NTSB investigations: Lycoming 0-235 series

111 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Lycoming 0-235 series, where the defining event was Loss of control on ground. 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

20082026
NTSB investigations: Lycoming 0-235 series per year, 2008–2026: 111 cases
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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 c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('41505')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND e.aircrafts_position = x.position AND e.\"isDefiningEvent\" AND e.\"tier2Number\" = '230'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB ANC26LA059Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openPiper PA-12 · North Pole, AKJun 21, 2026 · N2586M · Substantial damageNTSB CEN26LA053Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-22-108 · Colorado Springs, COThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing.Nov 26, 2025 · N4588Z · Substantial damageNTSB WPR26LA033Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 152 · Richfield, UTThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control in gusting wind conditions during the takeoff roll.Oct 27, 2025 · N49792 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA25LA300Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportPiper PA-12 · Inverness, FLOn August 14, 2025, about 1915 easter daylight time, a Piper-PA12, N4014M, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Pembroke Pines, Florida. The private pilot sustained serious injuries, and the passenger received a minor injury. The…Aug 14, 2025 · N4014M · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA235Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA12 · Brush, COThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while performing a touch and go landing.Jul 2, 2025 · N7635H · Substantial damageNTSB CEN24LA176Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBellanca 7ECA · Watervliet, MIThe pilot’s failure to maintain control during the landing roll on a soft turf runway.May 1, 2024 · N8618V · Substantial damageNTSB CEN24LA090Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Lampasas, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Jan 10, 2024 · N7670H · Substantial damageNTSB WPR24LA027Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportKitfox S5 · Ririe, IDThe pilot’s inadvertent excessive use of brakes which resulted in a nose-over.Nov 4, 2023 · N88VJ · Substantial damageNTSB ERA24LA024Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Rangeley, METhe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a crosswind, after the right tailwheel spring separated.Oct 27, 2023 · N3910M · Substantial damageNTSB WPR23LA356Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Eatonville, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion.Sep 22, 2023 · N7955H · Substantial damageNTSB CEN23LA392Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBellanca 7ECA · Midlothian, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing which resulted in the right main landing gear collapse.Aug 31, 2023 · N11648 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN23LA362Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Harvard, ILThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff that resulted in a runway excursion and an impact with the cornfield.Aug 10, 2023 · N2351A · Substantial damageNTSB WPR23LA280Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-12S · Kalispell, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing with a crosswind.Jul 21, 2023 · N48MR · Substantial damageNTSB CEN23LA100Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 152 · Denton, TXThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a touch-and-go landing.Feb 5, 2023 · N5442B · Substantial damageNTSB ANC23LA015Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Anchorage, AKThe pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site, resulting in the main landing gear wheels breaking through the snow, and a subsequent nose over.Jan 16, 2023 · N3904M · Substantial damageNTSB ERA23LA095Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBellanca 7ECA · Hampton, NHThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion.Dec 26, 2022 · N2895Z · Substantial damageNTSB WPR22LA295Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Lexington, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a gusting wind.Jul 22, 2022 · N7632H · Substantial damageNTSB ERA22LA211Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 152 · Wadsworth, OHThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while attempting to land in a crosswind.Apr 28, 2022 · N46733 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA22FA153Incident · 1 fatalClass 2 · FieldFinal reportAmerican AA-1 · Bay Minette, ALThe pilot’s loss of control during taxi, which resulted in a taxiway overrun and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing to the incident were the low visibility conditions that existed at the airport around the time of the incident.Mar 11, 2022 · N5774L · Substantial damageNTSB WPR22LA093Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 152 · Chemehuevi Valley, CAThe student pilot’s loss of directional control during takeoff.Feb 8, 2022 · N6496L · Substantial damageNTSB WPR22LA077Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-16 · Creswell, ORThe pilot’s excessive left brake pedal application during landing roll, which resulted a loss of directional control, runway excursion, and nose over.Jan 10, 2022 · N6863K · Substantial damageNTSB WPR22LA070Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 152 · Mojave, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during an encounter with a wind gust during taxi.Dec 31, 2021 · N89084 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN22LA025Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 152 · Cresson, TXThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with trees.Oct 31, 2021 · N46370 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR21LA190Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-105 Special · Coeur d' Alene, IDThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, and