# NTSB investigations: Continental IO-550 series, IA

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 CEN27LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN27LA027.md): Rudolph Gary Legacy · Belle Plaine, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Investigation open · Oct 22, 2026 · N84V
- [NTSB CEN25LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA351.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Nora Springs, IA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 28, 2025 · N45JN · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper decision-making for the attempted landing, which resulted in a runway overrun due to inadequate runway landing distance with a quartering tailwind. Contributing to the accident was the wet condition of the runway.
- [NTSB CEN21FA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA299.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Lamoni, IA · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 1, 2021 · N123RE · Destroyed
  > The pilot did not maintain aircraft control during an attempted go-around after a bounced landing, which resulted in impact with terrain and a postimpact fire.
- [NTSB GAA18CA412](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA412.md): Beech A36 · Spencer, IA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 29, 2018 · N67CD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s failure to use the Before Landing checklist due to being distracted while communicating with other aircraft and controlling the airplane in the…
- [NTSB CEN17LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA263.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Corydon, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 2017 · N929DE · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine and airframe did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB CHI04LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA187.md): Beech A36 · Algona, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 2004 · N3248T · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the connecting rod which resulted in the loss of engine power during cruise flight and subsequent forced landing. A contributing factor was the delayed lowering of the landing gear in order to clear the other vehicle encountered during the…

## 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" = 'IA' 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 ('17042'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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

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