# NTSB investigations: Lycoming 0-540 series, NE

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 CEN24LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA345.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Grand Island, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 7, 2024 · N704VP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning/preparation that resulted in fuel exhaustion during cruise flight, a total loss of engine power, and an impact with terrain during a forced landing.
- [NTSB CEN23LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA357.md): Piper PA25 · Hartington, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 8, 2023 · N8847L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s misperception of the rising terrain resulting in a collision with crops and terrain.
- [NTSB CEN22LA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA384.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Kearney, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 12, 2022 · N5253P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate in-flight planning that resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN20CA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA316.md): Robinson R44 · Hebron, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Jul 27, 2020 · N771GB · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to water contamination in the fuel system. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight to sump the fuel tanks prior to flight.
- [NTSB CEN20CA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA137.md): Piper PA-28-235C · Omaha, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 31, 2020 · N9468W · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, subsequent loss of directional control, and the airplane going down an embankment.
- [NTSB CEN17LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA272.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Pierce, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 2017 · N7388Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees during a low-level agricultural aerial application flight.
- [NTSB CEN14LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA131.md): Cessna R182 · Eustis, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 26, 2014 · N1833R · Substantial damage
  > A catastrophic engine failure, which was initiated by the failure of the No. 5 connecting rod cap.
- [NTSB CEN10CA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA410.md): Piper PA-25-260 · Cairo, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 18, 2010 · N9552P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control.
- [NTSB CHI04CA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA195.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Omaha, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 25, 2004 · N9290W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point on the runway during landing. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to perform a go-around, the ditch and the roadway encountered during the overrun.
- [NTSB CHI97LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA209.md): Piper PA-25-235A · O'Neil, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 1997 · N7050Z · Substantial damage
  > fuel exhaustion, due to the pilot's improper planning/decision and inadequate fuel consumption calculations. Factors relating to the accident were: the lack of an operable fuel indication system, and the high winds.
- [NTSB CHI94FA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA263.md): Piper PA-25 · Decatur, NE · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 1994 · N6440Z · Destroyed
  > Loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
- [NTSB CHI92LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA135.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Sidney, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 26, 1992 · N3811W · Substantial damage
  > Was an inadvertent stall/mush during landing by the pilot. A factor related to the accident was lack of recent total experience.
- [NTSB MKC87LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA150.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Columbus, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 1987 · N7532Z · Substantial damage
  > The PIC was positioning his ag acft for a spray job when he thought he had a pblm with the eng. A precautionary lndg was decided on, but the lndg resulted in substantial dmge to the acft. A spray pump, posnd beneath the eng cowling which rotates by means of a…
- [NTSB MKC86LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA163.md): Piper PA-25-260 · Hershey, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 1986 · N9641P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated he was spraying insecticides on corn and encountered a wind shear that pulled the airplane down into the corn. He was unable to recover and the airplane hit the ground.
- [NTSB MKC85LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA099.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Bridgeport, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 7, 1985 · N7655Z · Substantial damage
  > Pilot was making a trial flight with thought of possible purchase of the ag operation. Pilot made forced landing after fuel supply was exhausted. Pilot decided against purchase and departed the area. Pilot has not been located or identified.
- [NTSB MKC84LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA236.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Arapahoe, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 1984 · N8640L · Substantial damage
  > While on a swath run to apply insecticide, the acft collided with electrical transmission lines that were crossing the field. After the initial impact, the acft angled to the left & hit another transmission line, then impacted the ground.
- [NTSB MKC84FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA092.md): Piper PA-28-236 · Oconto, NE · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1984 · N8054E · Destroyed
  > After attending a business conference at muncie, IN, the plt received a wx briefing & took off at 2026 CST on a flt to des moines, IA, where he refueled. In a phone call to his wife at their home in north platte, NE, he indicated the wx was such that he would…
- [NTSB MKC84LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA042.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Schuyler, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 20, 1983 · N43302 · Substantial damage
  > While descending toward the planned destination, the eng began running rough & the plt attempted to improve the eng's performance by using carburetor heat. He made a localizer-only apch, but was unable to see the rwy at the min descent alt. A missed apch was…
- [NTSB MKC83LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA176.md): Piper PA-24-235 · Alliance, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1983 · N777EE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that he departed oshrosh for scottsbluff with an estimated 80 gallons of fuel on board the air craft his ete was 4 hours 30 minutes and fuel consumption at 15 gph. Aprx 37 NM short of scotts bluff he noticed the right fuel gauge indicating…
- [NTSB MKC82IA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82IA138.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Wilsonville, NE · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 1982 · N7043Z · Minor damage
  > The pilot stated that he was overcome by exposure to the organic phosphate he was deploying. According to local law enforcement authorities, the aircraft crashed in a field and came to rest inverted. Medical tests for toxic chemical exposure were inconclusive.
