# NTSB investigations: Lycoming 0-540 series 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. Page 24 of 71 · 3,541 cases ## Cases, newest first - [NTSB MIA90LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA167.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Fajardo, PR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1990 · N412PM · Substantial damage > Failure of the pilot to maintain vso during the takeoff climb, resulting in the loss of control. - [NTSB LAX90DVA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVA08.md): Hiller UH-12-E · Los Banos, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Aug 9, 1990 · N117HA · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain a lookout for obstructions along his swath run. - [NTSB CHI90DTG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DTG05.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Sykeston, ND · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 9, 1990 · N4471Y · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate aircraft preflight. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain on which to perform a forced landing. - [NTSB SEA90LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA153.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Burns, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 1990 · N681M · Substantial damage > Loss of engine power due to a blocked fuel line and the operation of the aircraft in an non-airworthy condition by the PIC. - [NTSB NYC90FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA176.md): Piper PA-23-250 · North Andover, MA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 1990 · N333EP · Destroyed > The controller issued an unauthorized alternate missed approach procedure that did not provide adequate terrain clearance, and the pilot delayed obtaining a proper rate of climb during the missed approach. Factors related to the accident were: darkness and… - [NTSB ATL90LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA149.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Concord, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 1990 · N5278P · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation, in that he did not fully consider the effects of high obstructions and a poor runway surface condition. - [NTSB LAX90LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA262.md): Piper PA-23 · Long Beach, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 1990 · N4950P · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB ATL90DMG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90DMG03.md): Piper PA-25 · Farmville, NC · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 18, 1990 · N8939L · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate pre-flight preparation when he declined to add fuel between aerial application flights. The engine quit as a result of fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB CHI90LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA170.md): Cessna R182 · Lambertville, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 1990 · N757DG · Substantial damage > Pilot in command's mis-placement of the airplanes landing gear lever in the 'up' position while the airplane was on the ground, thereby allowing the landing gear squat switch, located in the nose gear compartment, to function as a retracting controller during… - [NTSB LAX90LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA255.md): Piper PA28-236 · S. Lake Tahoe, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 1990 · N8442A · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance between the aircraft and an obstruction along his ground taxi route. Obstructions along the route and a fence constructed near the ramp are factors in the accident. - [NTSB DEN90LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA148.md): Piper PA24-250 · Broomfield, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 1990 · N6391P · Substantial damage > The failure of the pilot to extend the landing gear for landing. Contributing factors were the pilot diverting his attention from the task at hand and failure to use a checklist. - [NTSB SEA90LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA109.md): Maule M-5 · Riverside, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 1990 · N9058E · Substantial damage > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for a landing site and his inadequate compensation for the wind condition. Factors related to the accident were: the tailwind and the ditch. - [NTSB MKC90LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA135.md): Callair A-9 · Barrett, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 1990 · N9621Z · Substantial damage > Inadequate visual outlook and a delayed pull-up by the pilot in command. - [NTSB DEN90LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA140.md): Piper PA-25-260 · Hazelton, ND · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 1990 · N4988Y · Destroyed > The failure of the pilot in command to maintain adequate visual lookout during aerial application maneuvering. - [NTSB MIA90LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA140.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Boca Raton, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 1990 · N3822W · Substantial damage > The pilots failure to flare the airplane for landing resulting in the hard landing. - [NTSB NYC90LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA140.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Middleton, RI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 1990 · N8569N · Substantial damage > Loss of direction control by the pilot when he came in high and fast and touched down at improper touchdown point. - [NTSB DEN90LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA131.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Andover, SD · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 1990 · N7136Z · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain proper clearance during the swath run. - [NTSB NYC90LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA112.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Lyons, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 1990 · N7308P · Substantial damage > A worn out brake on the left main gear. Factors related to the accident were: the owner's decision not to repair the left brake after the right brake had a similar failure 4 hours earlier. - [NTSB MKC90LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA114.md): Cessna 182RG · Salina, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 1990 · N7311S · Substantial damage > Gear down and locked not identified, and emergency procedures not performed by the pilot in command. - [NTSB MIA90WA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90WA114.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Freeport, Bahamas · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · May 1, 1990 · N41452 · Substantial damage - [NTSB ATL90LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA086.md): Piper PA-32 · Bolivar, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 27, 1990 · N5524J · Substantial damage > The pilot failed to properly select a tank with sufficient fuel prior to takeoff. - [NTSB DEN90FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA059.md): Siai-Marchetti SF260C · Agoura, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 22, 1990 · N24FD · Destroyed > Loss of control of the aircraft during acrobatic flight and the pilot's failure to recover from a spin. - [NTSB FTW90LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA048.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Clinton, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 28, 1989 · N3809W · Substantial damage > Pilots failure to correctly maintain the proper glidepath, which caused him to impact short of the runway. - [NTSB ATL90LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA044.md): Piper PA-24 · Danielsville, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 24, 1989 · N5556P · Substantial damage > Inadequate preflight preparation/planning by the pilot, by not assuring an adequate supply of fuel, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Related factors were: a false fuel quantity indication, trees in the emergency landing area, and failure of the landing gear… - [NTSB ANC90LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA019.md): Maule M-5 · Becky Lake, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 10, 1989 · N6220M · Substantial damage > Fatigue failure of the ski attach fitting due to being fabricated locally from the wrong steel which resulted in the airplane nosing over. - [NTSB NYC90FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA036.