the flight instructors delayed remedial action which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.May 11, 2021 · N7296K · Substantial damageNTSB WPR20CA222Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Hayward, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during landing in gusting wind conditions, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in the left wing striking the runway.Jul 14, 2020 · N530CA · Substantial damageNTSB CEN20CA202Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Arlington, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane directional control during a gusty crosswind landing.May 31, 2020 · N757BE · Substantial damageNTSB ANC20CA047Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportPiper PA 18 · McGrath, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees and impacted with the ground.May 16, 2020 · N5478H · Substantial damageNTSB GAA19CA586Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 12 · Williams, CAThe pilot's over application of power during recovery from a runway excursion, which resulted in a ground loop and nose over.Sep 27, 2019 · N3985M · Substantial damageNTSB GAA19CA488Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Hollywood, FLThe student pilot's improper decision to turn off the runway while the airplane was moving too fast after landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a taxiway sign.Aug 8, 2019 · N65401 · Substantial damageNTSB GAA19CA482Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 12 · Manassas, VAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.Aug 1, 2019 · N3447M · Substantial damageNTSB GAA19CA390Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Tracy, CAThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a vehicle.Jul 2, 2019 · N6306P · Substantial damageNTSB GAA19CA413Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Clewiston, FLThe student pilot's maneuver to the left to avoid striking birds during takeoff and his subsequent loss of directional control after aborting the takeoff and landing on soft, muddy grass adjacent to the runway during, which resulted in a nose-over.Jun 23, 2019 · N5096L · Substantial damageNTSB GAA19CA485Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportStinson 10 · Yuba, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop.Jun 17, 2019 · N34658 · Substantial damageNTSB GAA19CA215Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportKaminskas RTH Jungster 1 · Lebanon, INThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose-over.Apr 15, 2019 · N3243 · Substantial damageNTSB GAA19CA202Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 12 · Sisters, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.Apr 10, 2019 · N92798 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA19CA148Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Lancaster, PAThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a runway marker.Apr 8, 2019 · N68727 · Substantial damageNTSB GAA19CA178Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 12 · Mecosta, MIThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in impact with a windsock pole.Mar 23, 2019 · N2733M · Substantial damageNTSB GAA19CA169Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Madras, ORThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the aborted landing, which resulted in a collision with a snow berm and a subsequent nose-over.Mar 15, 2019 · N64895 · Substantial damageNTSB GAA19CA125Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 12 · Cedar City, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain pitch control while conducting a touch-and-go landing on an unimproved, snow-covered airstrip, which resulted in a nose-over.Feb 1, 2019 · N2333M · Substantial damageNTSB WPR19CA067Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportChampion 7ECA · Chino, CAThe pilot's loss of directional control while landing, which resulted in a ground loop.Jan 19, 2019 · N11852 · Substantial damageNTSB GAA19CA080Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 12 · Burlington, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in crosswind conditions.Nov 29, 2018 · N3619M · Substantial damageNTSB GAA19CA019Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChampion 7ECA · Cleveland, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in a gusting crosswind conditions.Oct 5, 2018 · N36268 · Substantial damageNTSB GAA18CA522Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 12 · Rexburg, IDThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in the airplane bouncing and a subsequent loss of directional control, a runway excursion, and impact with a fence.Sep 2, 2018 · N4077M · Substantial damageNTSB GAA18CA530Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 12 · Edgewood, NMThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Jul 29, 2018 · N4159M · Substantial damageNTSB GAA18CA426Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 20 · Dayton, OHThe pilot's inadequate compensation for variable crosswind conditions during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.Jul 14, 2018 · N7492K · Substantial damageNTSB GAA18CA279Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChampion 7ECA · Morrilton, ARThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control in variable crosswind conditions.May 12, 2018 · N6333N · Substantial damageNTSB GAA18CA242Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSeno Louis C SR KIS · Eagle Lake, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in gusting crosswind conditions.Apr 29, 2018 · N66SK · Substantial damageNTSB GAA18CA130Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 16 · Phoenix, AZThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in crosswind conditions.Feb 13, 2018 · N5726H · Substantial damageNTSB GAA18CA090Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA22 · Yentna, AKThe pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent nose-over.Dec 18, 2017 · N4805Z · Substantial damageNTSB GAA18CA076Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Fullerton, CAThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.Nov 30, 2017 · N417CB · Substantial damage