# Fatal NTSB investigations: Continental GTSIO-520 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. ## Latest cases - [NTSB WPR24FA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA289.md): Cessna 421C · Fairview, OR · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Aug 31, 2024 · N421GP · Substantial damage > On August 31, 2024, about 1030 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 421C, N421GP was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Fairview, Oregon. The two pilots and one person on the ground were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code… - [NTSB GAA24WA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA258.md): Cessna 421C · Tofino, Canada · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 18, 2024 · N264DC - [NTSB WPR21FA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA270.md): Cessna 421C · Monterey, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 13, 2021 · N678SW · Destroyed > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control due to spatial disorientation during an instrument departure procedure in instrument meteorological conditions which resulted in a collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of… - [NTSB CEN19FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA082.md): Cessna 421 · Canadian, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 2 · Field · Final report · Feb 15, 2019 · N421NS · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while in instrument meteorological conditions with icing conditions present, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin into terrain. - [NTSB FTW04FA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04FA243.md): Cessna 421C · Bee Caves, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 23, 2004 · N729DM · Destroyed > The pilot's improper positioning of the fuel selector valves, which resulted in a loss of power to the left engine due to fuel exhaustion. After the power loss, the pilot failed to follow checklist procedures and did not secure (feather) the left propeller,… - [NTSB DEN03FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FA025.md): Cessna 421 · Akron, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 25, 2002 · N421D · Destroyed > The fractured connecting rods and the pilot not maintaining aircraft control following the engine failure. Factors contributing to the accident were the low altitude, the pilot not maintaining minimum controllable airspeed following the engine failure, the… - [NTSB MIA01FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01FA140.md): Cessna 404 · Pena Pobre, PR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 13, 2001 · N404BA · Destroyed > failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain altitude/clearance, resulting in an in-flight collision with rising terrain. - [NTSB ATL01FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01FA036.md): Cessna 421 · Munford, AL · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 14, 2001 · N5AY · Destroyed > The pilot continued visual flight into instrument weather conditions that resulted in the inflight collision with a river bank. Factors were reduced visibility and dark night. - [NTSB FTW96FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA073.md): Cessna 421C · Cleveland, OK · Accident · 6 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 21, 1995 · N421EP · Destroyed > the pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain control of the airplane after encountering adverse weather conditions, which resulted in a stall/spin. Factors relating to the accident were: pilot… - [NTSB LAX95FA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA319.md): Cessna 421C · Beaver Dam, AZ · Accident · 8 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1995 · N6234G · Destroyed > Failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering on approach, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and uncontrolled collision with terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot allowed the aircraft weight and balance… - [NTSB DEN87FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA016.md): Cessna 421C · Butte, MT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 6, 1986 · N421AR · Destroyed > Plt was attempting the vor-b instrument apch to Butte, MT arpt. Plt reported over the coppertown VORTAC inbound on the arpt. The procedure turn inbound course to the VORTAC is 124 degrees. The inbound course to the arpt is 094 degrees. The acft wreckage was… - [NTSB FTW85FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA019.md): Cessna 421C · Addison, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 18, 1984 · N121BT · Destroyed > Aprx 7 min after takeoff (at 1441), the plt declared an emergency & said the l eng had lost power. He feathered the eng,diverted back twd the arpt & dscndd to VFR conds below the clds. At 1448, the plt said he had the arpt in sight & turnedonto a left… ## 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."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17046', '17039')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17046&fatal=1 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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