NTSB investigations: Continental 0-200 series, CO
131 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Continental 0-200 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
| 1964 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 2 |
| 1966 | 8 |
| 1967 | 12 |
| 1968 | 9 |
| 1969 | 2 |
| 1970 | 10 |
| 1971 | 9 |
| 1972 | 3 |
| 1974 | 7 |
| 1975 | 2 |
| 1976 | 3 |
| 1977 | 4 |
| 1978 | 4 |
| 1979 | 6 |
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1981 | 2 |
| 1982 | 5 |
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1987 | 2 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |
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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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'CO' 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 ('17020'))
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" = 'CO' 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 ('17020'))
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 CEN26LA156Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportCessna 150G · Ellicott, COOn March 21, 2026, about 1023 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 150G airplane, N6305S, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Ellicott, Colorado. The pilot sustained serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of…NTSB CEN23LA416Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150L · Montrose, COThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a gusting quartering headwind.NTSB CEN15CA236Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150C · Durango, COThe total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.NTSB CEN14LA267Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Longmont, COA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection.NTSB CEN14FA265Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Watkins, COThe pilot’s loss of control and subsequent aerodynamic stall due to spatial disorientation in night instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s distraction due to his cell phone use while maneuvering at low-altitude.NTSB CEN13CA532Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150G · Denver, COThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing which resulted in an impact with the runway surface. A contributing factor was the certified flight instructor delayed response to the pilot's improper landing.NTSB CEN13CA026Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportMace Justin I Dragonfly · Durango, COThe pilot’s delayed decision to perform a go-around, which resulted in the airplane impacting trees. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inexperience in the accident airplane and his encounter with conditions that exceeded his capabilities.NTSB CEN11FA479Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Silverton, COThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while operating it at low levels above mountainous terrain and in excess of its maximum allowable gross weight, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. The pilot's failure to maintain control resulted…NTSB CEN11FA346Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHansen IB C Cassutt III M · Erie, COThe pilot's incapacitation due to a cardiac event.NTSB CEN10CA327Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportRose-Rhinehart A4-C · Longmont, COA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's failure to open the fuel valve, resulting a loss of engine power after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's overall lack of experience in the airplane make/model.NTSB DEN06FA115Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportStallings VariEze · Loveland, COthe pilot's intentional aerobatics performed at low altitude, and his failure to maintain clearance from terrain. A contributing factor was the pilot's poor judgment.NTSB DEN05LA104Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Rocky Ford, COthe pilot's misjudged distance/altitude. A contributing factor was the inadvertent flap retraction.NTSB DEN05CA073Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportChampion 7ECA · Fort Collins, COthe pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation which failed to assure adequate takeoff performance to clear obstacles. Contributing factors included the miscalculated weight and balance and the high density altitude.NTSB DEN05LA035Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper J3C-65 · Monte Vista, COthe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall during low level flight.NTSB DEN04FA064Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 150H · Boulder, COthe failed magneto and the lack of suitable terrain (lake) for a forced landing.NTSB DEN03LA044Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Gateway, COthe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factors were the snow-covered runway.NTSB DEN00LA016Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150E · Longmont, COThe pilot of the other aircraft's failure to follow right-of-way VFR procedures and inadequate visual lookout.NTSB DEN99LA143Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMoore Q-200 · Cortez, COThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and his failure to maintain directional control. Related factors were the soft wet terrain.NTSB DEN99LA076Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Maybell, COThe pilot's inadvertent stall while maneuvering. Factors were the wind gusts weather conditions, and the high density altitude weather conditions.NTSB FTW98LA379Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Lamar, COThe pilot's failure to maintain climb airspeed, and inadvertently allowing the airplane to stall/mush. A factor was the embankment.NTSB FTW97FA280Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 150D · Fort Collins, COInadequate preflight planning by loading the aircraft over the maximum certificated gross weight, failure to follow procedures and directives by using flaps for takeoff and failing to properly lean the engine for optimum power, and stalling the aircraft.