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 ERA10CA288Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182H · Oliver Springs, TNThe pilot's failure to execute a go-around, which resulted in a long landing, runway overrun, and the airplane's subsequent descent into a stream.NTSB ERA10CA295Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182D · Chateaugay, NYThe pilot's misjudgedment of his speed and distance during landing, which resulted in an overrun.NTSB WPR10CA246Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180K · Renton, WAThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions, resulting in the loss of directional control during the landing roll.NTSB CEN10CA260Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Duluth, MNThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB WPR10LA241Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Caldwell, IDA loss of directional control and runway excursion for undetermined reasons.NTSB ERA10CA257Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 305A · Fort Pierce, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing.NTSB WPR10CA227Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182M · Angwin, CAThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind resulting in the loss of directional control during the landing roll.NTSB WPR10LA209Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · El Cajon, CAThe pilot's delayed use of carburetor heat while operating in conditions conducive to carburetor icing.NTSB CEN10LA186Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182F · Wichita Falls, TXA fire of undetermined origin.NTSB ERA10TA197Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportCessna 182P · Frederick, MDA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons following a reported severe turbulence encounter.NTSB CEN10CA179Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182M · Hamilton, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a static power line while maneuvering at a low altitude.NTSB WPR10CA176Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182Q · Fallbrook, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.NTSB CEN10LA168Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182G · Mount Vernon, MOA loss of engine power due to the failure of the number four connecting rod for undetermined reasons.NTSB ANC10CA027Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182B · Port Alsworth, AKThe pilot's decision to enter adverse weather conditions, resulting in a loss of visibility and collision with terrain during a turn to reverse direction.NTSB WPR10LA118Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182C · Reno, NVA total loss of engine power during cruise due to oil starvation as a result of foreign material blockage of the oil pickup tube.NTSB WPR10GA113Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportCessna 182R · Corvallis, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain while operating into a known area of mountain obscuration due to low clouds, precipitation, and mist.NTSB WPR10CA099Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182J · Metaline Falls, WAThe pilot's decision to land on a closed, snow-covered runway.NTSB WPR10CA095Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Fallbrook, CAThe pilot's misjudged altitude and airspeed that resulted in his failure to attain the proper touchdown point.NTSB CEN10CA081Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Bowie, TXA total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to properly secure the right wing fuel cap and monitor the available fuel supply.NTSB WPR10LA090Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 310 · Pasco, WAThe failure of the right main landing gear up-lock.NTSB WPR10CA081Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Payson, AZThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN10FA057Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 182P · Kewanee, ILThe pilot's decision to initiate a visual night flight without recent night flight experience and his failure to maintain altitude during departure.NTSB CEN10CA061Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 305A · Rochester, INThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB WPR10LA059Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182K · Susanville, CAThe pilot's decision to takeoff into weather conditions conducive to ice accumulation, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin while maneuvering in the initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the likely accumulation of snow and ice on the airborne…NTSB WPR10CA041Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Bountiful, UTThe failure of the inner tube of the right main tire during the landing roll.NTSB ANC10CA009Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182C · Kotzebue, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff.NTSB ERA10LA026Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportFuji LM1 · Athens, GAAn aerodynamic stall shortly after takeoff for undetermined reasons.NTSB ERA10CA030Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · White Plains, NYThe pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, resulting in a landing overrun. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s excessive airspeed in an attempt to comply with air traffic control’s request to expedite his landing.NTSB WPR10FA018Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Pryor, MTThe pilot’s decision to continue flight into an area of low ceilings and low visibility and his failure to maintain clearance from terrain.NTSB WPR10CA026Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180A · Condon, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the fence post on approach.NTSB WPR10CA011Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Pistol Creek, IDThe separation of one of the airplane's main landing gear legs during landing in variable gusting wind conditions, due to the nut being stripped from the attachment bolt.NTSB WPR10LA001Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Mitchell, ORThe pilot’s lack of understanding of the airplane’s fuel system, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB WPR09CA477Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · Enterprise, ORThe pilot's failure to stop his airplane before it departed the end of the unimproved remote airstrip.NTSB CEN09FA603Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 182Q · Houma, LAThe pilot’s decision to take off into instrument meteorological conditions.NTSB ERA09CA533Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · Montauk, NYThe pilot’s failure to attain the proper touchdown point while landing.NTSB WPR09LA445Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182K · Chemehuevi Valley, CAThe pilot's improper flare while landing with a tailwind, resulting in a bounced landing.NTSB WPR09CA443Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 305A · Helena, MTThe pilot's improper landing flare and recovery from a bounced landing.NTSB ERA09LA512Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech H35 · Fredericksburg, PAA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's mismanagement of available fuel.NTSB ANC09CA097Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180J · Juneau, AKThe pilot's misjudged flare and loss of control during a glassy water landing.NTSB CEN09CA564Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180G · Canby, MNThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in gusting crosswinds.NTSB ANC09LA086Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Chugiak, AKThe pilot’s delayed use of carburetor heat while operating in conditions conducive to carburetor icing.NTSB CEN09CA547Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Sugar Land, TXThe pilot's failure to control the airplane during engine startup, and his failure to maintain clearance from other objects.NTSB CEN09LA542Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Weeping Water, NEThe pilots' improper execution of soft/short field take-off procedures.NTSB CEN09LA525Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Caddo Mills, TXThe failure of the operator to ensure that the airplane engine was shutdown during passenger unloading and the lack of adequate supervision of the passenger by the pilot and ground crewmember.NTSB ERA09CA449Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · Milford, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain control during takeoff.NTSB CEN09CA489Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Gateway, COThe pilot's inability to maintain directional control due to soft runway conditions.NTSB CEN09CA482Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182K · Conway, ARThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.NTSB CEN09LA491Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182J · Iowa Falls, IABoth pilots' failure to execute adequate visual lookout, resulting in the two airplanes colliding over the runway.NTSB CEN09CA448Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna C-182 · Fox Lake, ILThe pilot's inadequate flight planning and continued flight into adverse weather resulting in the collision with the pier during landing.NTSB ANC09TA068Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 180A · Anchorage, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in a crosswind, which resulted in a ground-loop.