NTSB investigations: Continental O-470 series, OK

5 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Continental O-470 series, where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical”. 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

19822026
NTSB investigations: Continental O-470 series, OK per year, 1982–2026: 5 cases
19821
19891
19952
20011

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 c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'OK' 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\" = 353))
  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.

NTSB FTW01LA074Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182P · Tuttle, OKfuel exhaustion due to a loose fuel cap as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight. A contributory factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.Mar 2, 2001 · N4721K · Substantial damageNTSB FTW96LA017Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182A · Norman, OKthe pilot's failure to refuel the airplane resulting in fuel exhaustion. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.Oct 17, 1995 · N5060D · Substantial damageNTSB FTW95LA302Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182L · Oklahoma City, OKFuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to refuel. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.Jul 16, 1995 · N42712 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW89LA088Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Owasso, OKInadequate preflight by the pilot, which resulted in fuel exhaustion from lack of fuel. The presence of trees was was a contributing factor.Apr 27, 1989 · N5160D · Substantial damageNTSB FTW83FPM01Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna 180 · Foyil, OKThe pilot reported that he had 20 gal of fuel on board when he took off. He climbed to 10,000 ft for a parachute jump, then returned to the airport with an estimated 10 gal of fuel. During a downwind landing, he elected to go around. He said the engine lost…Oct 3, 1982 · N1606C · Substantial damage