NTSB investigations: Continental O-470 series, OR

7 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.

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19832026

NTSB investigations: Continental O-470 series, OR per year, 1983–2026: 7 cases
1983	1
1984	2
1990	1
1994	1
2004	1
2005	1

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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" = 'OR' 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 ('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

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\" = 'OR' 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 ('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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'OR' 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 ('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

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 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.Jul 16, 2005 · N2944C · Substantial damage 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.Aug 23, 2004 · N1316S · Substantial damage NTSB SEA94LA226Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182P · Yamhill, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A factor to the accident was: an inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.Aug 30, 1994 · N1316S · Substantial damage NTSB SEA90LA184Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Enterprise, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing.Sep 17, 1990 · N3117D · Substantial damage NTSB SEA84LA214Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180A · Scappoose, ORThe pilot stated that during the takeoff ground run, just prior to rotation, he 'took a sharp gust of wind from the left and ground looped the aircraft.'Sep 1, 1984 · N601N · Substantial damage NTSB SEA84LA182Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Redmond, ORDuring a precautionary landing the aircraft encountered a 180 degree windshift during rollout. The aircraft nosed over as a result of the resulting tailwind.Jul 23, 1984 · N3117D · Substantial damage NTSB SEA83LA104Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Klamath Falls, ORAccording to the plt, he encountered a gust while landing on rwy 14 with a quartering tail wind, then lost directional control. Subsequently, the acft departed the left side of the rwy & the left gear collapsed. The tower control reported that the wind was…May 21, 1983 · N4728B · Substantial damage