NTSB investigations: Continental IO-520 series, IL
97 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Continental IO-520 series. 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
| 1964 | 1 |
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| 1966 | 2 |
| 1967 | 3 |
| 1968 | 5 |
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1971 | 1 |
| 1972 | 3 |
| 1973 | 7 |
| 1974 | 1 |
| 1975 | 2 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1977 | 3 |
| 1978 | 4 |
| 1979 | 4 |
| 1980 | 7 |
| 1981 | 2 |
| 1982 | 3 |
| 1983 | 3 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
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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\" = 'IL' 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'))
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" = 'IL' 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'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun 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 CEN24LA264Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 210 · Mount Vernon, ILThe pilot’s failure to lower the landing gear, resulting in a wheel up landing. Contributing to the accident was the intermittent warning horn which likely did not sound to warn the pilot about the misconfigured landing gear.NTSB CEN21LA221Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech A36 · Pinckneyville, ILThe total loss of engine power due to oil starvation. The reason for the oil starvation could not be determined based on available evidence.NTSB CEN19FA210Accident · 1 fatalClass 2 · FieldFinal reportBeech A36 · Chebanse, ILA total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB GAA17CA461Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna A188B · Kankakee, ILThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent incorrect brake application, which led to the loss of directional control.NTSB CEN16LA119Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 95 C55 · Casey, ILThe pilot's inadvertent landing on a taxiway after a reported loss of engine power in both engines, which resulted in an overrun of the paved surface. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined because a postaccident test run of the…NTSB CEN13CA499Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 35 · Wheeling, ILThe pilot’s loss of control due to the passenger’s inadvertent application of left rudder during the takeoff roll.NTSB CEN13LA204Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · Cordova, ILA partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident test run of the engine revealed no mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB CEN13LA164Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 17-30A · Morris, ILThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN13FA089Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 58 · Manhattan, ILAn in-flight loss of control and impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB CEN12LA456Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-46-310P · Metropolis, ILLanding gear collapse for reasons that could not be determined because testing could not replicate the problem.NTSB CEN12CA280Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna A188 · Sterling, ILThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's runway selection based on the wind conditions.NTSB CEN12FA271Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech S35 · Lake in the Hills, ILThe pilot's excessive bank angle while on approach to land, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall and spin.NTSB CEN12CA036Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 210J · West Chicago, ILThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before touchdown due to his failure to use a checklist.NTSB CEN11CA208Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 58 · Prospect Heights, ILThe pilot's inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN09LA446Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech S35 · Tuscola, ILThe pilot failure to maintain proper speed and distance during approach to land which resulted in landing long and subsequent runway excursion.NTSB CEN09CA081Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna A185F · Alton, ILThe pilot's failure to compensate for the crosswind during landing, resulting in loss of control of the aircraft and the subsequent nose-over of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind.NTSB CHI08CA247Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellanca 17-30A · Waukegan, ILThe pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the airplane following a failure of the right brake.NTSB CHI08CA175Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech A36 · Dwight, ILThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the highway signpost that the airplane impacted during the landing rollout.NTSB CHI08LA070Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 58 · Cahokia, ILMaintenance personnel's improper replacement of the landing gear leg brace assembly which subsequently failed to keep the landing gear in the locked position.NTSB CHI07LA224Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech V35B · Rockford, ILA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a forced landing. A contributing factor was the unsuitable terrain (corn field) encountered during the landing.NTSB CHI05LA014Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna P206B · Taylorville, ILAircraft control not possible by the pilot following a premature deployment of a parachute as a parachutist exited the jump airplane during cruise flight. The inverted spin encountered by the pilot was an additional cause.NTSB CHI02LA251Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210L · Lacon, ILThe pilot's improper in-flight decision to perform an intentional gear-up precautionary landing instead of continuing to the next available airport. A factor to the accident was the corn crop.NTSB CHI04LA124Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 58 · Lansing, ILThe flight crew's failure to follow the checklist resulting in a landing without the landing gear extended.NTSB CHI01LA079Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 310R · Cahokia, ILThe collapse of the left main landing gear during landing roll for undetermined reasons.NTSB CHI01LA021Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · Quincy, ILthe evasive maneuver not possible by the pilot and the deer on the runway. A factor was