NTSB investigations: Continental IO-520 series, FL

7 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Continental IO-520 series, where the first occurrence was “In flight collision with terrain/water”. 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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Cases per year

19822026

NTSB investigations: Continental IO-520 series, FL per year, 1982–2026: 7 cases
1982	2
1983	2
1999	1
2002	1
2007	1

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Query with SQL

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" = 'FL' 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" = 230)) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

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\" = 'FL' 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\" = 230))
  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" = 'FL' 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" = 230))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

Run 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 ATL07LA119Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna P206 · Center Hill, FLThe pilot committed suicide. Contributing to the event was the pilot's impairment due to alcohol.Aug 26, 2007 · N904DZ · Substantial damage NTSB MIA02LA090Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A188B · Myakka City, FLthe pilot's failure to maintain altitude while maneuvering during an aerial application, subsequently resulting in impact with the terrain.Apr 30, 2002 · N70213 · Destroyed NTSB MIA99FA075Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 210J · Naples, FLIn-flight collision with water while on base turn to final at night for undetermined reasons.Feb 6, 1999 · N6174F · Destroyed NTSB MIA83LA211Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 188 · Jay, FLThe plt reported that he tried to take off on a hot day with a heavy lord, but the acft would not perform sufficiently to climb over a drainage terrace at the departure end of the rwy. The acft bumped the drainage terrace & continued flying, but would not…Aug 20, 1983 · N9261G · Substantial damage NTSB MIA83FA168Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBeech V35A · Lehigh Acres, FLAccording to the pilot he started to make a go around after he realized that he would not be able to stop the aircraft on the wet runway. He failed to gain sufficient altitude to clear the trees just beyond the airport boundary. He said he landed at the…Jun 28, 1983 · N485B · Destroyed NTSB MIA83FA054Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 310R · Ft. Lauderdale, FLThe aircraft crashed while the pilot was apparently attempting to return to land after takeoff. No radio calls were made, but landing gear had been lowered. High speed and excessive rate of descent are not consistant with a normal or even emergency attempt to…Dec 30, 1982 · N4055C · Destroyed NTSB MIA83LA044Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210L · Jacksonville, FLThe pilot attempted to extend the landing gear using both normal and emergency procedures. All attempts to lower the gear were unsuccessful. The pilot landed gear up on a foamed runway. Investigation revealed that the landing gear power pack solenoid, part…Dec 6, 1982 · N1666X · Substantial damage