NTSB investigations: Continental O-470 series
346 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Continental O-470 series, where the first occurrence was “Loss of control - on ground/water”. 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
| 1982 | 20 |
|---|---|
| 1983 | 21 |
| 1984 | 11 |
| 1985 | 15 |
| 1986 | 19 |
| 1987 | 15 |
| 1988 | 14 |
| 1989 | 11 |
| 1990 | 17 |
| 1991 | 13 |
| 1992 | 11 |
| 1993 | 13 |
| 1994 | 11 |
| 1995 | 14 |
| 1996 | 9 |
| 1997 | 12 |
| 1998 | 12 |
| 1999 | 11 |
| 2000 | 13 |
| 2001 | 7 |
| 2002 | 13 |
| 2003 | 12 |
| 2004 | 14 |
| 2005 | 11 |
| 2006 | 15 |
| 2007 | 12 |
Where
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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 ('17026')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 260))
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 ('17026')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 260))
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 DFW08CA049Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · Austin, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. A contributing factor was the gusting winds.NTSB DEN07CA161Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Santa Rosa, NMThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A contributing factor was the crosswind.NTSB LAX07CA265Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Fall City, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control.NTSB CHI07CA284Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Eau Claire, WIThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. A factor associated with the accident was the ditch.NTSB ANC07CA075Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Skwentna, AKThe failure of the left brake, and the pilot's continued operation with a known defect (the left brake), which resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll, and an on ground encounter with terrain. A contributing factor to the accident was the…NTSB SEA07CA215Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 305-C · Chino, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB CHI07CA216Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Madison, SDThe tailwheel vibrations during the landing roll that resulted in the tailwheel spring disconnect. Directional control was not possible and the grassy terrain were factors.NTSB DEN07CA111Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180A · Loveland, COThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.NTSB DEN07CA094Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180H · Grand Junction, COThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the take-off roll. A factor contributing to the accident was the crosswind.NTSB CHI07CA136Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Traer, IAThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing on the grass airstrip. A contributing factor was the pilot's limited experience operating on grass runways. Additional factors were the runway cone struck during landing and the irrigation…NTSB DEN07CA084Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180C · Santa Fe, NMExceeding the airplane's maximum demonstrated crosswind component during the takeoff roll. A contributing factor was the crosswind.NTSB LAX07CA116Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180D · Winslow, AZthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB SEA07LA023Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180K · Woods Cross, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Factors include a ditch near the side of the runway.NTSB ATL07CA008Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna CE-180-A · Statesville, NCThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in an on-ground collision with the runway.NTSB ATL06CA132Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180K · Mooresville, NCThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll which resulted in a ground loop.NTSB SEA06CA183Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 305A · Lewistown, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing, which resulted in an inadvertent swerve and nose down. A contributing factor was the gusty wind condition.NTSB DEN06CA110Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182E · Roset, WYan inadvertent pilot-induced porpoise and his improper remedial action. A contributing factor was the wind gust.NTSB SEA06CA155Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180H · Belgrade, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.NTSB SEA06CA156Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Elk City, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a ground loop during the landing roll.NTSB SEA06CA151Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180H · Hailey, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during taxi, which resulted in a nose over. A factor was the wind gust condition.NTSB SEA06CA150Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180J · Hailey, IDThe pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions.NTSB ANC06CA083Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Anchorage, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in the left wing striking the ground and a runway edge light. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's inadvertent application of the…NTSB LAX06LA192Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180A · Marina, CAthe installation of the unapproved forward seat stop by unknown maintenance personnel, which did not allow for full depth engagement of the seat lock pin, resulting in the seat slipping aft during the takeoff roll and subsequent loss of directional control. A…NTSB ANC06CA062Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Anchorage, AKThe pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing during the landing flare/touchdown, which resulted in a loss of control, the right wing striking the runway, and subsequent nose down when the airplane departed the runway.NTSB ANC06CA060Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Sterling, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind during the landing roll, which resulted in an on-ground encounter with the runway surface. Factors contributing to the accident were a crosswind, and an inadvertent ground loop.NTSB