# NTSB investigations: Continental IO-550 series

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.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB SEA92LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA211.md): Beech A36 · Blakely Island, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 1992 · N144PT · Substantial damage
  > The removal of the control gust lock was not performed. Factors to the accident were: inadequate preflight, the checklist was not used, and the control gust lock marking flag was gone due to previous damage.
- [NTSB LAX92LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA038.md): Questaire Venture · San Luis Obispo, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 2, 1991 · N71T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inability to control the aircraft during the landing roll due to a failure of the left brake and nose wheel steering systems. The failure of the brake and steering systems was due to a deterioration of the 'o' ring seals caused by the use of…
- [NTSB FTW91DRG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DRG06.md): Questair Venture · San Marcos, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jul 24, 1991 · N7PZ · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain flying airspeed resulting in a stall.
- [NTSB LAX91LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA107.md): Questaire Venture · San Luis Obispo, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 12, 1991 · N71T · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the fuel system vent check valve, which resulted in fuel starvation to the aircraft's engine.
- [NTSB ATL90IA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90IA087.md): Mooney M-20L · Augusta, GA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 25, 1990 · N1024Z · Minor damage
  > The reported performance problem during climbout was undetermined. The pilot's decision to land with the landing gear retracted contributed to the minor damage sustained.
- [NTSB DEN89LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA014.md): Beech 58 · Garfield, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 15, 1988 · N31135 · Substantial damage
  > N31135 was being ferried to japan from wichita with an enroute stop in oakland, CA. The acft was equipped with cabin mounted ferry tanks. The plt stated that he switched from the acft fuel tanks to the ferry tank and about 20 minutes later the right eng quit.…
- [NTSB LAX86LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA259.md): Beech A-36TC · San Rafael, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 20, 1986 · N3823A · Substantial damage
  > The acft stalled and collided with the ground initial during a takeoff initial climb. He indicated that he misjudged the stall buffet as turbulent airflow from a crosswind. The right wing dropped and the acft stalled. The plt also indicated the stall warning…
- [NTSB ANC86LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA004.md): Cessna 206 · Tanana, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 16, 1985 · N35851 · Substantial damage
  > While en route, the eng lost power, so the plt made an emergency landing on a gravel bar. During the landing, the acft nosed over & came to rest in water. An exam revealed that the fuel sumps & lines were frozen & there was ice in the fuel pump.
- [NTSB NYC85LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA041.md): Mooney M20J · Marlboro, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 10, 1984 · N3515H · Substantial damage
  > Plt stated that on late final, with airspeed and descent path normal, acft encountered downdraft and collided with upslope at runway threshold before corrective action could be taken. A 60 degree left crosswind of 15 KTS existed at the time.
- [NTSB LAX83LA440](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA440.md): Beech A36 · Redding, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 1983 · N67414 · Substantial damage
  > Reportedly, during the landing roll, the acft settled while the gear was in transit. At that time, the flaps were in the down position & were damaged. According to the plt, the gear lights were green. Later, he said that something may have gone wrong with the…
- [NTSB SEA83LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA120.md): Cessna A185F · Klamath Falls, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 17, 1983 · N4870C · Substantial damage
  > The acft groundlooped off the runway during landing in a gusty crosswind. The pilot and passnger were not injured. The winds were reported as 300 degrees 18 knots gusting to 22 knots.
- [NTSB OAK79FXQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FXQ12.md): Navion H · S Lake Tahoe, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 12, 1979 · N2503T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC79DAG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG04.md): Cessna 180 · Farewell Lake, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 28, 1978 · N2484F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN69D0126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0126.md): Beech 36 · Denver, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 1, 1968 · N7505N · 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17042'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17042&page=10

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