NTSB investigations: Continental C85 series
2,292 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Continental C85 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 LAX84LA413Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415-CD · Pacoima, CAThe student plt reported that when he landed, 'the nose hit 1st & a bit hard causing a balloon. Then the plane again came down hard & ballooned. This happened about 3 times before the plane stopped & went on the nose.' The nose gear collapsed during the…NTSB LAX84LA368Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 7DC · Tucson, AZThe student pilot lost directional control during the landing roll. The instructor pilot was unable to regain control to prevent a ground loop. Subsequently, the acft veered off the rwy & was damaged on rough terrain.NTSB ANC84LA111Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8E · Seldovia, AKThe acft nosed over during landing on a 2600 ft gravel rwy nestled in the hills with variable winds. The plt had temporarily traded acft for this trip and had not flown this type of acft for the preceding 90 day period. He normally flew his Cessna 185. He was…NTSB ATL84LA210Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJohnson Skyote · Portsmouth, VAThe acft was a recently manufactured, home built plane that was equipped with brakes that were designed for a much larger (Piper PA-23) acft. The plt stated that the brakes were too sensitive for his acft, a skyote. Also, he equipped it with a high quality…NTSB MKC84FA157Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper J3C-65 · Norfolk, NEThree witnesses stated the acft entered a steep climb after lift-off and continued climbing to an alt of aprx 250 to 350 ft AGL, stalled and spun to the rwy. The acft impacted the rwy 1100 ft from the apch end in a nose low and left wing low attitude.NTSB FTW84LA252Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft BC-65 · Port Aransas, TXPlt stated an engine miss was experienced. Plt elected a precautionary landing on the beach during which main gear dug into sand and acft nosed over. During a helicopter recovery the acft was jettisoned from aprx 500 ft AGL. Impact damage resulting from the…NTSB CHI84LA206Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415C · Sturtevant, WIAccording to the plt, he was making a hi speed taxi check when the acft lifted off to about 5 ft AGL. After lift-off, the acft began to go to the left. When the plt applied right rudder, the plane veered further left & crashed in an onion field. An exam of…NTSB SEA84LA117Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 7BCM · Ketchikan, AKThe plt was making a low turn at slow airspeed to land on a gravel road. His left gear dug into the gravel and broke offand the acft ground looped.NTSB ATL84LA180Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Harrisonburg, VAThe acft's left main landing gear strut failed during a landg. A mechanic, who examined the acft, stated that the strut had a previously existing crack prior to the accident. The strut failed at a hole where the step was attached.NTSB MKC84LA141Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 120 · Larchwood, IAThe acft nosed over after bouncing off the rwy during landing. The plt said he landed long and fast and was feeling apprehensive; when the acft bounced he released back pressure on the stick which caused a greater bounce and an excursion off the rwy. The plt…NTSB DEN84LA131Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Miller, SDThe acft ground-looped during the plt's first solo landing & the right main landing gear sheared off. The CFI said the student had made between 30 to 40 landings prior to the solo flt.NTSB DEN84LA129Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Aurora, COAccording to the plt, the acft suddenly ground looped during the landing & departed the rwy. An investigation revealed that the left gear leg had collapsed at some time during the accident sequence. The left gear leg pin, which was found sheared, had a dark…NTSB NYC84LA132Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Jeanette, PAOne of the aircrew members was buying the acft & was receiving dual instruction before flying solo. After several landings, he flared for a 3-point landing. During the landing roll, the acft began drifting left & the student correctedback to the right. The…NTSB FTW84LA181Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 7BCM · Fort Worth, TXThe plt lost directional control of the acft during landing roll & collided with 2 parked acft. The pilot stated that immediately upon runway contact the acft veered to the right toward the parked acft. He applied half throttle & full left rudder. Directional…NTSB MKC84LA089Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415C · N. Stillwell, KSAfter an eng power loss during takeoff climb, the plt landed the acft on the remaining runway. The hard landing resultedin a nose gear collapse. Post accident investigation revealed that the acft had only flown once in 7 months. The old automotive fuel had…NTSB FTW84LA148Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Longview, TXThe plt landed in an rough surface overrun area marked by painted tires as unusable. The right main gear collapsed after touchdown and the acft slid to a stop. The plt said he did not see the tires marking the overrun until after the accident.NTSB