NTSB investigations: Continental O-470 series, 1985

14 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, 1985 per year, 1982–2026: 233 cases
198215
198315
198411
198514
19864
19877
198813
198911
199014
199111
19928
19933
199411
19956
199612
19974
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200510
20066
200714

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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
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  WHERE year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1985
    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"

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NTSB LAX86FA039Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 182P · Cottonwood, AZWitnesses saw the plt depart with frost covering the acft & without either a runup or warmup. The witnesses reported that the plt 'scraped the frost from a small square directly in front of him on the windshield' just prior to takeoff. Temp & dew point were…Nov 14, 1985 · N7036S · DestroyedNTSB DEN85LA247Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182A · Troy, MTThe plt said that as he approached his destination he reduced engine pwr to begin descent. The engine quit forcing the pilot to land on unsuitable terrain. Contaminated fuel was found in the fuel system.Sep 22, 1985 · N5145D · Substantial damageNTSB BFO85LA069Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182P · Holly Grove, VAAfter takeoff, the acft lost pwr approximately 150 feet AGL. The plt added carburetor heat and turned the acft back towards gvm spring airport, gum spring, Virginia, but an emergency landing was executed in a short pasture, approximately 100 yards short of…Aug 20, 1985 · N69814 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX85LA313Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Sawmill, AZDuring the plt's preflight inspection of his acft, he removed the fuel caps to examine the quantity of fuel in the acft's tanks. Thereafter, he failed to securely refasten the caps. At 0700 MST the plt & his 2 pax departed for a planned flt from AZ to co. 56…Jul 11, 1985 · N5706B · Substantial damageNTSB DEN85LA145Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Byers, COPlt stated that he was 'in a rush to get home' after his extended trip. He continued to state 'I wanted to get home thatafternoon without another stop and I wanted the performance figures to show me that I could.' The plt executed an emerg landing after the…Jun 1, 1985 · N759QY · Substantial damageNTSB ANC85FA078Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 180H · Anchorage, AKThe acft ran out of fuel after the plt extended his original flt plan route to circumnavigate areas of poor weather. The acft was over water when fuel exhaustion occurred and the acft was ditched under unfavorable conditions.May 8, 1985 · N9042M · DestroyedNTSB MIA85LA160Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna C-182J · Loughman, FLThe acft was towing a banner at 500 ft alt when the engine lost power. The pilot amde an emergency landing in a sandy field and the acft nosed over. The acft had flown 1 hr 15 min with the fuel tank selector on 'both'. The acft took off with a total of aprx…Apr 27, 1985 · N2892F · Substantial damageNTSB ANC85LA058Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Kenai, AKThe acft collided with a snow bank during a forced lndg after the eng went to idle pwr during takeoff. The rt wing contacted the snow bank & turned the acft so that the eng cowling was also damaged. The only malfunction noted during the investigation was…Mar 23, 1985 · N91224 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA85LA119Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 305A · Sugar Loaf Key, FLThe engine failed just after takeoff and the acft landed in a field north of the arpt, collided with trees and nosed over. Post accident examination of the fuel system shows that the acft micron fuel filter was contaminated to the extent that it caused…Mar 14, 1985 · N5291G · Substantial damageNTSB BFO85FA026Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 182P · Laurel, MDWhile on a return flight from morrisville,VT the acft lost pwr and the PIC elected to land in a cul-de-sac im a residential neighborhood. Investigation revealed that the acft contained less than 1 gallon of fuel. Both plts had dptd pxt 4 days prior and…Mar 11, 1985 · N52581 · Substantial damageNTSB BFO85FA023Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Frederick, MDDuring cruise flt at 7500 ft the RPM started to decrease until the plt stated that 'it was just like you ran out of gas.' The acft collided with a wooden pwrline pole during the night forced lndg and came to rest inverted. Investigation revealed about 20…Mar 4, 1985 · N6388A · DestroyedNTSB MIA85FA098Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 182A · Williston, FLThe plt took off with the fuel selector on 'both' and at 300 feet AGL switched the fuel selector to 'left'. The selector was still on 'left' when engine lost power at the beginning of the base leg. The plt tried to reach the rwy but collided with edge of…Feb 17, 1985 · N3891D · DestroyedNTSB LAX85FA128Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 182C · Apple Valley, CAThe acft was observed to enter the left downwind leg at a low alt of about 200 ft AGL. The engine stopped completely, & the plt attempted to land on the runway, but impacted the ground short & to the left of the apch end of the rwy. Wing flaps were found…Jan 31, 1985 · N9018T · Substantial damageNTSB FTW85LA097Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182A · Wichita Falls, TXPlt intentionally ran the rt fuel tank empty and switched to the left tank which was 1/2 to 3/4 full on takeoff. Plt maintained a left side slip during the landing apch to compensate for x-wind conditions. Plt stated, at 400 ft AGL he noticed a pwr loss.…Jan 18, 1985 · N5162D · Substantial damage