NTSB investigations: Continental C85-12
12 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Continental C85-12. 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
| 1975 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 |
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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 c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17124'))
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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17124'))
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 WPR25LA168Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAeronca 7BCM · Port Townsend, WAThe flight instructor’s delayed remedial action and inadequate compensation for shifting wind conditions which resulted in a veer off the runway and collision with a sign.NTSB WPR23LA193Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 140 · American Falls, IDThe pilot’s inadvertent selection of the off position of the fuel tank selector inflight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB ERA23LA221Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAeronca 7DC-CONV · Fort Mill, SCThe pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat before initiating a descent in conditions conducive to the development of carburetor icing, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power due to carburetor ice.NTSB CEN21LA242Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper J4A · Omaha, NEA total loss of engine power due to a blocked fuel tank cap vent hole, which resulted in fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the mechanic’s and the pilot’s inadequate inspections of the fuel tank cap.NTSB CEN19LA216Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRutan Varieze · Kaneville, ILThe pilot's failure to use carburetor heat while operating at low power settings in conditions conducive to the development of carburetor ice, and the subsequent total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.NTSB CEN18FA186Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportJames Donald Baker Zenith · Bolivar, MOThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control after takeoff.NTSB CEN09CA219Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca 7AC-CONV · Stanley, NDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB NYC07CA190Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAckert Dakota Hawk DH23 · Sebring, FLPreexisting cracking of the landing gear tubing.NTSB LAX01LA111Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · San Jose, CAThe failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB LAX00LA334Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Paso Robles, CAthe pilot's failure to brief his passenger about the operation of the controls.NTSB SEA77DYI02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Bandon, ORNTSB IAD76FKM18Accident · Minor injuriesClosedErco 415-D · Witsett, NC