# Final NTSB investigations: Continental A-65 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 ERA22LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA012.md): Luscombe 8A · Winchester, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 9, 2021 · N4581M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s misapplication of brakes during the landing roll which resulted in a nose-over event and substantial damage to the airplane.
- [NTSB CEN20CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA191.md): Pietenpol Aircamper · Midland, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · May 23, 2020 · N9863Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of control during an aborted landing.
- [NTSB ERA17FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA156.md): Luscombe 8 · East Windsor, CT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 18, 2017 · N8554Y · Substantial damage
  > The flying pilot's excessive maneuvering of the airplane at a slow airspeed, which resulted in exceedance of the critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilots' operation of the airplane over its maximum…
- [NTSB ERA12LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA233.md): Boehlke Kevin P 2/3 Scale Jenny · Hannacroix, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 18, 2012 · N987KB · Substantial damage
  > The non-certificated pilot's improper high-speed taxi test, which resulted in a loss of control and the pilot's subsequent decision to take off to avoid trees. Also causal, was an in-flight magneto failure, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power.…
- [NTSB LAX82DA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA092.md): Piper J3F-65 · Chandler, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Mar 2, 1982 · N38857 · Substantial damage
  > While on a downwind leg of the traffic pattern, the pilot noticed a very loud grinding noise as if the engine was coming apart. He stated that the engine RPM became very high. He attempted to maneuver for a landing on the runway but entered a high sink rate.…

## 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."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17324'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17324&status=final

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