NTSB investigations: Continental E185 series, UT

9 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.

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Aircraft model

Cases per year

19642026

NTSB investigations: Continental E185 series, UT per year, 1964–2026: 9 cases
1964	1
1965	1
1966	1
1967	1
1971	1
1981	2
1993	1
2001	1

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Query with SQL

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" = 'UT' 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

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\" = 'UT' 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"

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" = 'UT' 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

Run 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 DEN01LA137Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A35 · Moab, UTthe pilot's failure to lower the landing gear resulting in a wheels up landing.Aug 4, 2001 · N8431A · Substantial damage NTSB SEA94LA001Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A35 · Heber City, UTFuel starvation brought on by the absence of the roll pin which engages the fuel selector handle to the fuel selector valve shaft, and the pilot in command's misjudging his flare resulting in a hard landing.Oct 1, 1993 · N667B · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FA045Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech C35 · Spanish Forks, UTJun 27, 1981 · N5915C · Destroyed NTSB DEN81FA037Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech A-35R · Beaver, UTMay 16, 1981 · N3158V · Substantial damage NTSB DEN71FTM26Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech 35 · Provo, UTMay 13, 1971 · N476B · Substantial damage NTSB DEN67D0210Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35 · Lehi, UTJan 18, 1967 · N3166V · Substantial damage NTSB DEN67F0171Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C35 · Salt Lake City, UTNov 3, 1966 · N756D · Substantial damage NTSB DEN65F0105Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft B-35 · Salt Lake City, UTMay 22, 1965 · N5126C · Substantial damage NTSB DEN65D0048Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft 35 · Panguitch, UTSep 12, 1964 · N2875V · Substantial damage