# NTSB investigations: Lycoming VO-540 series, SC

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 ATL96LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA076.md): Hiller UH12-E · Huger, SC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 3, 1996 · N14MQ · Substantial damage
  > The blocked fuel vent line that resulted in engine stoppage. A factor was tall trees that intervened the helicopter's flight path.
- [NTSB ATL93LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA065.md): Hiller UH12E · Greeleyville, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 25, 1993 · N4029Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgment of the helicopter's altitude during the landing flare.
- [NTSB ATL83LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA355.md): Hiller UH-12E · Cameron, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 5, 1983 · N4029R · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that he was on a trimming/swath run at about 15 ft AGL & 15 mph when he heard a strange noise which was followed by a 180 deg yaw. Subsequently, the helicopter crash landed, damaging the tail boom & tail rotor blades and spreading the landing…
- [NTSB ATL82DA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA073.md): Hiller UH12E · Lydia, SC · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 17, 1982 · N4029R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot was applying liquid fertilizer on his last swath run prior to reloading when the engine stopped. A run-on landing was attempted during which the skids sank into the soft ground causing the helicopter to roll over. The field was level and covered…
- [NTSB MIA66A0122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0122.md): Bell 47G-5 · Mcbee, SC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 21, 1966 · N8556F · 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 c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'SC' 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 ('41534', '41582'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=41534&state=SC

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