NTSB investigations: Continental IO-520 series, 2000

5 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Continental IO-520 series, where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power”. 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, 2000 per year, 1982–2026: 153 cases
19825
19832
19846
19856
19864
19875
19881
19891
19904
19913
19926
19935
19942
19953
199611
19979
19989
199910
20005
20018
20027
20036
20044
200513
20067
200711

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\") = 2000
    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\" = 350))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB SEA01LA025Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A185F · Lynwood, WAFuel exhaustion due to refueling was not performed by the pilot-in-command. Trees and a fence were factors.Dec 3, 2000 · N7609Q · Substantial damageNTSB LAX01LA034Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 185F · Carson City, NVFuel starvation precipitated by the pilot's continued use of the fuel selector valve that was not seating in the detents properly.Nov 5, 2000 · N185CY · Substantial damageNTSB SEA00LA140Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 188 · Lone Pine, ORThe complete loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors include an irrigation system in the field where the forced landing took place, and the pilot's intentional initiation of a ground loop in order to miss the pipes of the irrigation system.Jul 21, 2000 · N731GR · Substantial damageNTSB MIA00LA199Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 17-30A · Albany, GAThe dual student's failure to purge the fuel lines of air after a fuel tank was run dry on the previous flight and the failure of the electric fuel boost pump on or low position due to a loose wire which resulted in failure of the engine due to air in the…Jun 30, 2000 · N8787V · Substantial damageNTSB CHI00LA069Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · Olathe, KSthe pilots improper use of powerplant controls. A factor in the accident was the plowed farm field.Feb 12, 2000 · N711VS · Substantial damage