NTSB investigations: Continental IO-520 series, GA

4 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Continental IO-520 series, where the first occurrence was “Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction”. 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

19832026
NTSB investigations: Continental IO-520 series, GA per year, 1983–2026: 4 cases
19831
19871
19891
19931

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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\" = 'GA' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    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')
      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\" = 130))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB ATL94FA028Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBellanca 17-30A · Lagrange, GAWas the pilot's failure to correct a known low battery condition before departing, which resulted in a loss of electrical power during an instrument approach. Factors were the dark night and the low scattered cloud layer.Dec 10, 1993 · N4195B · DestroyedNTSB ATL89LA133Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · Macon, GAThe pilot delayed remedial action when the imminent loss of electrical power was observed. Additionally, the pilot's failure to execute the appropriate emergency procedure and manually lower the landing gear, resulted in its collapse upon landing.…Apr 22, 1989 · N6613A · Substantial damageNTSB ATL88FA032Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportBeech 95C-55 · Atlanta, GAAcft was being positioned to begin cargo revenue flt. As acft turned final and ldg gear handle was put in down position PIC noted dimming of all lights & communications were lost. PIC unaware gear were still retracted until prop tips contacted rwy. During…Nov 9, 1987 · N616G · Substantial damageNTSB ATL83LA362Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 58 · Chamblee, GAThe acft ran off the departure end of the rwy after an aborted takeoff due to a cabin door opening. The CFI said that more than half the rwy remained when the throttles were retarded and the right door popped open at 91 mph. One attempt was made to close the…Sep 9, 1983 · N333TQ · Substantial damage