NTSB investigations: Continental C90 series
1,117 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Continental C90 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 c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17009'))
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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17009'))
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 CHI08CA250Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper J-3 · North Branch, MNThe loss of engine power as a result of oil starvation to the number one rod bearing and number one connecting rod. Contributing to the accident was the rough terrain.NTSB LAX08CA186Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAlon A2 · Sandpoint, IDThe airplane struck a deer on the runway while performing touch-and-go landings. Contributing to the accident was the dusk light condition.NTSB CHI08LA166Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportHelton Lark 95 · West Carrollton, OHThe improper installation of spark plugs during the annual inspection which resulted in a loss of engine power shortly after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain during the forced landing.NTSB NYC08CA120Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 140 · Dayton, TNThe pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CHI08CA087Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 140 · Poplar Grove, ILThe left wing skin "fabric patch" separated from the wing ribs and spars for an undetermined reason.NTSB NYC08CA125Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 140 · Halls, TNThe flight instructor's inadequate remedial action. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB CHI08LA080Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Grand Meadow, MNThe pilot's continued visual flight into an area of known instrument meteorological conditions in an airplane not equipped for instrument flight, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering at low altitude.NTSB CHI07LA240Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAircoupe F-1A · Greenwood, ILThe loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, which resulted in the pilot having to perform a forced landing to unsuitable terrain. Factors contributing to the accident were the carburetor icing conditions and the broken carbuerator heat lever.NTSB CHI07CA178Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca 7EC · Hillsdale, MIThe aircraft control not maintained by the pilot during landing rollout.NTSB CHI07CA155Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChampion 7EC · Sioux Falls, SDThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and the excessive pull-up during the initial takeoff climb which resulted in the stall. A factor associated with the accident was the crosswind condition.NTSB SEA07LA098Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8F · Ocala, FLThe failure of the left main axle during the landing roll, which resulted in the collapse of the left main landing gear. A crosswind on the landing runway was a factor.NTSB CHI07LA096Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlon A2 · Ravenna, OHThe pilot's failure to use carburetor heat in cruise flight. Carburetor icing conditions and a ditch were factors.NTSB DFW07CA033Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportStits Flut-R-Bug SA6B · Camerson, TXThe pilot's improper landing flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing which resulted in a hard landing. A factor was the delayed remedial action by the flight instructor.NTSB NYC07CA028Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-11 · Van Hornsville, NYThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during landing.NTSB DEN07CA019Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLuscombe 8F · Wellsville, KSA loss of engine power due to the ingestion of the number 2 intake valve into its cylinder. Contributing factors included the pilot allowing the airspeed and altitude to drop, making a safe landing not possible.NTSB NYC06CA194Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportChampion 7FC · Harmonsburg, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain the proper altitude/clearance on final approach, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees.NTSB DFW06CA189Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA19/L-18C · Katy, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin.NTSB ANC06LA030Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M-10 · Salinas, CAThe pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather, and his failure to maintain sufficient airspeed, which resulted in a loss of control and an inadvertent stall/spin during cruise flight. Factors associated with the accident are a low ceiling with…NTSB MIA06LA068Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7EC · Zellwood, FLA loss of directional control due to the spring connecting the rudder to the tailwheel horn being detached.NTSB NYC06LA070Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7FC · Dover-Foxcroft, METhe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to detect ice in the fuel system, resulting in a loss of engine power during takeoff-initial climb, and an in-flight collision with trees.NTSB CHI06CA056Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportChampion 7EC · Platteville, WIThe student pilot not maintaining directional control during the landing. A factor was the snow bank the pilot encountered.NTSB MIA06CA027Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportErcoupe 415C · Wiersdale, FLThe pilot's improper planning and failure to abort the takeoff in sufficient time which resulted in the airplane overrunning the runway and nosing over.NTSB ANC05LA149Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7EC · Wasilla, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering over wildlife, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and subsequent collision with trees. A factor contributing to the accident was an inadvertent stall.NTSB SEA05LA176Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlon A-2A · Helena, MTThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a forced