…NTSB FTW96LA376Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Boulder, COan improper flare by the student pilot, and his improper recovery from a bounced landing. A factor relating to the accident was: the student pilot's lack of experience in the type (model) of aircraft.NTSB FTW96LA347Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150H · Fort Collins, COimproper flare by the pilot, which resulted in a hard landing, and subsequent overload failure of the nosewheel axle and nose gear.NTSB FTW95LA276Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150F · Garfield, COThe pilot's delayed decision to deviate away from the deteriorating weather. Factors were his inadequate evaluation of the weather, high density altitude, and the resultant inadvertent operation of the airplane beyond the climb performance limitations of the…NTSB FTW94LA313Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Byers, COFailure by the pilot to maintain a proper descent rate during approach to landing. A factor was lack of experience in make, model, and type of aircraft.NTSB DEN93LA072Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Haswell, COFailure of the student pilot to maintain control of the aircraft during landing roll. Factors were: alternator failure, failure of the student pilot to follow procedures and directives, and failure of the student pilot to perform fuel consumption calculations.NTSB DEN92LA092Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Greeley, COTotal loss of engine power due to a deteriorated carburetor float which resulted in engine flooding. A factor was: unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.NTSB DEN91LA055Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150J · Watkins, COLoss of engine power for an undetermined reason, and failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed during the forced landing, which resulted in a stall/mush.NTSB DEN91FA034Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 150H · Mancos, COFailure of the student pilot to follow procedures and directives by continuing the flight at night and subsequently encountering adverse weather conditions. Factors related to the accident were: darkness, the student's lack of experience, adverse weather…NTSB DEN90LA142Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft F-19 · Durango, COA pilot induced stall. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience.NTSB DEN89FA162Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 150K · Louisville, COInadequate supervision by the instructor pilot (CFI) and flight in known adverse weather conditions. Factors related to the accident were: inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the CFI, his lack of experience in the type of operation, and the weather…NTSB DEN88LA095Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Garfield, COThe plt was ferrying his acft from burlington, NC to kelso, WA. After refueling his acft to capacity (26 gal.), he stayed overnight in lamar, CO. He departed lamar the next morning at 0800. He passed pueblo, CO at 7500 ft., and obtained a wx briefing from the…NTSB DEN88DTE01Accident · No injuriesFinal reportQuickie Q-200 · Watkins, COThe plt rprtd he failed to lock the aileron reflexers tight for landing. During the landing roll, the lock slipped & the tail lifted off the rwy. Subsequently, the acft veered to the right, went off the rwy & hit a mudhole, then flipped over.NTSB DEN87LA123Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Akron, COThe student plt had just purchased N8649G and had decided to fly it. He had not been endorsed for solo flt. After a successful takeoff and a short cross-country flt, he returned to the Akron aprt for landing. During the attempted landing, control of the acft…NTSB DEN86LA045Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Aurora, COAccording to the CFI, during a touch & go landing, the student allowed the acft to drift to the left side of the rwy where it contacted a snow bank. The CFI stated she failed to correct for the drift soon enough to prevent the accident. The landing was being…NTSB DEN85FA069Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 150F · Marvel, COA witness reported seeing the acft enter a dive and level off aprx 10-15 ft AGL. The acft continued flt close to the ground for aprx 1/2 mile, the witness stated, before a near vertical climb was entered until the acft stalled. Recovery from the stall was not…NTSB DEN85LTE03Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportKenneth Roebuck Varieze · Antonio, COPlt had filed a VFR flt plan from espanola, NM, to durango, CO, with a proposed departure time of 1500 MST and as en route flt time of 1 hr 10 mins. The flt plan was not activated. A search for the acft began on 12/13/84 and ended on 12/24/84. On 6/10/85 the…NTSB DEN84LA113Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Springfield, COAccording to the plt he landed too FAR on the right side of the rwy & the right wheel hit a chunk of ice. The acft veered right into a snowbank collapsing the nose gear.NTSB DEN83LA024Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 7ECA · Erie, COThe pilot reported that he made a wheel landing on runway 33 with the wind variable from 360 deg at 15 gusting 25 knots. As the tailwheel was lowered, the aircraft veered to the right. He corrected back to the left and initiated a go-around, but the aircraft…NTSB DEN82FTE28Accident · No injuriesFinal reportQuickie Q2 · Colorado Spring, COThe pilot stated he made a long final to the runway at approximately 80 mph. After touchdown, witnesses observed the aircraft to bounce three times before striking a runway distance marking sign and coming to rest 100 feet off the runway.NTSB DEN82FTE27Accident · No injuriesFinal reportVari-Eze · Pagosa Springs, CODue to an approaching thunderstorm from the west, the pilot elected to make a takeoff on runway 04 with a quartering tail wind. The surface was wet and there was about a 20 ft rise in the last half of the runway. The runway was 5600 ft long, but its elevation…NTSB DEN82DA168Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 150 · Weldona, COThe plt stated to a FAA inspector that prior to takeoff the fuel gauges indicated approximately 1/4 full in each tank. The inspector indicated the fuel supply was exhausted. Numerous attempts to obtain an accident report from the plt were unsuccessful.NTSB DEN82DA143Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 150M · Nr. Colorado Sp, COThe acft crashed in north cheyenne wood near pikes peak at approximately 8400 ft MSL. The plt reported that after arriving at the first ridge of mountains he was caught in downdrafts. Unable to clear the top of a mountain, he turned into a box canyon.NTSB DEN81FTE52Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150G · Hudson, CONTSB DEN81FTE42Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · La Junta, CONTSB DEN80FTE25Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Hudson, CONTSB DEN80DTE17Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150M · Peyton, CONTSB DEN79DTE60Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · La Jara, CONTSB DEN79FTE55Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Sedalia, CONTSB DEN79FTE42Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150L · Broomfield, CO