NTSB investigations: Continental IO-520 series, 2004

11 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Continental IO-520 series, where the first occurrence was “Loss of control - on ground/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.

Cases per year

19822026
NTSB investigations: Continental IO-520 series, 2004 per year, 1982–2026: 213 cases
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19856
198610
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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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2004
    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\" = 260))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB ANC05CA019Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna U206G · Illiamna, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of control, and the airplane nosing over. A factor contributing to the accident was the gusty wind condition.Dec 24, 2004 · N9909Z · Substantial damageNTSB ANC05CA017Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna U206G · Nunapitchuk, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of directional control, and collision with a ditch. Factors contributing to the accident were an icy taxiway and wind gusts.Dec 16, 2004 · N496K · Substantial damageNTSB ANC05LA015Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna U206F · Bethel, AKThe pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions, and his inadequate compensation for the wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent nose over during taxi from landing. A factor contributing to the accident was a tailwind.Nov 19, 2004 · N9644G · Substantial damageNTSB FTW04CA218Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech BE-58 · Groveton, TXThe pilot's intentional ground loop to avoid colliding with deer that entered the runway during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the tall grass adjacent to the runway that prevented detection of the deer.Aug 20, 2004 · N8140R · DestroyedNTSB SEA04CA138Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna A185F · Cut Bank, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.Jul 16, 2004 · N185S · Substantial damageNTSB LAX04CA222Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna A188A · Minden, NVthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing roll, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of experience in the accident airplane.Jun 2, 2004 · N9961G · Substantial damageNTSB SEA04LA087Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 185A · Polson, MTThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the changing wind conditions at the time of the landing. Factors include gusty, variable, crosswinds, and a runway marker near the edge of the runway the pilot was landing on.May 16, 2004 · N1624H · Substantial damageNTSB LAX04LA142Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A185F · Tucson, AZthe pilot's inadequate compensation for the quartering tailwind and failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout.Feb 29, 2004 · N338H · Substantial damageNTSB LAX04LA131Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 185F · Mesa, AZthe pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind and his failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop. A factor in this accident was the pilot's diverted attention.Feb 13, 2004 · N4836Q · Substantial damageNTSB CHI04LA058Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 310R · Port Huron, MIThe loss of directional control as a result of reduced braking performance due to a snow-covered runway. Also causal was the pilot's decision to land with a quartering tailwind. The snowbank was a contributing factor.Jan 17, 2004 · N6102X · Substantial damageNTSB SEA04LA034Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 185F · Deer Park, WAThe dual student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll and the failure of the flight instructor to provide remedial action. A factor was snowbank.Jan 14, 2004 · N185WB · Substantial damage