NTSB investigations: Continental IO-520 series, 1985

5 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

19822026
NTSB investigations: Continental IO-520 series, 1985 per year, 1982–2026: 127 cases
19824
19839
19847
19855
19864
19877
19883
19894
19903
19915
19928
19932
19941
19953
19963
19976
19988
19993
20003
20019
20024
20036
20044
200510
20062
20074

Latest cases

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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1985
    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 MIA86LA030Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210M · Ft.Lauderdale, FLWhile in cruise flight the pilot attempted to lower the landing gear and the right main landing gear would not extend. During this process the aircraft generator went off the line. The pilot attempted to manually lower the landing gear and extended the nose…Nov 19, 1985 · N823AR · Substantial damageNTSB ANC85LA177Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A185F · Cordova, AKThe plt stated that prior to landing, the acft's right brake had no pressure. He reported that after he landed, the tail wheel began to shimmy & the acft pulled to the left. He applied full right rudder, but was unable to prevent the acft from ground looping…Sep 15, 1985 · N80124 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC85LA172Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 36 · Calverton, NYThe pilot of N9031S was advised that nantucket memorial airport was in IFR conditions and decided to turn back towards long island. During the flight to long island, N9031S lost radio communications and soon electrical power to the navigational equipment. The…Jul 14, 1985 · N9031S · Substantial damageNTSB MKC85LA075Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech V35B · Anton Chico, NMPilot stated that he was on a VFR no-flight-plan-flight from meade, KS, to alburquerque, NM, when he saw a cloud bank ahead. While diverting around, he flew into haze that became clouds. Recovery from strong down and up drafts did substantial damage to wings,…Mar 15, 1985 · N4151S · Substantial damageNTSB MIA85IA074Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCessna C-402 · Miami, FLOn 1/7/85 at about 0750 EST, N60SA, a Cessna 402 landed leftmain gear collapsed, on a commuter air taxi, positioning flight at maimi, FL. VMC prevailed at the time an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft received minor damage and the pilot, the sole…Jan 7, 1985 · N60SA · Minor damage