# NTSB investigations: Continental IO-240-B, CO

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 CEN22LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA110.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Fort Carson, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 25, 2022 · N974DA · Substantial damage
  > The windshear encounter on short final approach, which resulted in an excessive decent rate and ground impact.
- [NTSB GAA19CA490](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA490.md): Diamond DA20 · Pueblo, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 7, 2019 · N979DA · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain the runway heading during an attempted aborted landing, which resulted in a runway excursion onto rough terrain.
- [NTSB CEN15LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA275.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 20 C1 · Pueblo, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 10, 2015 · N919DA · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s decision to continue the approach and landing despite recognizing that the wind speed was above the published limit for solo flight, which resulted in a porpoised landing. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the flight…
- [NTSB CEN14TA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14TA126.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Fort Carson, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jan 29, 2014 · N959DA · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's loss of control after takeoff following a wake turbulence encounter from a preceding helicopter. Contributing to the accident were the flight instructor's misidentification of the helicopter type and a lack of Federal Aviation…
- [NTSB CEN13LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA291.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1 · Englewood, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 22, 2013 · N571MA · Substantial damage
  > The in-flight separation of the engine throttle lever and throttle cable due to maintenance personnel not applying sufficient torque to the self-locking nut or improperly reusing a degraded self-locking nut.
- [NTSB CEN12CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA041.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1 · Pueblo, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 24, 2011 · N942DA · Substantial damage
  > The certified flight instructor’s delayed remedial action. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's failure to maintain control prior to the landing.
- [NTSB DFW08TA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08TA225.md): Diamond Aircraft Industries DA-20-C-1 · Pueblo, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Sep 8, 2008 · N939DA · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control due to an encounter with wake turbulence from a preceding larger aircraft. Contributing to the accident was the instructor pilot's failure to intervene.
- [NTSB DEN08CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA067.md): Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 20-C1 · Pueblo, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 21, 2008 · N954DA · Substantial damage
  > the failure of the student pilot, and then the flight instructor to maintain aircraft control during the landing. Contributing factors were the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, and the crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB DEN07IA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07IA066.md): Diamond Aircraft Industries DA-20-C1 · Pueblo, CO · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 2007 · N921DA · No damage
  > The failure of the horizontal stabilizer forward bracket bolts due to insufficent preload during factory installation.

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

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

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