the dark night.NTSB CHI00LA116Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 58 · Decatur, ILthe failure of the pilot to extend the landing gear which resulted in the gear-up landing. A factor to the accident was the pilot's failure to complete the landing checklist.NTSB CHI98LA282Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 310R · Cahokia, ILThe collapse of the left main landing gear during landing roll for undetermined reasons.NTSB CHI98LA091Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210G · Springfield, ILThe failure of left main landing gear saddle resulting in the pilot's inability to extend the left gear. A factor was maintenance personnel's failure to comply with the related airworthiness directive.NTSB CHI97LA077Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · Matherville, ILa loss of engine as a result of the pilot-in-command's improper positioning of the fuel tank selector. A factor was the rough terrain.NTSB CHI96LA122Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210K · West Chicago, ILMaintenance personnel's failure to comply with an airworthiness directive on the landing gear which led to a retraction/extension assembly malfunction.NTSB CHI94LA314Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 188B · Oakdale, ILmisalignment of the number one connecting rod during major overhaul. Factors were the subsequent scoring and fatigue failure of the crankshaft.NTSB CHI93LA047Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · Frankfort, ILFailure of the pilot in command to maintain an airspeed above stall during a landing flare.NTSB CHI92LA041Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210N · Frankfort, ILThe failure of the fss to notify ATC that the ariport was closed, atc's subsequent approach clearance to the closed airport, and the pilot's inability to maintain directional control on the icy runway. A factor in the accident was the icy runway conditions.NTSB CHI90LA168Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech V35B · Lockport, ILThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft directional control and keep the aircraft on the runway during the landing roll.NTSB CHI90LA163Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna U206 · Savoy, ILThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the inadvertent stall during the forced landing.NTSB CHI90LA082Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T310R · Wheeling, ILPilot's inability to maintain directional during the landing phase of flight. The slippery, snow covered runway, and a twelve knot direct crosswind contributed to the accident.NTSB CHI90LA039Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech V35B · Momence, ILGradual total failure of the powerplant due to oil exhaustion during a night cross country operation, and the subsequent gear-up forced landing on a frozen field.NTSB CHI89LA195Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 36 · Princeton, ILThe pilot had excessive airspeed, misjudged the landing distance, and did not go around. The high obstructions (trees),wet runway, ditch, and uneven terrain (roadway) were contributing factors.NTSB CHI88LA196Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 320E · Springfield, ILDrg a night arrival, the plt failed to get a down & locked indcn for the nose gear. He made svrl low passes over the rwy for observation. Tower & fire/rescue personnel rprtd the nose gear appeared to be extended, so the plt made a normal landing. As the nose…NTSB CHI87LA020Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 310R · Belvidere, ILDuring takeoff roll, the acft door popped open at a point too late to abort the takeoff. The PIC tried to hold the door closed while the second plt flew the acft around the traffic pattern. Just prior to touchdown, the door opened wider and the PIC reached to…NTSB CHI85LA191Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A188B · Virden, ILDuring aerial application, the pilot attempted to pass over a set of low wires and under high tension lines. The wires are 300 ft. apart horizontally. The prop contacted the high tension lines and the acft was destroyed on contact with the ground.NTSB CHI85FA138Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 58 · Chicago, ILThe Beech 58 plt was returning at ngt when traffic was very light. After lndg, the acft was retained on local control (lc) freq for the plt's convenience. The plt requested clnc to the twa hangar & was cleared on the most expeditious route. This route went…NTSB CHI84LA090Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210D · Rockford, ILThe plt was on a maintenance test flt to check the landing gear hydraulic power pac. He was unable to lower the main landing gear and landed with the nosewheel down. Examination of the hydraulic pac after the accident revealed that the hydraulic system had…NTSB CHI83IA446Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCessna 401A · Frankfort, ILThe right main landing gear collapsed during landing roll-the right main landing gear bellcrank was found to have failed in instantaneous overload. The rigging of main gear was improper.NTSB CHI83FA205Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · Minonk, ILThe plt reported that during takeoff from a private farm strip, he had only 70 KTS as he apchd the end of the rwy. By then, there was not enough room to abort & he believed the acft had insufficient airspeed to clear wires along a roadway about 330 ft from…NTSB CHI83LA171Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech F33A · Peoria, ILPlt forgot to lower landing gear.NTSB CHI82DA367Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 207 · Bedford Park, ILPilot made forced landing at night in railroad yard. Engine had loose fuel line.NTSB CHI82DA274Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 188B · Loami, ILThe pilot was taking off on the first flight of the day with a reported load of 1080 lbs of wheat seed. During the takeoff, there was a direct crosswind of 6 KTS and the temperature and dew point were 78 and 68 deg, respectively. After using about 3/4 of the…NTSB CHI82DA166Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 210 · Galesburg, ILThe pilot was discussing short field landing techniques and the use of flaps with the student pilot/passenger and forgot to lower the landing gear. The wheels up landing resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft.NTSB CHI81FEV23Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Metropolis, IL