# Fatal NTSB investigations: Continental IO-240-B

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 ERA14FA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA282.md): Liberty Aerospace XL-2 · Merritt Island, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 10, 2014 · N516XL · Destroyed
  > The failure of the pilots to maintain airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine power for a reason that could…
- [NTSB ERA13FA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA259.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1 · Linden, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 31, 2013 · N176MA · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's inadequate preflight planning and his decision to take off with the airplane at a high gross weight in high temperature conditions that degraded the engine’s available power and his subsequent failure to maintain airspeed while…
- [NTSB CEN12FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA080.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1 · Bern, WI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 24, 2011 · N203MK · Substantial damage
  > The non-instrument-rated pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent impact with the terrain.
- [NTSB WPR09FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA062.md): Diamond DA 20-C1 · Alamo Lake State Park, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 20, 2008 · N4196M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control during the performance of a maneuver and his failure to recover from the subsequent aerodynamic stall and spin.

## 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 ('17177'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17177&fatal=1

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