NTSB investigations: Continental A&C75 series
10 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Continental A&C75 series, where the first occurrence was “In flight collision with object”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
Cases per year
| 1983 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
Where
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duckdb -csv -c "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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17005')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 220))
ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17005')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 220))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB CHI07CA110Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEngineering & Research Ercoupe 415-C · Brighton, MIThe student pilot's failure to maintain proper glidepath to the runway. Contributing factors to the accident included the passenger vehicle, the rising embankment, and the airport perimeter fence.NTSB CHI04LA016Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOostdik M-18-X · Pana, ILThe pilot's attention was diverted to a person on the ground which resulted in his failure to maintain altitude/clearance with trees . A contributing factor to the accident were trees.NTSB CHI00LA273Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415-C · Parsons, KSthe pilot not maintaining clearance from the fence post and not attaining the proper touchdown point. A factor was the fence post.NTSB MIA00LA180Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415-C · Stockbridge, GAan in-flight collision with trees while maneuvering, which was the result of the pilot not allowing adequate altitude to clear the trees before starting a turn.NTSB MIA97LA234Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415-C · Siler City, NCFailure of the pilot to obtain a preflight weather briefing, inaccurate weather evaluation by the pilot, and his poor in-flight planning decision for descending too low to read a road sign.NTSB SEA91LA088Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Clark Fork, IDThe pilot-in-command's failure to maintain proper altitude in cruise light resulting in an in flight collision with a wire and subsequent forced landing in a river.NTSB SEA91LA033Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportErco 415-C · Ola, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude for terrain clearance. Also causal was the pilot's impairment due to alcohol. Contributing factors were the night light condition and the hilly terrain.NTSB NYC86LA007Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415-D · Sterling, MAThe acft contacted trees while making an apch to rwy 34 at Sterling, Massachusetts. The acft crashed about 100 ft short of the rwy. The plt stated that a severe downdraft was encountered and then a rapid rate of descent followed. The left main gear struck…NTSB DEN84LA006Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportArtic S-1A Cadet · Fullerton, NDThe acft collided with trees during a takeoff from an open OAT field.NTSB MIA83LA188Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415-C · Melrose, FLThe plt took off on rwy 11 (elev 150 ft MSL) with a density alt of 1500 ft. he reported the wind was calm, but aprx 14 mi west at gainsville, FL, the 2052 EDT wind was from 250 deg at 9 KTS. During takeoff, the acft climbed aprx 75 ft, then settled into trees…