NTSB investigations: Continental O-470 series
6,204 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Continental O-470 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 ('17026'))
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'))
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 ANC15LA046Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Anchorage, AKThe total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, which resulted from the pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat.NTSB WPR15LA201Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182D · Oak Harbor, WAThe pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB GAA15CA183Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Cahokia, ILThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll which resulted in a ground loop.NTSB WPR15LA191Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180A · Polson, MTA total loss of engine power during approach for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB WPR15LA185Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182A · Moab, UTThe pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning and inflight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB GAA15CA142Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Westminster, MDThe flight instructor's delayed remedial action during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and porpoise.NTSB GAA15CA125Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180B · Waterloo, IAThe incorrect installation of the secondary seat stop reel which resulted in the pilot's loss of control when the seat moved full aft during takeoff.NTSB GAA15CA106Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182Q · Palm Springs, CAThe pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing and substantial damage to the firewall.NTSB ANC15WA036Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationCessna 182 · Sikanni Chief, CanadaNTSB GAA15CA100Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 305 · Richfield, UTThe pilot's loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop.NTSB GAA15CA089Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 188 · Polson, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane pitch, power, and turn coordination while maneuvering at low altitude, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and a collision with terrain.NTSB GAA15CA095Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182Q · Honesdale, PAThe pilot's failure to land with sufficient runway remaining to safely stop the airplane.NTSB GAA15CA094Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182E · Galion, OHThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed on final approach, which resulted in an in-flight loss of control and hard landing.NTSB GAA15CA068Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Hartland, MEAbnormal runway contact which precipitated a loss of control and nose-over.NTSB ERA15FA204Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Mulberry, TNThe pilot's failure to recover from a controlled descent for reasons that could not be determined during the postaccident investigation.NTSB GAA15CA059Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180K · Pearland, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB GAA15CA048Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180J · Boise, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB ANC15FA021Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Whittier, AKThe pilot's decision to continue flight into known icing conditions, contrary to the airplane’s limitations, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to icing.NTSB GAA15CA034Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182F · Portland, TNThe pilot's failure to perform a go-around in time to prevent a runway overrun and collision with terrain.NTSB GAA15CA041Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182R · Fort Myers, FLThe pilot's excessive descent rate during approach, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB WPR15LA139Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech H35 · Tucson, AZA partial loss of engine power during initial takeoff climb for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no evidence of a mechanical anomaly that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB CEN15FA174Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 182Q · El Paso, TXThe pilot's decision to continue a visual flight rules flight into known instrument flight rules conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.NTSB ERA15CA152Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182L · Waycross, GAThe pilot's failure to use any airport guidance while taxiing, which resulted in geographic disorientation and a takeoff attempt from an inadequate length and unsuitable surface.NTSB GAA15CA021Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182M · Ramona, CAThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of control.NTSB ANC15LA011Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Glennallen, AKAn in-flight fire and a partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB CEN15CA130Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 310B · Rothville, MOThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning and fuel management which resulted in fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN15FA119Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 182L · Owen, WIThe flight instructor's decision to initiate flight into forecasted icing conditions in an airplane that was not certified or equipped for flight into icing conditions, which resulted in significant structural ice accumulation to the extent that the airplane…NTSB CEN15CA125Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182C · Fort Morgan, COThe pilot's improper fuel planning/management, which resulted in the total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the subsequent forced landing in a pasture.NTSB CEN15LA109Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182R · Santa Fe, NMThe pilot’s failure to remove ice from the airplane’s surfaces before departure, which resulted in the airplane’s inability to attain sufficient airspeed shortly after takeoff, the subsequent exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack, and an…NTSB WPR15LA083Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Jackson, CAThe pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB ERA15CA083Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Nashville, TNThe pilot's inadequate control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB ERA15LA063Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Hartford, CTThe partial loss of engine power during climb after takeoff for a reasons that could not be determined because postaccident engine examination revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures.NTSB WPR15CA047Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182Q · San Luis Obispo, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the landing flare with a crosswind.NTSB CEN15LA012Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182B · Orange, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a go-around to avoid another airplane that was making a nonstandard approach to the opposing runway. Contributing to the accident was the other pilot’s use of a nonstandard approach while landing on the…NTSB WPR15LA013Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech H35 · Bountiful, UTThe pilot's loss of directional control during a tailwind landing.NTSB ERA15LA014Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180K · Boca Raton, FLMaintenance personnel’s failure to apply proper torque to the cylinder flange nuts and through bolts, which resulted in shifting of the Nos. 1 and 2 main bearings, loss of lubrication, failure of the crankshaft, and a subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB CEN15CA016Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180B · Coloma, MIThe pilot did not use the departure checklist, resulting in an inadvertent landing with the pontoon wheels extended.NTSB ANC15CA001Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180J · Gustavus, AKThe pilot's excessive use of brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.NTSB WPR15CA012Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Marion, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB ANC14CA089Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Kodiak, AKThe pilots failure to maintain control of the airplane while taxiing in gusty wind conditions.NTSB CEN14CA528Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182G · Port Eads, LAThe pilot's improper decision to depart from a runway not suitable for takeoff, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control.NTSB CEN14CA523Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182G · Silver City, NMThe pilot overcorrected when the airplane experienced a downdraft during the takeoff which resulted in the airplane stalling and impacting the terrain.NTSB ERA14CA449Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182A · Bethany Center, NYThe pilot's failure to maintain a directional control of the airplane during gusting wind conditions.NTSB ERA14LA446Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180B · Piscataquis County, METhe fatigue fracture of the No. 3 exhaust valve, which initiated at the outer surface of the valve stem and resulted in the subsequent total loss of engine power over terrain unsuitable for landing.NTSB ANC14CA078Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180H · Nenana, AKThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, while landing during dark night conditions.NTSB ERA14FA417Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · North Hampton, NHThe pilot’s failure to ensure the airplane maintained adequate airspeed during the initial climb and the subsequent exceedance of its critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s impairment…NTSB ANC14CA064Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182A · Gustavus, AKThe pilot's unstable landing approach which resulted in a long landing, and subsequent collision with terrain.NTSB CEN14LA432Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 188 - Undesignat · Columbus, NMThe pilot’s failure to release the load of agricultural product before the landing approach and his failure to maintain aircraft control during an initial climb after an aborted landing, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack…NTSB CEN14WA416Accident · 3 fatalForeign investigationCessna 182P · Lake of the Woods, CanadaNTSB ERA14FA372Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 182F · Gansevoort, NYThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during initial climb following a banner pick-up, resulting in collision with a tree.