NTSB investigations: Continental C85 series, TX

5 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Continental C85 series, where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical”. 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

19842026
NTSB investigations: Continental C85 series, TX per year, 1984–2026: 5 cases
19841
19921
19991
20011
20051

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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 c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'TX' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    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\" = 353))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB DFW06CA002Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCulver LCA · McGregor, TXThe pilot's improper preflight planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.Oct 4, 2005 · N32476 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW01LA150Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Winnsboro, TXthe loss of engine power during takeoff climb for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the ensuing forced landing.Jun 21, 2001 · N73004 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW00LA025Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStreifthau Baby Great Lakes · Iowa Park, TXThe loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane.Nov 3, 1999 · N415 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW92LA139Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415-CD · Van, TXFuel exhaustion engine power loss due to the pilot's failure to refuel. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain available for the forced landing.May 22, 1992 · N3454H · Substantial damageNTSB FTW84LA392Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Liverpool, TXAt aprx 900 ft AGL the eng lost power and the plt executed a forced landing in the unimproved terrain. At touchdown the acft struck trees and a dirt enbankment nosing over inverted. Investigation revealed water in the gascolator as well as the left fuel tank.…Sep 13, 1984 · N89318 · Destroyed