CHI84LA085Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Huntley, ILThe student plt allowed the acft to drift left during takeoff in spite of verbal instructions by the CFI to correct the situation. The acft continued toward a snowbank and the CFI did not take corrective action on the controls in time to avoid a collision…NTSB FTW84LA117Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 120 · Jayton, TXThe acft nosed over during landing. The plt said he was trying to correct a veer in the tail wheel acft and may have inadvertantly used the right brake.NTSB CHI84LA075Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper J-4E · White Bear Lake, MNThe ski-equipped acft suffered landing gear failure during a landing on a snow covered turf rwy. The landing gear separated when an attach point failed. The plt gave fatigue failure as a reason for the failure.NTSB LAX84LA090Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSkov-Papworth Quickie 2 · Palo Alto, CAThe plt reported that during the landing, the acft stalled while it was over the theshold of the rwy at about 4 to 5 ft AGL. Subsequently, it landed hard damaging the right canard & right main gear. The acft then skidded off the rwy & came to rest.NTSB FTW84LA079Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Los Lunas, NMThis was to be the student's first flt & the CFI had him follow through on the controls. As the tail came off the rwy the student began overpowering the CFI at the controls. The CFI was unable to maintain directional control & the acft went off the rwy into a…NTSB LAX84LA059Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Casa Grande, AZDuring a local flt, the acft collide with terrain while the aircrew were performing low alt maneuvers. One of the occupants was an instructor plt (CFI) & the other was a private plt. Neither claimed to be the plt in command, but the private plt was the…NTSB ATL84LA043Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Wadley, GAThe plt stated that he landed too fast on the grass strip, & when he attempted to turn off the rwy onto a taxiway, the acft groundlooped.NTSB MIA84LA027Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 120 · Punta Gorda, FLThe acft departed the rwy when the right main landing gear failed during landing. The plt stated that after landing the acft pulled to the right, he corrected to the left and the acft ground looped. Inspection of the acft revealed that the right main tire and…NTSB DEN84LA015Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8E · Oakes, NDAfter a brief stop at oaks, ND, for fuel, the plt took off to fly about 5 mi to his private strip in an alfalfa field. During the landing roll, the gear hit a gopher mound & the acft nosed over.NTSB NYC83LA243Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Fishers Island, NYThe student plt stated that he had landed on rwy 07 & was taxing along the rwy to the tiedown area when he applied brakes & the acft nosed over.NTSB NYC83LA232Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 120 · Punxsutawney, PAAccording to the pilot when he entered the aircraft he found that the master switch had been left on and the battery wasdown. He flew around the airport for about 45 min, to recharge the battery prior to departing for his destination. He arrived at his…NTSB ANC83FAG09Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 140 · Kotlik, AKThe acft ran off the rwy and the right main landing gear collapsed.NTSB SEA83LA185Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · College Place, WAThe acft collided with power line poles during an emergency landing. The pilot reported a power loss during takeoff and witnesses reported that the engine was sputtering during takeoff and quit during climb out. Post accident investigation showed the acft…NTSB NYC83LA219Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft BC12-D · Wakefield, NHThe plt reported that he taxied out of a protected cove to takeoff on the main part of balch lake. After lift-off, he realized the wind was too gusty to be flying, & aborted from aprx 30 to 40 ft AGL. He saw telephone wires ahead that crossed the lake &…NTSB DEN83FA203Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 140A · Sevier, UTThe flt was returning to san jose,CA after an extended x-country flt to oshkosh,WI which began in the latter part of July. Earlier on the day of the accident, at 0645, the plt received a wx briefing at miles city,MT. He requested the general outlook to the…NTSB MKC83FA171Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportAeronca 11CC · Orange City, IAThe aircraft had completed a landing in a field and the pilot was attempting a takeoff from the stopping point. The aircraft did not become airborne and ran for aprx 100 feet across a boggy swamp and impacted a four foot high dirt bank.NTSB SEA83LA152Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 120 · Tenakee Springs, AKThe acft nosed over during a forced landing on a rocky beach at night. The pilot did not use carburetor heat during the engine restart attempts.NTSB NYC83FA172Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper J3C-65S · Abbot Village, METhe acft was observed to depart a pond to the south & climb over trees when the eng lost power. The acft started a rightbank as if to return to the pond & stalled into the trees. One witness heard the eng restart just before the crash. The last annual…NTSB