NTSB investigations: Lycoming IO-360-L2A

10 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Lycoming IO-360-L2A, where the defining event was Birdstrike. 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

20152026
NTSB investigations: Lycoming IO-360-L2A per year, 2015–2026: 10 cases
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20161
20171
20201
20211
20221
20231
20241
20251
20261

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 ('41597')
      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\" = '901'))
  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.

NTSB WPR26LA220Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172S · Morgan Hill, CAAn in-flight collision with a bird.Jun 11, 2026 · N55231 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA26LA038Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Lynchburg, VAAn in-flight collision with a bird.Nov 10, 2025 · N708LU · Substantial damageNTSB ERA24LA137Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Leesburg, VAAn in-flight collision with a bird while on the downwind leg of the airport traffic pattern.Mar 1, 2024 · N1057R · Substantial damageNTSB CEN23LA394Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportTextron 172S · Englewood, COAn in-flight collision with multiple geese during initial climb.Sep 2, 2023 · N20818 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN23LA035Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Olathe, KSThe inflight collision with multiple geese during initial climb.Nov 12, 2022 · N5258Y · Substantial damageNTSB ERA22LA084Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172S · Midland, VACollision with a bird in flight, which resulted in damage to the right-wing leading-edge spar.Dec 3, 2021 · N2100S · Substantial damageNTSB WPR20LA256Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · San Jose, CAThe airplane’s collision with a bird while maneuvering in the airport traffic pattern.Aug 2, 2020 · N55231 · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA573Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Chino, CAAn in-flight collision with a bird while on downwind.Sep 22, 2017 · N520KS · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA060Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Englewood, COAn in-flight collision with multiple birds.Nov 7, 2016 · N6026Z · Substantial damageNTSB GAA15CA241Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Upperville, VAAn inflight bird strike, which resulted in wing spar damage.Jun 22, 2015 · N5210A · Substantial damage