NTSB investigations: Continental C145 series
1,190 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Continental C145 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 ('17012'))
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 ('17012'))
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 CEN20LA415Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170 · San Antonio, TXThe pilot’s inadequate compensation for gusting crosswind conditions while landing, which resulted a loss of lateral control and impact with a fence.NTSB ANC20CA094Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Kiana, AKThe pilot’s improper decision to perform a takeoff from an unsuitable surface, which resulted in a loss of control and nose over.NTSB ERA20CA307Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Morrisville, VTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control and subsequent exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and collision with terrain.NTSB ERA20LA288Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170 · Ardmore, TNThe pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and his decision to depart from a constrained, grass-covered field in elevated-density altitude conditions, which resulted in reduced takeoff and climb performance and a subsequent forced landing.NTSB CEN20CA296Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportCessna 170B · Bloomington, INThe pilot's failure to attain/maintain directional control during landing that resulted in a ground loop and impact with terrain.NTSB CEN20CA225Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Aitkin, MNThe flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing and loss of directional control while landing with a crosswind.NTSB CEN20CA222Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportPiper PA 15 · Lancaster, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB WPR20CA173Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Butte, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during landing in turbulent conditions.NTSB WPR20LA097Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170 · Baker City, ORThe failure of the No. 2 connecting rod bearing as a result of oil starvation due to a contaminated oil filter screen.NTSB CEN20TA088Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3Final reportCessna 170 · Valley Center, KSThe pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff when the airplane passed the point where he had anticipated the liftoff would occur.NTSB ANC20CA011Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Fairbanks, AKThe pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, an emergency off-airport landing, and a nose over.NTSB WPR20CA053Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Missoula, MTThe pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and ground-loop, and the flight instructor’s failure to adequately monitor the pilot.NTSB GAA20CA082Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Albuquerque, NMThe pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain directional control and his inadvertent left brake pedal application during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and ground-loop.NTSB GAA19CA445Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Phoenix, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and the right wing striking the ground.NTSB GAA19CA364Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Hewitt Lake, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff from a soft, grass airstrip, which resulted in impact with brush.NTSB GAA19CA316Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Dillingham, AKThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a long landing and subsequent loss of directional control, and his subsequent failure to attain sufficient altitude to clear trees during an attempted go-around.NTSB ANC19WA020Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationCessna 170 · Whitehorse, CanadaNTSB ANC19FA038Accident · 1 fatalClass 2 · FieldFinal reportCessna 172 · Skwentna, AKThe pilot’s decision to depart into marginal visual flight rule conditions in mountainous terrain with the potential for icing, and the airplane’s accumulation of structural icing, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain airplane control and the…NTSB GAA19CA126Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Selah, WAThe pilot's failure to use carburetor heat while operating in conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and a subsequent forced landing and impact with a fence.NTSB GAA18CA527Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Tulsa, OKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions.NTSB GAA18CA429Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Spearfish, SDThe pilot’s improper decision to take off in tailwind conditions, which resulted in an aborted takeoff with insufficient runway remaining.NTSB GAA18CA370Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Anchorage, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB GAA18CA339Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Benson, AZThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB GAA18CA278Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Zelienople, PAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB GAA18CA214Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Big Lake, AKThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB GAA18CA100Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Auburn, NYThe pilot’s improper wind correction inputs while taxiing with a quartering tailwind.NTSB CEN18LA070Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 170 · Ponca City, OKThe pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff with a quartering tailwind, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB CEN18LA044Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 170B · Harvard, ILThe failure of the universal joint in the pilot-side flight control yoke due to the fatigue fracture of a rivet within the universal joint. Contributing to the universal joint failure was the universal joint design, which was prone to galling wear and seizure.NTSB GAA17CA499Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Rochelle, ILThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a tailwind.NTSB GAA17CA489Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Axtell, KSThe pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a go-around. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to attempt to close a passenger door during a critical phase of flight.NTSB GAA17CA468Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Moab, UTThe pilot’s improper decision to depart in unfavorable weather conditions, which resulted in a hard, forced landing.NTSB GAA17CA445Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · San Andreas, CAThe pilot’s improper landing flare during an aborted go-around in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA17CA426Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Friday Harbor, WAThe pilot’s loss of directional control during landing.NTSB GAA17CA399Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170B · Pine Bluff, ARThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB GAA17CA382Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Alamogordo, NMThe pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in a ground loop.NTSB GAA17CA284Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Taos, NMThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting crosswind conditions.NTSB ERA17FA155Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 170 · Williston, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during initial climb in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall/spin.NTSB GAA17CA204Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Death Valley, CAThe pilot’s improper compensation for crosswind conditions during the landing flare and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during the landing.NTSB GAA17CA141Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Wheatland, WYThe flight instructor’s incorrect compensation for the gusting crosswind during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control and runway excursion.NTSB GAA17CA116Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Coeur D'Alene, IDThe pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate descent rate during approach, which resulted in landing short of the runway threshold.NTSB ERA17CA087Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Hayden, ALThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees during the approach.NTSB CEN17LA070Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 15AC · Pontiac, MIThe improper installation of the left wheel brake torque plate by maintenance personnel, which resulted in the separation of the torque plate from the axle endplate and a loss of directional control during landing.NTSB GAA17CA091Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Martinsville, VAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB GAA16CA492Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Sidney, MTThe student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and the flight instructor’s inability to recover the airplane, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB CEN16LA343Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 170A · Hibbing, MNThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, which resulted in impact with terrain near the runway.NTSB GAA16CA345Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Everett, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and substantial damage to the fuselage.NTSB GAA16CA324Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Palmer, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain a wings-level attitude during takeoff in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in the right wing striking the ground, a loss of lateral bank control, and a nose over during the subsequent landing.NTSB GAA16CA275Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Saginaw, MIThe pilot's exceedance of the critical angle of attack during the landing flare, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, hard landing, right main landing gear collapse, runway excursion, and nose over.NTSB GAA16CA138Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Enumclaw, WAThe pilot's incorrect brake application during taxi, which resulted in a nose over.NTSB CEN16LA078Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 170B · Ingleside, TXThe loss of engine power during takeoff due to carburetor icing, which resulted in a forced landing.