ATL83FKJ05Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportAeronca 7BCM L-16A · Gadsden, ALThe acft collided with the ground in a 70 degree dive while taking part in an air show as a spotter plane. The acft had dropped one smoke grendade and was orbiting to drop another when it turned left and pitched down. According to an inspection guide for this…NTSB ANC83LA100Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Bettles, AKThe acft nosed over during an aborted takeoff. The acft was damaged but the occupants were not injured. The pilot statedthat he decided to take off to the south since there was no wind. The acceleration for takeoff was slow according to thepilot so he closed…NTSB NYC83LA163Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper J3C-65 · Argyle, NYThe plt attempted to start the eng by hand propping for aprx 20 min. The eng finally started & continued to rev up. During this time, the passenger was in the rear seat. As the plt was returning to the cockpit, the acft began to roll forward. The plt was…NTSB ATL83FKQ02Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna 140 · New Albany, MSThe student plt was instructed to make 1 or 2 landings after returning from a solo cross-country flt. He was unable to recall details of the accident, but his wife was at the airport & was a witness. According to her, the plt made a go-around on his first…NTSB MKC83LA101Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna C-140 · Mt. Pleasant, IAThe pilot stated he did not make a visual check of his fuel supply prior to flight. After a 45 minute solo flight he landed at a private strip and picked up a passenger. The right fuel tank was selected and the guage was indicating in the lower red 1/4 red,…NTSB SEA83LA085Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 11BC · Blanchard, IDThe aircraft collided with a fence during landing on a narrow strip in a variable crosswind. The pilot had taken off from the same airstrip earlier without difficulty. He said a strong gust of wind struck his aircraft as it was touching down. This displaced…NTSB FTW83LA206Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415-C · Prague, OKAfter purchasing the acft, the new owner (a student plt) had asked his uncle (reportedly an experienced plt) to fly his acft home. During the flt, the eng lost power shortly after the plt leveled off at 4000 ft MSL (aprx 3000 ft AGL). There was no suitable…NTSB NYC83LA089Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper J3C-85 · Spencer, MAThe pilot was warming the eng for a compression check and oil change in preparation for an annual inspection. He stated that he decided to fly the aircraft rather than run the engine on the ground. On tkof a high rate of climb was obtained and at 150 MSL the…NTSB LAX83LA156Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 120 · Long Beach, CAAccording to the pilot during rollout after landing he was making a right turn into a taxiway when a ground loop occurred. The left main gear was sheared during the ground looped and the left wing broke at the strut.NTSB LAX83LA126Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 120 · Prescott, AZThe plt reported he was taxiing in winds that were moderate & gusting. While taxiing, he made s-turns & positioned the controls to compensate for the wind. As he approached the run-up area, he reduced power to slow down. At about that time, the nose suddenly…NTSB SEA83FA058Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Moses Lake, WAThe flight originated at the pilots private farm strip. The pilot stated that during the flight the engine 'sputtered and died'. During a power off landing attempt the passenger grabbed the controls according to the pilot. The pilot said he fought for control…NTSB CHI83LA119Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Elyria, OHThe acft veered off the left side of rwy 27 and nosed over during landing. This was the student pilots second supervisedsolo and his third landing to a full stop. The weather was VMC with the wind from 360 degrees at 4 KTS.NTSB LAX83LA111Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Chino, CAThe acft bounced ground looped off the runway and nosed over during landing. The acft left the runway and went into grass that was about 3 feet high. When the landing gear dug into soft dirt the acft nosed over. The pilot had only about 3 hours flying time in…NTSB MKC83LA070Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Scottsbluff, NEThe aircraft made a hard landing while landing at Scottsbluff NE during a pleasure flight. The aircraft was landing on runway 30 with the wind from 350 degrees at 8 KTS. A witness said the aircraft bounced 2 times before groundlooping off the left side of the…NTSB NYC83LA051Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Sussex, NJAircraft lost power after takeoff at 200 feet and pilot made a turn back towards airport for landing. Engine did not respond to pilots remedial actions. A landing was made in soft grassy terrain on the airport. During landing the right main gear separated and…NTSB ATL83FKJ02Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportLuscombe 8E · Elba, ALThe plt had received a wx briefing aprx 4 hrs before departure. He stated that on arrival, the arpt beacon light was not on & patches of ground fog were in the area. During the arrival, he approached from the south, flew north over the arpt, circled to the…