NTSB CHI06FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA218.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Boyceville, WI · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2006 · N658CD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and the certified flight instructor's delayed remedial action and inadequate supervision of the flight training, which resulted in an inadvertent stall during a base to final turn to the landing runway. An…
- [NTSB LAX06FA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA222.md): Raytheon A36 · Somis, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 2006 · N615M · Destroyed
  > a ground collision during an emergency landing for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB LAX05LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA210.md): Cirrus Design SR-22 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 18, 2005 · N626Z · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's delay in executing a timely go-around and failure to raise the flaps, which resulted in a collision with terrain.
- [NTSB SEA05FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA038.md): Cirrus SR22 · Hood River, OR · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 21, 2005 · N6057M · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance. Contributing factors were the mountainous terrain, the low ceiling weather conditions, and dark night light conditions.
- [NTSB CHI03LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA116.md): Walker Lancair IV · Wamego, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 26, 2003 · N7441W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from the runway while maneuvering on final approach. A factor to the accident was the pilot's misjudgment of his altitude while on final approach.
- [NTSB DEN00LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA047.md): Beech A36 · Farmington, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 3, 2000 · N8240U · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's excessive remedial action (banking to realign the airplane with the runway). Factors were the student pilot flaring the airplane prematurely and failing to maintain directional control, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of…
- [NTSB SEA99FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99FA028.md): Pacific Aviation Composites LC 40-550FG · Portland, OR · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 9, 1999 · N141LC · Destroyed
  > Aircraft control was not maintained and the pilot's lack of total experience in type operation. Weather conditions reported ceilings below approach/landing minimums and a dark night condition were factors.
- [NTSB ANC96LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA051.md): Cessna 206G · Whittier, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 17, 1996 · N244PL · Destroyed
  > The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors in the accident were low ceilings and whiteout conditions.

## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17042')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 230))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17042&occurrence=230

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