# NTSB investigations: Continental IO-550-N, CA

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 WPR25LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA219.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Hollister, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 19, 2025 · N551SG · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The departing pilot’s failure to see and avoid the landing airplane during the takeoff, which resulted in a mid-air collision.
- [NTSB WPR20FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20FA019.md): Cirrus SR22 · Upland, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Nov 7, 2019 · N220MT · Destroyed
  > The pilot's exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering for landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.
- [NTSB WPR17LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA137.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Dixon, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 30, 2017 · N744TC · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined due to extensive damage.
- [NTSB WPR13CA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA268.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Truckee, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 11, 2013 · N377BB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during landing in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB WPR10LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA381.md): Advertising Mgmt & Consulting Velocity Super XLRG5 · San Diego, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 2010 · N444YP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not close and secure the right passenger door, which resulted in an in-flight separation of the door and subsequent loss of engine power due to the door’s collision with the rear-mounted engine assembly.
- [NTSB WPR10CA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA281.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Avalon, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 29, 2010 · N314CP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to achieve the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun.
- [NTSB SEA08LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA145.md): Poulin L/Cullen D Lancair Legacy · Murrieta, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · May 30, 2008 · N109DC · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and the pilot's failure to maintain flying speed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and the subsequent collision with terrain.
- [NTSB LAX08FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA043.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Paso Robles, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 30, 2007 · N254SR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's encounter with isolated moderate (or greater) turbulence, updrafts, and downdrafts associated with localized mountain wave conditions at low altitude, and, his failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the encounter that resulted in an…
- [NTSB SEA07CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA151.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Novato, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 10, 2007 · N171SR · Substantial damage
  > The instructor's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A contributing factor was the wind gusts.
- [NTSB LAX05LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA267.md): Barnes Lancair Legacy · Groveland, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 2005 · N508DB · Substantial damage
  > The inaccurate fuel quantity sensors and the pilot's failure to verify the fuel quantity on board prior to takeoff, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

## 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" = 'CA' 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 ('17215'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17215&state=CA

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