Fatal NTSB investigations: Continental IO-520 series, AR
13 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Continental IO-520 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.
Cases per year
| 1964 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
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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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'AR' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
AND c.\"highestInjuryLevel\" = 'Fatal'
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17032'))
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" = 'AR' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
AND c."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal'
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17032'))
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 CEN25FA033Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportBeech 58 · Arlberg, AROn October 29, 2024, about 1426 central daylight time, a Beech 58 airplane, N811PB, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Arlberg, Arkansas. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations…NTSB CEN21FA364Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 210H · Melbourne, ARThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane with full flaps during the takeoff.NTSB CEN14GA135Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportCessna 210E · Oden, ARThe pilot’s improper decision to fly into an area with reported marginal meteorological conditions in an airplane not maintained for instrument flight and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from trees and terrain.NTSB DFW05LA229Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A188B · Blytheville, ARThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft for undetermined reasons.NTSB DFW05LA171Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A188B · Piggott, ARThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall.NTSB FTW04FA036Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech S35 · Harrison, ARThe pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to follow the published instrument approach procedures, and his failure attain the proper glidepath.NTSB FTW03FA064Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech BE-58 · Egypt, ARThe pilot's inadvertent flight into severe icing conditions. A contributing factor was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning.NTSB FTW03FA057Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 210L · Harrison, ARThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft and the exceedance of the manufactured limits, which resulted in an in flight break-up. Contributing factors were the dark night conditions and the clouds.NTSB MKC89FA061Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 58 · Hamburg, ARThe pilot continued VFR flight into IMC conditions and failed to maintain sufficient altitude above the wooded terrain. Weather conditions, low light conditions at or near dusk, lack of visual cues (visual perception) by the pilot, and trees were contributing…NTSB MKC88FA183Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech D55 · N. Little Rock, ARThe pilot had been executing a vor/dme rwy 35 instrument approach to north Little Rock muni (1M1). The PIC called 'missed approach' a short time aft having been clrd to execute the instrument apprch. Apprch control attmptd to provide instructions to the PIC…NTSB FTW80FA008Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech C55 · Fordyce, ARNTSB FTW78FPG34Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna A188B · Lunsford, ARNTSB UNK65X0913Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 206 · Fayetteville, AR