NTSB investigations: Continental C85 series, 2001

8 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, 2001 per year, 1982–2026: 133 cases
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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\") = 2001
    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 LAX01LA260Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · San Luis Obispo, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing that resulted in dragging the wing and nosing over.Jul 25, 2001 · N2903N · Substantial damageNTSB FTW01LA122Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Fort Worth, TXthe inadvertent ground loop during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the gusty crosswind.May 20, 2001 · N77241 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX01LA171Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 7DC · Hollister, CAThe pilot's inadequate aircraft handling procedure and failure to maintain directional control while landing in a known crosswind.May 12, 2001 · N4009B · Substantial damageNTSB IAD01LA052Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper J3-C65 · Annapolis, MDpilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor was the crosswind.Apr 28, 2001 · N26096 · Substantial damageNTSB ANC01LA082Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft BC12-D · Talkeetna, AKThe instructor pilot's lack of adequate supervision of the training flight, and subsequent loss of directional control during the landing roll out. Factors on the accident were the lack of brake pedals installed on the right pilot position of the airplane,…Apr 16, 2001 · N43143 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW01LA092Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBradley Midget Mustang · Orange, TXthe pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions during the landing roll which resulted in a loss of control. A contributing factor was the crosswind condition.Mar 30, 2001 · N11DB · Substantial damageNTSB DEN01LA068Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper J3C-65 · Morgan, UTthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll which resulted in a collision with a snow bank on the edge of the runway.Mar 7, 2001 · N42523 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI01LA065Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8E · North Platte, NEThe inadvertent ground loop. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot selected the wrong runway on which to land, the quartering tailwind, the icy runway, and the snow bank which the airplane contacted.Jan 16, 2001 · N2953K · Substantial damage