NTSB investigations: Continental A&C75 series, 1983

14 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Continental A&C75 series. 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.

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NTSB investigations: Continental A&C75 series, 1983 per year, 1964–2026: 619 cases
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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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1983
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17005'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB ANC84LA019Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft BC-12D · Anchorage, AKThe eng quit after takeoff. The plt was able to return to the arpt but landed on a Piper super cub. Water was found in the carburetor & main fuel tank.Nov 27, 1983 · N95666 · DestroyedNTSB ATL84LA027Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper J5A · Arlington, TNAccording to both occupants, the eng lost power during takeoff at night. Subsequently, the acft was damaged when it hit a fence & metal pole during an emergency landing. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was found. The rear seat occupant, a female plt,…Oct 22, 1983 · N35280 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI84LA021Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper J4E · Troy, MIThe acft departed the side of the rwy during landing and nosed over. A private pilot was being accompanied by a commercial pilot whose CFI cirtificate had expired. During landing roll the private pilot began 's' turns for better forward visibility. The…Oct 12, 1983 · N35695 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN84LA006Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportArtic S-1A Cadet · Fullerton, NDThe acft collided with trees during a takeoff from an open OAT field.Oct 11, 1983 · N37286 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX83FUG23Accident · No injuriesFinal reportErcoupe 415C · Hesperia, CAThe pilot reported that he was departing the apt, using the two preceding acft as referenced, as his acft had no taxi or landing lights. His acft was caught in the wake of the acft ahead, causing the pilot to lose control. The acft struck a bush aprx 100 feet…Sep 22, 1983 · N2865H · DestroyedNTSB LAX83FA397Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415-C · Kernville, CAThe acft crashed in rising terrain 6 mi west of the departure arpt at 5,000 ft MSL. The alta sierra pass is 6,500 ft mslwith mountain tops at 8,320 ft MSL. The plt was issued a student certificate on 8/22/80 which was not renewed.Aug 13, 1983 · N94369 · DestroyedNTSB DEN83LA187Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-11 · Wagner, SDThe plt reported that the eng began loosing power as he approached his destination. He elected to make an emergency landing on a road to investigate the problem. He stated that he made a stalled landing that caused the tailwheel to unlock & allowed the acft…Aug 8, 1983 · N4573M · Substantial damageNTSB 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…Jul 24, 1983 · N99474 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW83LA309Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415-C · Elk City, OKThe acft landed short of the rwy during a night landing following a x-country. The plt stated that he was on the approach to land and attempted to add power. The engine sputtered without an increase in power. The acft touched down 5 ft short of the rwy…Jun 30, 1983 · N93624 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA83LA166Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415-C · Yulee, FLThe plt stated that during takeoff, the acft entered a 'right turn' after it had climbed appx 25 ft above the rwy. Reportedly, full control inputs to the left failed to correct the right bank. When the plt saw the acft heading for trees to the right, he…Jun 24, 1983 · N2045H · Substantial damageNTSB LAX83LUQ03Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportMareik-Bensen B-8M · Santa Maria, CAThe gryoplane was observed to depart from controlled flt at or below 800 ft AGL & the plt became separated from the acft. Both impacted the ground in a near vertical descent about 40 ft apart. The plt's blood alcohol content was 0.13%. The clasp ends of the…Jun 19, 1983 · N7045 · DestroyedNTSB DEN83LA117Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAircoupe 415-C · Big Piney, WYThe pilot was practicing a short field takeoff. However, he held the elevator full back during the takeoff roll until the acft was 50 ft AGL, and then only released it slightly. According to the pilot, airspeed was 47 mph at 50 ft and about 57 mph at 70 ft.…May 22, 1983 · N3726H · Substantial damageNTSB MIA83LA118Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe G · Pempbroke Pines, FLThe acft collided with a tree during a forced landing after the engine lost power. Post accident investigation revealed that the fuel strainer was full of water and that the carburetor bowl contained one or two ounces of water. Draining of this water allowed…Apr 5, 1983 · N2175H · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83LA079Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErco 415C · Boring, ORThe aircraft collided with a fence and collapsed the nose gear during a forced landing after the engine lost power in cruise flight. The pilot had departed Oregon city earlier to fly to evergreen airport to fuel the aircraft and then to return to Oregon city.…Apr 4, 1983 · N87110 · Substantial damage