Fatal NTSB investigations: Continental IO-520 series, IN

6 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

19792026
Fatal NTSB investigations: Continental IO-520 series, IN per year, 1979–2026: 6 cases
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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\" = 'IN' 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.

NTSB CHI07FA084Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 58 · Munster, INThe fuel starvation for an undetermined reason which led to the loss of power on the left engine. Additional causes were the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which led to his loss of control of the airplane. Factors in the accident were the flight…Mar 10, 2007 · N332HA · Substantial damageNTSB CHI06FA117Accident · 5 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna U206G · Bloomington, INThe pilot's continued descent below decision height and not maintaining adequate altitude/clearance from the trees while on approach. Factors were the the night lighting conditions, and the mist.Apr 21, 2006 · N120HS · DestroyedNTSB CHI01FA256Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech E55 · Rensselaer, INthe pilot's ostentatious display when he buzzed the farmstead and did not maintain clearance from the barn.Aug 4, 2001 · N30WS · DestroyedNTSB CHI98FA107Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech A-36 · New Lebanon, INThe pilot's flight into known icing conditions. Contributing factors were the degraded aircraft performance, the pilot's inability to maintain the proper descent rate, trees, and the dark night condition.Mar 21, 1998 · N1812A · DestroyedNTSB CHI89FA035Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 310R · Madison, INPilot-in-command's disregard of IFR procedures in descending below the minimum decision height for the approach to a point where collision with towers and/or wires became possible. His abrupt maneuver to avoid such collision resulted in a stall/spin, from…Dec 24, 1988 · N5121J · DestroyedNTSB CHI80FA012Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 210L · Fort Wayne, INNov 25, 1979 · N2034S · Destroyed