NTSB investigations: Continental E185 series, MO

22 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Continental E185 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

19642026
NTSB investigations: Continental E185 series, MO per year, 1964–2026: 22 cases
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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\" = 'MO' 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 ('17014'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB WPR26LA229Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRyan Navion · Bismarck, MOThe pilot’s failure to remove the maintenance spacer before takeoff, which resulted in restricted flight control movement and a loss of control.Jun 23, 2026 · N4583K · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA252Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 35 · Cedarcreek, MOThe student pilot’s failure to attain a proper airspeed and climb attitude during takeoff, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident were the student pilot’s lack of…Jul 13, 2025 · N3181V · Substantial damageNTSB CEN16LA354Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth American Navion · Monett, MOMaintenance personnel’s failure to properly rig the right main landing gear locking mechanism, which resulted in a gear collapse during landing.Aug 29, 2016 · N91488 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI00LA055Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech BE-35 · Mokane, MOfuel starvation due to the pilot's failure to make accurate fuel consumption calculations and the pilot's improper emergency procedures for engine re-start. A factor was the ditch.Dec 24, 1999 · N2012D · Substantial damageNTSB CHI96LA235Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech B35 · Chesterfield, MOimproperly balanced ruddervators and improperly installed ruddervator (elevator) trim tabs, due to improper maintenance, which resulted in ruddervator flutter and substantial damage in the area of the aft fuselage. Factors relating to the accident were:…Jun 24, 1996 · N5001C · Substantial damageNTSB MKC90LA002Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 35 · Mountain View, MOLoss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Premature retraction of the landing gear by the pilot was a contributing factor.Oct 1, 1989 · N3106V · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA160Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth American Navion · Chillicothe, MOThe PIC was ferrying the navion to a distant location to undergo an annual insp. Abt 20 min into the flt, the PIC rptd experiencing eng pblms. The PIC was able to fly to a nearby arpt for a precautionary lndg. Instead of making the lndg the PIC went around to…Aug 8, 1987 · N8569H · Substantial damageNTSB MKC83FA214Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBeech C35 · Grain Valley, MOThe plt reported that when he was on final apch to land, the eng quit running & he was unable to glide to the rwy. Reportedly, the acft touched down in a vacant lot about 75 ft short & 15 ft below the level of the end of the rwy. After touching down, it…Sep 8, 1983 · N5843C · Substantial damageNTSB MKC76FCA23Accident · No injuriesClosedNavion B · Defiance, MOApr 19, 1976 · N8505H · Substantial damageNTSB MKC75FCG37Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35 · Bolivar, MOMar 16, 1975 · N4540V · Substantial damageNTSB MKC74FCG05Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A35 · Sedalia, MOAug 8, 1973 · N8478A · Substantial damageNTSB MKC70F0292Accident · No injuriesClosedNavion A · Butler, MOSep 21, 1969 · N4150K · Substantial damageNTSB MKC68D0521Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35 · Grain Valley, MOFeb 24, 1968 · N3877N · Substantial damageNTSB MKC68D0459Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35 · Linneus, MODec 28, 1967 · N2851V · Substantial damageNTSB MKC68D0131Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · St.Charles, MOJul 22, 1967 · N8666S · Substantial damageNTSB MKC67F0441Accident · No injuriesClosedNavion A · St.Marys, MOJan 29, 1967 · N4583K · Substantial damageNTSB MKC67D0284Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D35 · Warsaw, MOOct 22, 1966 · N2996B · Substantial damageNTSB MKC67D0240Accident · No injuriesClosedNavion A · Unionville, MOOct 18, 1966 · N8546H · Substantial damageNTSB MKC66D0341Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · St Charles, MODec 16, 1965 · N8666S · Substantial damageNTSB UNK64X4141Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft B35 · Osage Beach, MOSep 25, 1964 · N8810A · Substantial damageNTSB UNK64X3813Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft A35 · Aurora, MOSep 6, 1964 · N776B · Substantial damageNTSB UNK64X0931Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft 35 · Fenton, MOMar 15, 1964 · N2893V · Substantial damage