NTSB investigations: Continental C85 series, 1997

6 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Continental C85 series, where the first occurrence was “Loss of control - on ground/water”. 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

19822026
NTSB investigations: Continental C85 series, 1997 per year, 1982–2026: 133 cases
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19837
198411
19851
198610
19872
19881
19894
19906
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19924
19936
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19957
19963
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Latest cases

Query with SQL
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\") = 1997
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17008')
      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\" = 260))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB IAD98LA011Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSilvaire Luscombe 8B · Bluefield, WVThe pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane.Oct 25, 1997 · N5PL · Substantial damageNTSB SEA97LA187Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Hillsboro, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.Aug 13, 1997 · N76233 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX97LA273Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Pacoima, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing.Aug 6, 1997 · N76102 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX97LA223Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Columbia, CAthe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during a bounced landing recovery.Jun 25, 1997 · N4293N · Substantial damageNTSB LAX97LA216Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 120 · Hollister, CAthe pilot's excessive use of right rudder during the initial stages of the takeoff ground roll, which resulted in his failure to maintain directional control. The unfavorable wind was a related factor.Jun 17, 1997 · N1819N · Substantial damageNTSB IAD97LA066Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGlobe GC-1-A · Wilmington, OHfailure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing, which resulted in a collision with trees. Related factors were: the crosswind, and lack of experience in the make and model of airplane.Apr 18, 1997 · N80523 · Substantial damage