# NTSB investigations: Lycoming IO-540 series, 1978

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 MIA79DA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DA019.md): Piper PA-23 · Missing Aircraft · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Nov 20, 1978 · N54615 · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX78FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA071.md): Piper PA-32 · Laverne, CA · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Aug 29, 1978 · N3708M · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK78DXQ41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DXQ41.md): Piper PA-28 · Lake Tahoe, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 24, 1978 · N36185 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI78DEE63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEE63.md): Piper PA-32R · Princeton, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 22, 1978 · N101DR · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK78FVM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVM18.md): Brittnorman BN2A21 · San Jose, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Apr 11, 1978 · N97JA · Substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK78X0109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK78X0109.md): Piper PA-32 · Cerralvo, Mexico · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 21, 1978 · N3737M · 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1978
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('41530', '41585'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=41530&year=1978

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