# NTSB investigations: Lycoming 0-320 series, 1997, WI

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 CHI98LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA061.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Sturtevant, WI · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 13, 1997 · N5454S · Destroyed
  > The pilot's misjudgment of altitude/distance and her failure to maintain adequate visual lookout. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance. A contributing factor was the pilot experiencing a visual illusion.
- [NTSB CHI97LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA282.md): Cessna 172M · Portage, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 1997 · N9026H · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation, and subsequent fuel exhaustion. Factors relating to this accident were: the guard rail, the highway, and the ditch.
- [NTSB CHI97FA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA245.md): Peck Osprey 2 · Poygen, WI · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 1997 · N4442C · Destroyed
  > A loss of control in flight for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CHI97LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA141.md): Cessna 172N · Madison, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 16, 1997 · N738LM · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions which resulted in a loss of directional control of the airplane. Factors associated with the accident were the gusty, crosswind conditions and the VASI lights.
- [NTSB CHI97TA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97TA070.md): Cessna 172 · Oconto, WI · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Feb 15, 1997 · N61914 · Substantial damage
  > the failure of the pilot to maintain proper runway alignment and thus clearance with the snow drifts during takeoff. A factor was the distance the snow drifts extended past the runway edge.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1997
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'WI' 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 ('41508'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=41508&state=WI&year=1997

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