NTSB investigations: Continental E185 series, 1982

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.

Cases per year

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NTSB investigations: Continental E185 series, 1982 per year, 1964–2026: 816 cases
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Latest cases

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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1982
    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 LAX83FVD03Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportBeech B35 · Linden, CAThe aircraft engine lost power during a night cross-country. The pilot was forced to land in a grove of young walnut trees. The aircraft hit with one wing low and spun around. All motion stopped in a very short distance. An examination revealed that both fuel…Oct 27, 1982 · N5236C · DestroyedNTSB LAX83FUM01Accident · 4 fatalFinal reportBeech A35 · Oceanside, CADuring arrival, the aircraft entered downwind for a right traffic pattern to runay 24. At that time, a witness (a well qualified pilot) noted that the wind was from the northeast at about 8 KTS. Another pilot-witness stated that the wind was from the…Oct 10, 1982 · N696B · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DA252Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBeech 35 · Graham, TXWhile descending through about 2800 ft AGL to land, the engine lost power. The pilot was unable to restart the engine and elected to land in an OAT field with oats about 2 to 3 ft high. The pilot reported that during the landing roll, the nose gear collapsed…Jun 28, 1982 · N2880V · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DA222Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportBeech C-35 · Ryan, OKOn arrival at the destination airport the pilot determined the grass strip was too wet for a landing. The pilot selecteda farm road and stated that a gust of wind struck the aircraft at about 10 to 12 feet above the road. The aircraft landed hard and swerved…Jun 13, 1982 · N679D · DestroyedNTSB FTW82DA218Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBeech 35 · Terrell, TXWhile en route, the cabin door of the aircraft popped open, approximately 10 miles from the destination. The pilot reported that he was distracted by the open door and lost airspeed while on final approach. The aircraft touched down hard just short of the…Jun 8, 1982 · N3803N · Substantial damageNTSB NYC82FFA05Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportNavion A · Hancock, NYThe pilot reported that during takeoff, he climbed to about 20 to 30 ft and raised the gear. At about that time, the aircraft began to sink. He stated that he pulled the power off just before the aircraft hit the ground a few miles from the airport. An…May 16, 1982 · N91662 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82FA109Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech B35 · Dulce, NMApproximately 30 min after departure the acft returned to the arpt trailing smoke & occassional flame from an area near the cowl flaps & nose gear doors. The plt did not make a straight in approach but appeared to be in a normal traffic pattern. The acft…Mar 30, 1982 · N5237C · DestroyedNTSB LAX82DA091Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBeech B35 · La Jolla, CADuring flight over the water, the engine lost power and the pilot was unable to glide to a safe landing area on shore. The plane was ditched in the pacific ocean about 1/4 mile from the shore.Mar 4, 1982 · N180L · DestroyedNTSB FTW82FPJ10Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportNavion A · Chickasha, OKThe aircraft departed from a private airport 2 miles south of Chickasha at 0330. At 0336 power was interrupted on electric power lines southwest of Chickasha. The wreckage was found 6 miles south and 4 and 1/2 miles west of Chickasha a few feet west of a 35…Jan 2, 1982 · N4876K · Destroyed