- [NTSB MKC82DA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA127.md): Piper PA-28-235D · Falls City, NE · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 18, 1982 · N8532N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot reported that while he was landing with a 6 to 7 kt crosswind, the plane was blown toward the left side of the runway. In order to avoid the runway lights, he intentionally maneuvered the aircraft off the side of the runway, into the grass. When he…
- [NTSB MKC82DA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA097.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Kimball, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jun 5, 1982 · N6997Z · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft was loaded with 100 gallons of 2-4-D and 40 gallons of fuel. During the preflight run-up check, the pilot noted a mag drop of 225 RPM. He stated that leaning the fuel mixture cleared the excessive decrease in RPM, and he observed 2500 RPM on the…
- [NTSB MKC80DCJ39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCJ39.md): Piper PA-25 · Weeping Water, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 4, 1980 · N4997Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC80DCJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCJ24.md): Piper PA-25 · Overton, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 4, 1980 · N9625P · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC79DCJ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ34.md): Piper PA-32 · Hay Springs, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 11, 1979 · N3397W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC79DCJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ28.md): Callair A-9 · Kimball, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 12, 1979 · N8294H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC78DCJ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCJ40.md): Piper PA-25 · Arnold, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 14, 1978 · N7121Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC76DCJ47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCJ47.md): Piper PA-24 · Chadron, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 11, 1976 · N7125P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC76DCJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCJ09.md): Piper PA-25 · Minden, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 24, 1975 · N8640L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC75DCJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCJ28.md): Piper PA-32 · York, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 15, 1974 · N3332W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC75FCJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCJ15.md): Piper PA-25 · Mitchell, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 30, 1974 · N7450Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC75FCJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCJ07.md): Piper PA-25 · Holdrege, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 11, 1974 · N7381Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC74DCJ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCJ31.md): Piper PA-24 · Fairbury, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 1, 1974 · N7729P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC73DCJ45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCJ45.md): Piper PA-25 · North Loup, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 6, 1973 · N4519Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC73DCJ47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCJ47.md): Piper PA-25 · Stamford, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jun 5, 1973 · N7114Z · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC73DCJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCJ07.md): Piper PA-25 · Humbolt, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 10, 1972 · N4886Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC73DCJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCJ01.md): Piper PA-25 · Oshkosh, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 4, 1972 · N6692Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC72DCJ71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCJ71.md): Piper PA-25 · Crawford, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 2, 1972 · N4997Y · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC72FCJ51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCJ51.md): Piper PA-24 · Gordon, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 13, 1972 · N7124P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC72DCJ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCJ31.md): Piper PA-24 · Fremont, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 9, 1971 · N7729P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC71FCJ62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCJ62.md): Aero Comdr A-9 · St Libory, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 13, 1971 · N8292H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC71FCJ59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCJ59.md): Callair A9 · Gibbon, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 8, 1971 · N3606G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC71DCJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCJ22.md): Piper PA-24 · North Platte, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 13, 1970 · N7170P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC71FCJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCJ14.md): Piper PA-25 · Minden, NE · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Aug 4, 1970 · N8580L · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC70DCJ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DCJ31.md): Piper PA-32 · Taylor, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 19, 1970 · N3332W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC70D0309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0309.md): Piper PA-23 · Grand Isle, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 31, 1969 · N441RV · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC70D0114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0114.md): Piper PA-25 · Lexington, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 27, 1969 · N6668Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC70D0030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0030.md): Piper PA-25 · Wilsonville, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 27, 1969 · N4514Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC69F0236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0236.md): Piper PA-28 · Western, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 17, 1968 · N9419W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC69F0148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0148.md): Piper PA-25 · David City, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 25, 1968 · N7392Z · 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" = 'NE' 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=NE

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