# NTSB investigations: Lycoming IO-320 series, NC

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 ERA23FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA067.md): Piper PA-30 · Winston-Salem, NC · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Nov 19, 2022 · N7295Y · Substantial damage
  > Contamination and/or misalignment of the regulator section of the right engine’s fuel servo, which resulted in excessive idle fuel flow and a total loss of engine power. Also causal was the pilot's failure to land immediately on the nearest runway at the…
- [NTSB ERA15LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA358.md): Bellanca 7KCAB · Manteo, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 2015 · N86705 · Substantial damage
  > The inadvertent lodging of the banner-tow cable between the right elevator and horizontal stabilizer after the pilot threw the grapple hook out the window, which resulted in the loss of pitch control and the airplane’s subsequent impact with water.
- [NTSB ATL98LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA118.md): Piper PA-30-39 · Greenville, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 1998 · N7298Y · Substantial damage
  > A loose wiring connection at the landing gear motor relay that prevented the electrical extension of the landing gear.
- [NTSB MIA97FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA049.md): Piper PA-30 · Goldsboro, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 28, 1996 · N8220Y · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to follow instrument approach procedures during numerous instrument approaches and missed approaches which resuled in a total loss of engine power on both engines due to fuel exhaustion. Factors contributing to the accident were: the…
- [NTSB ATL87LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA139.md): Piper PA-30 · Raleigh, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 16, 1987 · N7937Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain a proper descent rate on the approach for landing. He said the right engine failed to respond when he added power to arrest the rate of descent and thereafter, he applied full power to either go-around or land further down the…
- [NTSB ATL86LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA050.md): Piper PA-30 · Charlotte, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 7, 1986 · N47KB · Substantial damage
  > Plt reported loss of power on the right eng at about 20 ft alt on takeoff. The acft veered right, the plt aborted the takeoff and touched down on the right side of rwy. The acft struck a mound of dirt and the ldg gear collapsed. The takeoff was initiated from…
- [NTSB ATL83LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA051.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · Atkinson, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 5, 1982 · N57423 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot decided to land on a private strip due to strong gusty winds and thunderstorms. The pilot landed without incident and began to back taxi on the runway when the left main landing gear went into a mud hole off the side of the runway. The aircraft…
- [NTSB ATL80FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA084.md): Bellanca 7KCAB · Lake Norman, NC · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Aug 10, 1980 · N1644G · Destroyed
- [NTSB IAD75DKM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DKM07.md): Piper PA-30 · Asheville, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 29, 1974 · N7910Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD75DKM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DKM06.md): Piper PA-30 · Charlotte, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 20, 1974 · N7660Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD74DKM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM08.md): Piper PA-30 · High Point, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 13, 1973 · N7528Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD73FKM33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FKM33.md): Piper PA-30 · Arden, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Apr 17, 1973 · N8684Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD71FKM32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71FKM32.md): Champion 7KCAB · Concord, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 30, 1971 · N7542F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA68F0051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68F0051.md): Piper PA-30 · Morganton, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 12, 1967 · N8174Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA68F0052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68F0052.md): Piper PA-30 · Greensboro, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 23, 1967 · N7512Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA68D0044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0044.md): Piper PA-30 · Boone, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 10, 1967 · N7528Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0624](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0624.md): Piper PA30 · Henderson, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 8, 1964 · N7185Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X0851](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0851.md): Piper PA30 · Wilmington, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 8, 1964 · N7136Y · 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" = 'NC' 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 ('41509'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=41509&state=NC

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