landing and nose over. A factor contributing to the accident was the ground bordering the runway pavement.NTSB CHI05CA206Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLuscombe 8F · Sturtevant, WIThe pilot not obtaining/maintaining airplane control during the aborted takeoff. A factor was the berm.NTSB LAX05LA103Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8F · Kapolei, HIthe pilot's inadequate compensation for the quartering tailwind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. Related factors were the tailwind and crosswind.NTSB ANC05CA024Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-19 · Big Lake, AKThe pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff/landing/taxi area, which resulted in an on-ground encounter with a berm, a loss of control on the ground, and collapse of the main landing gear. Factors associated with the accident were flat light conditions,…NTSB ATL05CA040Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChampion 7FC · Soperton, GAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff roll, which resulted in an on-ground collision with trees. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience in a tailwheel airplane.NTSB SEA05LA026Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Spanaway, WAThe pilot's misjudgment of distance/altitude during final approach to land which resulted in an undershoot and in flight collision with a fence. A factor was the pilot's alcohol impairment.NTSB IAD05LA011Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7EC · Clarksburg, WVThe pilot's inability to operate the airplane's brake pedals which resulted in the loss of aircraft control.NTSB ANC05CA011Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChampion 7FC · Talkeetna, AKThe instructor pilot's inadequate supervision of the student, which resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll, and subsequent nose over.NTSB ANC04CA105Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Healy, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a collision with vegetation and a nose over. A factor contributing to the accident was a tailwind.NTSB ANC04CA082Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper J3C · Palmer, AKThe pilot's inadequate evaluation of the wind conditions which resulted in an encounter with a downdraft during the takeoff/initial climb, and subsequent collision with trees and terrain. Factors contributing to the accident were the presence of a downdraft,…NTSB ATL04LA158Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPitts S-1 · Durham, NCThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain.NTSB NYC04CA159Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLuscombe 8F · Andover, NJThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during approach. A factor was windshear.NTSB CHI04CA160Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportChampion 7FC · Carmi, ILThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, his decision to continue the takeoff when the aircraft had left the runway surface, and his selection of unsuitable terrain for the continued takeoff. An additional cause was the…NTSB ATL04LA100Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlon A2 · Fort Pierce, FLThe loss of engine power due to fuel starvation resulting from a crack in the gascolator bowl.NTSB LAX04FA168Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportAlon A2 · Cameron Park, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering for a forced landing, which resulted in a stall/spin. Also causal was the partial loss of engine power due to improperly secured magnetos.NTSB FTW04LA096Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Portland, TXThe pilots failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertant stall while executing a forced landing. A factor was the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB CHI04LA082Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlon A2 Ercoupe · Hawley, MNThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the fence post.NTSB NYC04CA031Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Westfield, MAThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing.NTSB ATL04LA032Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8F · Lawrenceburg, TNThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing rollout resulting in the airplane veering to the right and collapsing the left main landing gear with a side load.NTSB LAX04LA009Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8F · Murrieta, CAThe pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather which resulted in VFR flight into IMC, and his failure to maintain terrain clearance. Fog and rising terrain were contributing factors.NTSB SEA03LA194Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8F · Bremerton, WAAircraft control was not maintained during the landing roll which resulted in the aircraft nosing over.NTSB ANC03FAMS1Accident · 2 fatalMissing aircraftFinal reportAlon A-2 (Aircoupe) · Ketchikan, AKUndetermined. .NTSB SEA03LA111Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-11 · Alzada, MTThe student pilot's failure to maintain adequate flying airspeed in a turn while maneuvering close to the ground resulting in a stall condition. A contributing factor was the turbulent wind conditions.NTSB ANC03LA058Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140A · Anchorage, AKThe pilot's excessive application of the brakes during the landing roll of a short field landing, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.NTSB CHI03LA157Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140A · Grinnell, IAThe pilot's inadvertent ground loop. Factors contributing to the accident were the wind gusts and crosswind conditions.NTSB SEA03LA088Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 7EC · Oregon City, ORThe student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing roll. A tailwind and gusting conditions were factors.NTSB CHI03LA112Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Grand Rapids, MNThe pilot's failure to obtain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. The short, soft, takeoff area, and the trees were contributing factors.