# NTSB investigations: Lycoming 0-235 series, WV

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA26LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA283.md): American AA-1 · Kearneysville, WV · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Jul 23, 2026 · N6132L · Substantial damage
  > On July 23, 2026, at 1440 eastern daylight time, an American AA-1, N6132L, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Kearneysville, West Virginia. The pilot and pilot-rated passenger were seriously injured. The airplane was being…
- [NTSB NYC98LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA149.md): Cessna 152 · Philippi, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 1998 · N69193 · Substantial damage
  > Was the failure of an exhaust valve. A factor in the accident was the unsuitable landing area encountered by the pilot.
- [NTSB IAD97LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA074.md): American AA-1 · Lewisburg, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 10, 1997 · N5734L · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight, which led to the loss of a fuel cap and subsequent fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB BFO95LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA091.md): Cessna 152 · Martinsburg, WV · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 1995 · N68969 · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing/aborted landing sequence. A related factor is the student pilot's lack of total flight experience.
- [NTSB BFO91LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA005.md): Cessna C152 · Bridgeport, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 20, 1990 · N757RM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inability to avoid a collision with deer which had moved onto the runway during their takeoff roll. The dark night contributed to the accident by limiting the pilots' visual outlook.
- [NTSB BFO90LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA031.md): Cessna 152 · Grafton, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 1, 1990 · N65538 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper use of carburetor heat, when operating at reduced power in conditions which were conducive to carburetor ice.
- [NTSB ATL84LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA049.md): Cessna 152 · Huntington, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1983 · N49440 · Substantial damage
  > Acft ballooned during the landing portion of a touch-&-go. The student added power & the acft stalled in a nose high attitude. The acft dropped to the rwy from about 10 ft.
- [NTSB ATL83FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA060.md): Grumman American AA-1B · Summerville, WV · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 11, 1982 · N1621R · Substantial damage
  > On 12/10/82, the student plt departed on a supervised solo x-country from moundsville, WV to huntington, WV, white sulpher springs, WV and back to moundsville. Wx conds deteriorated drg the 1st 2 legs of the flt and the student's flt instructor (CFI) told him…
- [NTSB ATL82FGM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FGM01.md): Piper PA-38 · New Cumberland, WV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 5, 1981 · N9314T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL81DIJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DIJ07.md): Cessna 152 · Bridgeport, WV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 8, 1981 · N5440M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL80FIJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FIJ04.md): Grum Amer AA1-B · Philippi, WV · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 5, 1980 · N9611L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD76FGN39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FGN39.md): Grum Amer AA-1B · New Cumberland, WV · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 13, 1976 · N1609R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC72DIJ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DIJ35.md): Amer Avco AA-1A · Buckhannon, WV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 9, 1972 · N9407L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD70D0096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70D0096.md): Piper PA-12 · Buckhannon, WV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 5, 1969 · N3395M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67D0216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0216.md): Piper PA-22 · Bellington, WV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 10, 1966 · N5847Z · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC66D0419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0419.md): Piper PA-16 · Spencer, WV · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Dec 1, 1965 · N5977H · Substantial damage

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
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" = 'WV' 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 ('41505'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=41505&state=WV

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