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Coventry, CT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 28, 1989 · N3309W · Destroyed > The non-instrument rated pilot initiating VFR flight into IMC on a dark night which resulted in spatial disorientation and uncontrolled flight into the ground. Contributing factor(s) was: the adverse weather existing at the time of the accident and the… - [NTSB ATL90FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA031.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Helen, GA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 1989 · N7681P · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to properly preflight and plan en route refueling stops. The airplane collided with trees during the emergency descent. - [NTSB FTW90FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA037.md): Christen Industries Pitts S-2B · La Junta, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 23, 1989 · N6031U · Destroyed > The pilot's delayed remedial action to recover from the spin and his misjudging of altitude. - [NTSB CHI90DET01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DET01.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Decatur, IN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Nov 23, 1989 · N5483P · Substantial damage > The pilot's misjudgement of the fuel supply, inaccurate fuel consumption calculations, and his improper in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. The lack of suitable terrain for an emergency landing was a related factor. - [NTSB SEA90FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA019.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Vancouver, WA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 19, 1989 · N8289P · Destroyed > The pilot in command's inadequate preflight planning, pilot's attempted VFR flight into IMC conditions and the pilot's lack of instrument qualifications. Contributing to the accident was the low ceiling, fog and the pilot's lack of recent experience. - [NTSB CHI90LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA025.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Mcleansboro, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 11, 1989 · N3916W · Substantial damage > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain control of the aircraft while recovering from a bounced landing. - [NTSB LAX90FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA027.md): Cessna R182 · San Diego, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 9, 1989 · N2257T · Destroyed > The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain aircraft control after becoming spatially disoriented. Factors in the acident were: darkness, adverse weather conditions, and the pilot's lack of… - [NTSB NYC90LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA018.md): Maule M-5 · Plattsburgh, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 28, 1989 · N6224M · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning to assure clearance from the surrounding brush. - [NTSB ANC89LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA171.md): Helio H-250 · Near Iliamna, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 1989 · N5450E · Substantial damage > Inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the pilot and his continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). Factors related to the accident were: darkness and adverse weather conditions. - [NTSB SEA89LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA168.md): Cessna R182 · Jordan Valley, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 10, 1989 · N4934S · Substantial damage > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain (closed/rough runway), and the crosswind. - [NTSB DEN89FA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA209.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Lk Havasu City, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 1989 · N3999W · Destroyed > Pilot's attention diverted outside the airplane. This diversion resulted in the pilot failing to monitor his altitude while in a descending turn and inadvertently flying the airplane into the water. - [NTSB MIA89LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA242.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Perry, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 1989 · N4CD · Substantial damage > Fuel starvation due to wear and restricted movement of the carburetor float, which resulted in loss of engine power. Soft terrain in the emergency landing area contributed to overload failure of the nose gear. - [NTSB ATL89LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA206.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Hickory, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1989 · N5210P · Substantial damage > Pilot's failure to adequately monitor the engine fuel consumption in flight. - [NTSB ANC89LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA149.md): Maule M-5-235C · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 1989 · N9114E · Substantial damage > The pilot was taxiing too fast to negotiate a bend in the river. Trees & the river bank were contributing factors. - [NTSB DEN89LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA196.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Dove Creek, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1989 · N56654 · Substantial damage > Improper planning/decision by the pilot. Factors related to the accident were: high density altitude, uphill sloping runway, failure of the pilot to follow the checklist and use all of the available runway, and the rising terrain and obstruction (power line)… - [NTSB LAX89FA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA277.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Lake Tahoe, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 1989 · N4838P · Destroyed > Disablement of the stabilator flight control system. A contributing factor was: inadequate maintenance. - [NTSB NYC89FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA167.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Hartleton, PA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 1989 · N6206P · Destroyed > The pilot allowed the design stress limits of the aircraft to be exceeded after encountering adverse weather conditions. Weather was a related factor. - [NTSB ATL89DKJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DKJ06.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Goodway, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jul 8, 1989 · N6941Z · Destroyed > The in-flight separation of the left wing which failed because of a corrosion induced fatigue fracture. - [NTSB LAX89LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA214.md): Piper PA-24-250 · San Diego, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 1989 · N5432P · Substantial damage > Fuel starvation due to the pilot's inadvertent selection of the off position on the fuel selector. - [NTSB MKC89DCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89DCA01.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Auxvasse, MO · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jun 14, 1989 · N6579Z · Destroyed > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, resulting in an inadvertant stall. - [NTSB MKC89LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA132.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Scandia, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 31, 1989 · N7450Z · Substantial damage > Improper planning/decision by the pilot and fuel exhaustion. Contributing factors were the pilot becoming lost/disoriented and small trees. - [NTSB MIA89WA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89WA167.md): Cessna R182 · Walker Cay, Bahamas · Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation · May 29, 1989 · N7367Y · Substantial damage - [NTSB MIA89LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA161.md): Cessna 182R · Tutwiler, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 28, 1989 · N2739C · Substantial damage > Loss of control of the aircraft due to an encounter with a dust devil while on the ground. - [NTSB DEN89LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA133.md): Cessna 182RG · Englewood, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 1989 · N999HP · Substantial damage > Failure of the pilot to follow warnings provided by a NOTAM & flags on the taxiway. Factors related to the accident were: darkness and the ditch. - [NTSB LAX89LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA201.md): Piper PA-24-250 · San Diego, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 20, 1989 · N6545P · Substantial damage > The collapse of the right main landing gear due to a bent rod end which prevented the landing gear drag link to lock over center. Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?engine=41532&page=25 ## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('41532')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=41532&page=24 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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