# NTSB investigations: Lycoming 0-540 series, 1977

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 IAD78FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA026.md): Piper PA-32 · Raeford, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Dec 28, 1977 · N121MB · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW78FPJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPJ10.md): Piper PA-32 · Oklahoma City, OK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 22, 1977 · N3476W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX78DUM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUM08.md): Piper PA-24 · Santee, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 19, 1977 · N8155P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX78FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA012.md): Piper PA-32 · Hesperia, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Dec 17, 1977 · N3977W · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI78FEX07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEX07.md): Piper PA-23 · St Paul, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Dec 17, 1977 · N498HH · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW78DQG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DQG15.md): Piper PA-24 · Amarillo, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 14, 1977 · N29BJ · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW78FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA017.md): Piper PA-24 · Kerrville, TX · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Dec 11, 1977 · N7126P · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX77FUA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUA06-144265.md): Piper PA-24 · Avalon, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 25, 1977 · N65173 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX78DUJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ12.md): Maule M-5 · Tucson, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Nov 24, 1977 · N9207E · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC78FCA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCA06.md): Piper PA-24 · Fenton, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 20, 1977 · N6958P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX78FUA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUA02.md): Piper PA-28 · Santa Ana, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 19, 1977 · N9430W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW78FPG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPG05.md): Piper PA-24 · Booneville, AR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 5, 1977 · N5581P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN78FTE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE06.md): Piper PA-24 · Lake City, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 25, 1977 · N7083P · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA77FLD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLD08.md): Piper PA-24 · Tampa, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 20, 1977 · N7330P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW78FQG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FQG03.md): Piper PA-25 · Smyer, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Oct 19, 1977 · N4578Y · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW78DPD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPD03.md): Piper PA-25 · Anson, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 19, 1977 · N9733P · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI78FEP05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP05.md): Piper PA-24 · Green Bay, WI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 19, 1977 · N5837P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC78FGM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM01.md): Piper PA-32 · Corry, PA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 7, 1977 · N33408 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW78DQG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DQG01.md): Piper PA-25 · Smyer, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 1, 1977 · N4853Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA77FLG38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLG38.md): Piper PA-32 · Beaufort, SC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 25, 1977 · N7744J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD77FIA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIA26.md): Piper PA-32 · Harrisonburg, VA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 23, 1977 · N3460W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW77FPD42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPD42.md): Piper PA-24 · Ballinger, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 23, 1977 · N6965P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI77FEI43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEI43.md): Piper PA-25 · N.Fairfield, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 22, 1977 · N4835Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX77DUK07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUK07.md): Piper PA-24 · Globe, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 21, 1977 · N6691P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC77DER84](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DER84.md): Piper PA-28 · Starbuck, MN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 20, 1977 · N8671W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW77FQG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FQG55.md): Aero Comdr A9B · Fairview, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 20, 1977 · N7948V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC77FFA41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFA41.md): Poper PA-24 · White Lake, NY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 12, 1977 · N5315P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW77DQG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DQG52.md): Piper PA-24 · Dimmitt, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 3, 1977 · N6434P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW77DQD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DQD27.md): Piper PA-24 · Panther Junctn, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 1, 1977 · N6561P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW77DPG83](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPG83.md): Piper PA-25 · Leachville, AR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 1, 1977 · N4798Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA77FLG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLG34.md): Piper PA-25 · Ehrhardt, SC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 29, 1977 · N82313 · 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 IAD77DLT05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DLT05.md): Piper PA-25 · Trimble, TN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 23, 1977 · N8945L · 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 SEA77FYA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYA34.md): Piper PA-25 · Marsing, ID · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Aug 19, 1977 · N4734Y · 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 FTW77DRJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRJ18.md): Piper PA-25 · Jonesville, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 15, 1977 · N7470Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD77FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA060.md): Aero Comdr A-9 · Petersburg, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Aug 13, 1977 · N7739V · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA77DKG64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKG64.md): Aero Comdr A-9 · Sylvania, GA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 12, 1977 · N8032V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC77DCD39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCD39.md): Piper PA-24 · Council Bluffs, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 10, 1977 · N5368P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA77DYE31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYE31.md): Piper PA-28 · Bellevue, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 5, 1977 · N9155W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN77FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA056.md): Piper PA-32T · Colorado Spgs, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Aug 5, 1977 · N4864S · 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 MIA77DKG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKG60.md): Piper PA-25 · Rebecca, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Aug 3, 1977 · N4414Y · Destroyed
- [NTSB IAD77IA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77IA056.md): Piper PA-32 · Paducah, KY · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 2, 1977 · N56684 · Minor damage
- [NTSB MKC77FER71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER71.md): Piper PA-25 · Springfield, MN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 30, 1977 · N7634Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN77FTM26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTM26.md): Piper PA-32 · Hite, UT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 30, 1977 · N3779W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW77DQG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DQG42.md): Piper PA-25 · Gruver, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 29, 1977 · N9628P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA77DYP26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYP26.md): Piper PA-25 · Quincy, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 28, 1977 · N8850L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI77FET28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FET28.md): Callair A-9 · Winamac, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 28, 1977 · N7734V · Destroyed

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?engine=41532&year=1977&page=2

## 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") = 1977
  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&year=1977

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