NTSB investigations: Lycoming O-360 series
7 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Lycoming O-360 series, where the defining event was Loss of engine power (total). 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
| 2009 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2026 | 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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('41575')
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\" = '341'))
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 ('41575')
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" = '341'))
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 ERA26LA316Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportPiper PA-18A 150 · New Smyrna Beach, FLOn August 27, 2026, about 1051 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-18A 150, N2368P, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near New Smyrna Beach, Florida. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal…NTSB ERA24LA203Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Louisburg, NCThe pilot under instruction’s inadvertent use of the mixture control, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.NTSB CEN18LA125Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCub Crafters PA18 150 · Beggs, OKThe pilot's failure to verify that the fuel selector was properly set before takeoff, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB ERA14LA198Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-135 · Aguas Buenas, PRThe pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB WPR14FA111Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper PA 28-181 · Phoenix, AZThe student pilot’s inadvertent positioning of the fuel selector in an intermediate position, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB WPR10FA277Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportRobinson R22 Beta · Spokane, WAA loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation and the student pilot's failure to maintain main rotor rpm.…NTSB WPR09LA314Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Lewiston, IDA loss of engine power while in cruise flight for undetermined reasons.