# NTSB investigations: Lycoming 0-540 series, AL

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.

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## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA23LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA054.md): Piper PA-28 · Tanner, AL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 2, 2022 · N8667W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate inflight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA18FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA118.md): Cessna R182 · Ashville, AL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 28, 2018 · N3167C · Destroyed
  > Descent and impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB ERA14LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA325.md): Piper PA 24-250 · Monroeville, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 2014 · N5923P · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine and fuel system revealed no anomalies.
- [NTSB ERA12CA437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA437.md): Cessna TR182 · Meridianville, AL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 22, 2012 · N5527S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.
- [NTSB MIA08FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08FA026.md): Cessna R182 · Woodland, AL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 8, 2007 · N2643C · Destroyed
  > The flight instructor’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while attempting to conduct visual flight in reduced visibility conditions at night. Factors contributing to the accident include the flight instructor’s inadequate preflight planning, and…
- [NTSB ATL04CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA160.md): Piper PA 25 · Foley, AL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 20, 2004 · N7222Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during climbout which resulted in a stall while maneuvering to pick up a banner.
- [NTSB ATL04CA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA135.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Gulf Shores, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 20, 2004 · N82451 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed that resulted in a stall and the subsequent collision with the ground.
- [NTSB ATL04LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA024.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Troy, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 23, 2003 · N5920P · Substantial damage
  > The certified flight instructor's improper fuel management resulting in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation resulting in a forced landing, in-flight collision with trees and ground.
- [NTSB MIA01LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA058.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Pittsview, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 9, 2001 · N5887P · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to conduct proper preflight planning, resulting in loss of engine power while in cruise flight due to fuel exhaustion, and the subsequent emergency descent and landing to an open field.
- [NTSB ATL96LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA003.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Gulf Shores, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 1995 · N6674Z · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). A factor relating to the accident was: the proximity of high obstructions (trees) to the emergency landing area.
- [NTSB ATL94LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA105.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Foley, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 1994 · N5512P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the forced landing, resulting in an inadvertent stall and collision with the ground. The pilot's inadequate preflight and resultant improper positioning of the fuel selector were factors.
- [NTSB ATL94FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA046.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Centreville, AL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 28, 1994 · N6085P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to assure that the fuel selector was in the proper position for takeoff.
- [NTSB ATL91LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA178.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Brewton, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 1991 · N7509Z · Destroyed
  > The inflight separation of the left wing resulting from corrosion of the wing front spar fitting assembly. A factor was inadequate maintenance procedures.
- [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 ATL87LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA224.md): Cessna R182 · Calera, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 1987 · N737ZZ · Substantial damage
  > The airplane collided with trees during a forced ldg attempt. The plt reported that he observed the fuel gauges indicating near empty shortly after departure. As he executed a 'steep' 180 deg turn back toward the arpt, the engine sputtered and 'quit'. During…
- [NTSB ATL87LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA077.md): Maule M-5-235C · Dothan, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 1, 1987 · N9257E · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported that the acft nosed over when he applied the brakes during ldg roll-out. He estimated his groundspeed to be about 15-20 mph at the time.
- [NTSB ATL85LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA246.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Goodway, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 12, 1985 · N9647P · Destroyed
  > During aerial application the acft lost total pwr and the plt made an emergency landing in a fld. The plt stated that shortly after the eng lost pwr, he noticed smoke coming from the eng nacelle. After landing in the fld, the acft began to burn and was…
- [NTSB ATL83LA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA382.md): Aero Commander A-9 · Andalusia, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1983 · N8031V · Substantial damage
  > After spraying 2 fields, the plt was en route to spray a 3rd field when a severe vibration of the acft was encountered. He elected to land in the 1st available field & dumped his chemical load. During the landing, the acft hit a terrace & nosed over. The plt…
- [NTSB ATL83LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA227.md): Aero Commander Callair A-9 · Florala, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 11, 1983 · N7284V · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported that during takeoff, the eng began to lose power at the edge of the arpt. He noted that fuel pressure was lost & reported that he was unable to regain the pressure with the electric fuel pump. He switched the fuel selector to the fullest…
- [NTSB ATL83LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA057.md): Cessna 182B · Huntsville, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 9, 1982 · N4718S · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft collided with trees during a landing approach in instrument meeorological conditions on a dark night. A VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was damaged in the collision but the pilot managed to continue the approach and land. No injuries were…
- [NTSB ATL81FKJ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKJ21.md): Cessna 182RG · Gadsden, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 25, 1981 · N4949S · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL88DKJ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DKJ34.md): Piper PA-25 · Bay Minette, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 26, 1980 · N7726Z · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA80DKJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKJ18.md): Maule M5 · Foley, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 8, 1980 · N9235E · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA80DKJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKJ01.md): Piper PA-25 · Samson, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 1, 1979 · N7377Z · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA79FKJ46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ46.md): Piper PA-25 · Opp, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 28, 1979 · N4966Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA78FKJ84](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKJ84.md): Piper PA-25 · Evergreen, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 26, 1978 · N7755Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA78FKJ62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKJ62.md): Piper PA-25 · Shorter, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 19, 1978 · N6965Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA77DKJ79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKJ79.md): Piper PA-25 · Mccullough, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 25, 1977 · N7509Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA77DKJ78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKJ78.md): Aero Comdr A9 · Berry, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 21, 1977 · N7291V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA77DKJ74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKJ74.md): Piper PA-25 · Ashford, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 16, 1977 · N4960Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA77FKJ63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ63.md): Aero Comdr A9 · Samson, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 4, 1977 · N7284V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA77FKJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ10.md): Piper PA-24 · Birmingham, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 16, 1976 · N2172M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76FKJ33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKJ33.md): Piper PA-24 · Birmingham, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 18, 1975 · N5304P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA75FKJ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKJ27.md): Piper PA-32 · Tarrant City, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 23, 1974 · N41481 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA75DKJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ10.md): Piper PA-32 · Grove Hill, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 4, 1974 · N3916W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA74DKJ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ25.md): Piper PA-23 · Robertsdale, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 21, 1973 · N4510P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA73DKJ56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ56.md): Piper PA-25 · Mccullough, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 10, 1973 · N7716Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA72FKJ52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKJ52.md): Piper PA-24 · Birmingham, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 23, 1972 · N5496P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA72DKJ49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKJ49.md): Piper PA-24 · Uniontown, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 4, 1972 · N6394P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA72FKJ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKJ40.md): Piper PA-24 · Montgomery, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 3, 1972 · N5663P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA72DKJ33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKJ33.md): Piper PA-32 · Montgomery, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 16, 1971 · N8660N · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA72DKJ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKJ21.md): Piper PA-25 · Ardmore, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 8, 1971 · N7704Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA72DKJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKJ14.md): Piper PA-32 · Gadsden, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 8, 1971 · N4726S · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA72DKJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKJ13.md): Piper PA-25 · Muscle Shoals, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 7, 1971 · N4414Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA71DKJ53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKJ53.md): Piper PA-25 · Mccullough, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 20, 1971 · N7509Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA71DKJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKJ08.md): Piper PA-32 · Marion Junctn, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 2, 1970 · N5598J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA70D0103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0103.md): Piper PA-25 · Atmore, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 25, 1969 · N6655Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA69D0248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0248.md): Piper PA-32 · Gadsden, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 4, 1968 · N3441W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA68F0455](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0455.md): Piper PA-24 · Selma, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 26, 1968 · N7348P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA68D0424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0424.md): Piper PA-32 · Eufala, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 25, 1967 · N3936W · Substantial damage

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## 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" = 'AL' 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 ('41532'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=41532&state=AL

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