NTSB investigations: Continental 0-300 series
3,125 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Continental 0-300 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 ('17022'))
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 ('17022'))
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 CEN24LA117Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · San Marcos, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient clearance from a large multi-engine airplane during taxi operations.NTSB CEN24LA102Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Terrell, TXThe total loss of engine power during the initial climb due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB WPR24FA057Accident · 3 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 172G · Independence, ORThe pilot’s decision to continue flight under visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in collision with an obstacle while landing.NTSB WPR24LA045Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170B · Cameron Park, CAA failure of the right brake master cylinder piston due to a faulty return spring, which resulted in a seized right main landing gear brake and a runway excursionNTSB WPR24FA035Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 172G · Provo, UTThe pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a chandelle maneuver, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and descent into trees and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to maneuver into a canyon and…NTSB ERA24LA021Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Orangeburg, SCThe student pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from a fuel truck while taxiing. Also contributing was the flight instructor’s inadequate monitoring of the student pilot.NTSB CEN24LA019Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172C · Wichita, KSThe pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning and improper in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN23LA396Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172G · Neola, IAThe pilot’s inadequate fuel planning and improper in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB WPR23LA320Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172H · Santa Rosa, CAThe pilot’s inadequate fuel management which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN23LA366Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Derby, KSThe pilot’s loss of directional control during takeoff roll due the passenger’s interference with the rudder pedals, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB CEN23LA226Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportTemco GC-1B · Bristow, OKThe loss of engine power due to carburetor ice due to the pilot’s delayed application of carburetor heat.NTSB CEN23LA206Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172B · Divide, COA loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB WPR23LA196Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172H · Seattle, WAA stuck exhaust valve that resulted in a partial loss of engine power and a forced water ditching.NTSB CEN23FA187Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 172 · Chambers, NEThe pilot’s continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions at night and his failure to maintain adequate altitude, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.NTSB ERA23LA190Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172H · Charles Town, WVA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB ANC23LA029Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170 · Wasilla, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintained directional control and the instructor pilot's inadequate supervision, which resulted in a loss of control during takeoff.NTSB ERA23LA152Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Kinston, NCThe airplane’s impact with two deer while performing a takeoff at night.NTSB GAA23WA071Accident · 3 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna 172H · San Francisco, GuatemalaNTSB CEN23LA108Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172H · Crosby, TXThe pilot’s delayed soft-field takeoff procedure, which prevented the pilot from achieving adequate airspeed and a proper climb rate resulting in a collision with a moving train.NTSB CEN23FA095Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 172 · Hooker, OKThe pilot’s decision to depart and continue the visual flight rules flight into night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of airplane control.NTSB WPR23LA082Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Watsonville, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from powerlines during a go around.NTSB CEN23LA067Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172F · Auburn Hills, MIThe catastrophic engine failure due to lack of oil lubrication, which resulted from the pilot’s failure to follow the airplane and engine manufacturers’ guidance for cold weather operation.NTSB CEN23LA007Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportWaszak Arthur B Wittman Tailwind W10 · Waldron, ARThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the landing resulting in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall and hard landing.NTSB ERA22LA375Accident · 1 fatalClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)The pilot's suicide.NTSB WPR22LA289Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170B · Fairbank's, AKThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.NTSB WPR22LA246Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172B · Silver Springs, NVA loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.NTSB CEN22LA293Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172G · Bynum, TXThe pilot was not able to stop the airplane on the remaining runway after an aborted takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and the airplane impacting a fence.NTSB WPR22FA188Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 172F · Show Low, AZThe pilot’s improper leaning of the engine during an extended period of time, which caused an exhaust valve to become stuck and led to the partial loss of engine power during the accident flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to…NTSB ERA22FA226Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 172H · Miami, FLA total loss of engine power due to carburetor ice as a result of the pilot’s failure to effectively use carburetor heat in conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice.NTSB ERA22FA218Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 172 · Altha, FLThe pilot’s failure to perform a preflight weight and balance calculation and his operation of the flight at an excessive takeoff weight, resulting in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack after liftoff and an aerodynamic stall from which…NTSB ERA22LA212Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172F · Hampton, GAThe student pilot’s application of excessive left brake during the landing roll, resulting in a loss of directional control and a runway excursion. The flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action was a factor in the accident.NTSB ERA22LA204Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172A · Stockbridge, GAThe flight instructor’s delayed remedial action during an unstabilized approach, which resulted in an impact with powerlines and a subsequent loss of controlNTSB ANC22LA028Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172H · Chugiak, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over.NTSB WPR22LA143Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172G · Van Nuys, CAThe student pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient distance behind a jet airplane which, resulted in his loss of airplane control due to the jet airplane’s jet blast and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.NTSB ERA22LA171Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Sparta, TNMaintenance personnel’s failure to properly affix left main landing gear components, which led to the failure of the left main landing gear during the accident flight.NTSB ERA22FA161Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 172 · Dahlonega, GAThe pilot’s delay in initiating a go-around and his failure to maintain airplane control during the initial climb, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall.NTSB WPR22LA076Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172H · Los Angeles, CAThe pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection during which he failed to remove all water contamination in the fuel system, which resulted in a total loss of engine power on takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the condition of the fuel caps, which allowed…NTSB CEN22LA098Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Youngstown, OHA loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available information, which resulted in a forced landing.NTSB ERA22LA102Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Berlin, NJAn inadvertent in-flight collision with a goose while on approach.NTSB CEN22FA082Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 172 · Hardy, ARThe non-instrument rated pilot’s decision to continue visual flight into an area of instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was a loss of engine power due to fuel…NTSB WPR22LA038Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170B · Belen, NMThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.NTSB WPR22LA037Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Stanley, IDThe pilot's failure to attain sufficient airspeed for the airplane to climb with a tailwind.NTSB ERA22LA045Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Decatur, GAOil exhaustion due to an oil leak that resulted in a total loss of engine power.NTSB ERA22LA030Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Atlanta, GAThe pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and a collision with runway approach lighting equipment.NTSB ERA22LA022Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Statesboro, GAThe student pilot’s failure reduce power and apply sufficient braking after landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with objects and terrain.NTSB ERA21LA383Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Miramar, FLThe flight instructor’s inadequate preflight and inflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the flight instructor’s injury was her failure to wear the shoulder harness.NTSB CEN21LA415Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170B · Ozark, ARThe pilot’s inadequate takeoff performance planning that resulted in a climb gradient too low to clear trees on departure, and his failure to maintain aircraft control that resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.NTSB WPR21LA337Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172E · Enterprise, ORThe fatigue fracture of the nose gear upper torque link, which resulted in the separation of the torque link from the shock strut and a loss of directional control.NTSB WPR21LA308Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Reno, NVThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain prior to encountering a downdraft, which resulted in a forced landing and collision with terrain.NTSB WPR21LA324Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Athol, IDThe failure of the windshield during spin recovery for reasons that were not determined.