# NTSB investigations: Lycoming IO-320 series, 2022

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 ERA23LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA069.md): Bellanca 7KCAB · Accident, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 28, 2022 · N68531 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB WPR23LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA013.md): Piper PA-30 · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 15, 2022 · N7746Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of control during landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
- [NTSB CEN23LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA002.md): Champion 7KCAB · Danville, IL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 2, 2022 · N869TT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot decision to perform a precautionary landing to a field with obstacles which resulted in a ground loop. Contributing was the pilot’s inadequate fuel planning.
- [NTSB ERA22LA414](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA414.md): Piper PA-39 · Caldwell, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 9, 2022 · N8925Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s acute cerebrovascular event, which caused symptoms that diminished his situational awareness and prompted him to abort the takeoff, resulting in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB CEN22LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA327.md): Champion 7KCAB · Gordon, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 20, 2022 · N7119 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of control while landing a tailwheel-equipped airplane with a gusty crosswind.
- [NTSB ERA22LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA336.md): Bellanca 7KCAB · East Haddam, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 17, 2022 · N8680V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing.
- [NTSB CEN22FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA145.md): Piper PA-30 · Pond Creek, OK · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Mar 17, 2022 · N8357Y · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s loss of control of the airplane, resulting in an in-flight breakup.
- [NTSB GAA22WA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA121.md): Piper PA-30 · Sandown, United Kingdom · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 14, 2022 · N8350Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA22LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA138.md): Piper PA-30 · Farmingdale, NY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 28, 2022 · N7943Y · Substantial damage
  > The flight crew’s failure to verify the landing gear position prior to landing. Contributing to the accident was an overload in the landing gear motor electrical circuit which resulted in the circuit breaker opening, preventing the landing gear from extending.

## 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") = 2022
  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&year=2022

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