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NTSB investigations: Continental C85 series, 2017

14 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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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\") = 2017
    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.

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.Nov 20, 2017 · N3067H · Substantial damageNTSB GAA18CA047Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 140 · Macon, GAThe pilot's incorrect pitch control during takeoff, which resulted in a nose-over.Nov 8, 2017 · N76238 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR18LA020Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 140 · Port Townsend, WAA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Oct 30, 2017 · N72339 · Substantial damageNTSB GAA18CA027Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 120 · New Bern, NCThe pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent failure to maintain directional control during landing.Oct 21, 2017 · N72552 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR17LA193Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Empire, NVThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an off-airport precautionary landing on a dirt road with an uphill gradient.Aug 30, 2017 · N140X · Substantial damageNTSB ERA17LA225Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA 15 · Farmville, VAThe pilot’s improper decision to depart from an unsuitable off-airport surface which resulted in his subsequent exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.Jul 3, 2017 · N4195H · DestroyedNTSB GAA17CA374Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChampion 7BCM · Watertown, SDThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Jun 26, 2017 · N3195C · Substantial damageNTSB CEN17LA238Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 7BCM · Mahnomen, MNThe pilot’s failure to abort the takeoff after recognizing a partial loss of engine power during the takeoff roll and his subsequent inability to maintain adequate airspeed during a turn to avoid power lines, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. The…Jun 21, 2017 · N2558E · Substantial damageNTSB CEN17LA224Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMckenna SD-1A · Juneau, WIThe pilot’s difficulty controlling the airplane due to his incorrect reinstallation of the wings, which led to a bounced precautionary landing. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the pilot and the mechanic to verify the wings’ angle of incidence.Jun 7, 2017 · N31313 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR17LA122Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Rexberg, IDA loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information which resulted in a landing short of the runway.Jun 3, 2017 · N1627K · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA217Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportFunk B85C · Cedar City, UTThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll.Apr 5, 2017 · N81173 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN17LA145Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 120 · Columbia, ILThe partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.Mar 19, 2017 · N1915N · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA156Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 120 · Orange, MAThe pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose-over.Feb 24, 2017 · N77116 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN17LA089Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415-C · Butterfield, TXA malfunction of the fuel transfer system for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information, a stuck float in the header tank sight gauge that resulted in an inaccurate fuel quantity indication, and the pilot’s inadequate monitoring…Jan 28, 2017 · N94694 · Substantial damage