ATL06CA064Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna L-19 · Kenly, NCThe pilot's continued operation of the airplane with known deficiencies (tail wheel steering) which resulted in loss of directional control during the takeoff roll, and a ground loop.NTSB CHI06LA101Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180G · Eveleth, MNThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout, which resulted in the airplane departing the left side of the runway. Contributing to the accident was the airport fence and the drainage ditch.NTSB ANC06CA010Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180H · Anchorage, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the airplane encountering a snow berm, and nosing over. A factor associated with the accident was the snow berm.NTSB NYC05CA147Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · Southampton, NYThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.NTSB ANC05CA145Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · McGrath, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.NTSB SEA05CA152Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · McCall, IDThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind and his failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the crosswind.NTSB CHI05CA195Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Bowstring, MNThe unsuitable water conditions for takeoff selected by the pilot and his inability to maintain aircraft control in the rough water. Contributing factors were the aborted takeoff initiated by the pilot, the rough water conditions and the high, gusty winds.NTSB SEA05LA144Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Prospect, ORThe pilot's inadequate in-flight decision to perform a wheel landing with a 5 to 10 knot tail wind, and his subsequent loss of aircraft directional control during the landing roll. A tailwind and soft terrain were factors.NTSB ANC05LA086Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Anchorage, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for gusting wind conditions during landing, which resulted in a ground-loop, and structural damage to the airplane. Factors associated with the accident were a ground-loop, and wind gusts.NTSB ANC05CA062Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Anchorage, AKThe pilot's failure to compensate for a crosswind during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control and the airplane nosing over. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind, and an inadvertent ground loop.NTSB ANC05CA057Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Anchorage, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop. A factor contributing to the accident was a tailwind.NTSB MIA05CA068Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 305A · Bartow, FLThe pilots failure to maintain directional control resulting in the airplane ground-looping. A factor in the accident was the pilots lack of total experience in the airplane make and model.NTSB DFW05CA057Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182J · Malvern, ARThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the sun glare.NTSB CHI05CA040Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Belle Fourche, SDThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control. Contributing factors were the gusting crosswind, the pilot's lack of night flying of experience, the inoperative instrument lights, and the night…NTSB CHI04CA259Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSchroeder Wichawk · New Hudson, MIThe pilot failed to maintain directional control during takeoff roll. A factor was the VASI light.NTSB SEA04CA171Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Hillsboro, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft directional control during landing roll. A contributing factor was the right-quartering tail wind.NTSB CHI04CA218Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 305A · Frankfort, MIThe tow pilot failed to maintain directional control during takeoff roll and failed to abort the takeoff. Additionally, the tow pilot failed to attain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. The tailwind and the tall grass were contributing factors.NTSB ANC04LA066Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Anchorage, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop/swerve, and the left wingtip and propeller striking the runway. A factor associated with the accident was the installation of oversized tires on the…NTSB ANC04LA060Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180E · Kenai, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind condition and his failure to maintain directional control which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop and nose over. A factor contributing to the accident was a direct crosswind.NTSB LAX04CA209Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Kingman, AZthe pilot under instruction's excessive and improper use of the rudder control during the landing roll and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop and nose over.NTSB DEN04CA066Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182K · Durango, COthe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and decision making. Contributing factors include the crosswind and the crosswind component exceeded.NTSB LAX04CA183Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182C · Garberville, CAthe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors in the accident were the terrain induced turbulent conditions, wind shear, a sudden wind shift, and a tailwind.NTSB SEA04LA061Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 305A · Bozeman, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in the tail wheel-equipped aircraft, leading to an inadvertent ground-loop, during which the aircraft's wing impacted the ground.NTSB CHI04CA094Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Long Lake, WIThe pilot flared improperly and failed to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB ANC04LA030Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Chugiak, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind condition during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control, and an on ground collision with a snow bank. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.