NTSB investigations: Continental C85 series, CO
34 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.
Cases per year
| 1964 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 2 |
| 1967 | 1 |
| 1968 | 2 |
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1973 | 1 |
| 1974 | 2 |
| 1975 | 1 |
| 1976 | 3 |
| 1978 | 2 |
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 |
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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\" = 'CO' 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'))
ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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" = 'CO' 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'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB CEN25LA089Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportLuscombe 8E · Brush, COThe failure of the left main landing gear forward strut.NTSB CEN23LA277Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper J3C-50 · Elbert, COThe pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff and subsequent excessive use of brakes which resulted in a nose-over. Contributing to the accident was his decision to takeoff downwind.NTSB CEN23LA208Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportLuscombe 8E · Cortez, COFailure of the right main landing gear due to prolonged corrosion of the landing gear tube, which weakened the gear.NTSB GAA19CA026Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 140 · Denver, COThe pilot’s inadvertent brake application, which resulted in a loss of directional control and a subsequent nose-over.NTSB CEN19LA006Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 120 · Hudson, COThe partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB CEN18LA034Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415 CD · Aurora, COThe failure of the engine-driven fuel pump and the pilot's failure to identify the pump's failure, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and a forced landing on a road, during which the airplane hit obstacles.NTSB CEN16LA267Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 7BCM · Longmont, COThe pilot's decision to continue the takeoff after observing a partial loss of engine power, the reason for which could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures.NTSB CEN12CA641Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-11 · Ft. Morgan, COThe pilot's loss of control during landing after encountering an unexpected wind gust.NTSB CEN10CA263Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper J-3 · Parker, COThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing in gusting winds.NTSB DEN07CA052Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 120 · La Salle, COThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the ground. Contributing factors included the pilot's intentional low pass and his misjudging his altitude.NTSB FTW96LA359Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFernandez Baby ACE D · New Raymer, COThe pilot's loss of control for reasons undetermined.NTSB FTW95LA065Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCommonwealth Rearwin 185 · Longmont, COOil exhaustion and subsequent engine seizure due to a missing oil drain plug. Factors were the inadequate maintenance and the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.NTSB DEN87LA020Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 120 · Peyton, CONC3004N, registered to the plt, ground looped during takeoff in a right quartering tailwind, with a check plt aboard. The plt said that upon rotation he elected to abort the flt. He abruptly reduced the power, the acft settled to the ground and ground looped.…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 DEN81FTE17Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 120 · Erie, CONTSB DEN81DTE03Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8E · Ft Collins, CONTSB DEN79DTE10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 120 · Englewood, CONTSB DEN78FTF70Accident · No injuriesClosedPeer JR ACE E · Mack, CONTSB DEN76FTF97Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCulver LCA · Littleton, CONTSB DEN76DTE92Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Craig, CONTSB DEN76FTE34Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8E · Boulder, CONTSB DEN76DTE33Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J-3 · Aurora, CONTSB DEN75AD012Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 140 · Virginia Dle, CONTSB DEN74DTE44Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7BCM · Arboles, CONTSB DEN73FTE57Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAeronca 11BC · Watkins, CONTSB DEN69D0179Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Sedalia, CONTSB DEN69D0063Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 120 · Fort Collins, CONTSB DEN68D0236Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Greeley, CONTSB DEN68D0183Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8E · Castle Rock, CONTSB DEN66D0119Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 120 · Castle Rock, CONTSB DEN66D0084Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8E · Greeley, CONTSB UNK64X3363AccidentClosedCessna 140 · Sterling, CONTSB UNK64X3301Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8E · Colo Springs, CONTSB UNK64X1616Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Boulder, CO