# NTSB investigations: Lycoming VO-540 series, 1978

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 OAK79FVW06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVW06.md): Bell 47J2A · Boulder City, NV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 31, 1978 · N8523F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA79FYM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM08.md): Hiller Acft Soloy · Lacomb, OR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 22, 1978 · N172ET · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK79DVA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA11.md): Hiller UH-12E · Ivanhoe, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 8, 1978 · N64741 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX79DUJ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ36.md): Hiller UH12E · Yuma, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 4, 1978 · N62349 · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW79FQG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQG05.md): Hiller UH-12E · Stratford, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 19, 1978 · N4026S · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX79DUJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ04.md): Hiller UH-12E · Queen Creek, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 14, 1978 · N518HA · Destroyed
- [NTSB SEA79FYM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM01.md): Hiller Acft UH-12E · Falls City, OR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 2, 1978 · N90476 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA78DYE37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYE37.md): Hiller Acft UH-12E · Amanda Park, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 25, 1978 · N94519 · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC78FTK40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FTK40.md): Bell 47-J2 · Cactus Flats, SD · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 19, 1978 · N90547 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK78DVA82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA82.md): Hiller UH12E · Tuolumne, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 12, 1978 · N102EH · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK78DJA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DJA16.md): Hiller UH12E · Wahiawa, HI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 25, 1978 · N108HA · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW78DRA38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRA38.md): Hiller UH-12E · Vinton, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 19, 1978 · N529HA · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN78FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA058.md): Hiller UH12E · Berthoud, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 14, 1978 · N143HA · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX78FUG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUG44.md): Hiller UH-12E · Blythe, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 29, 1978 · N75204 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA78DYA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYA18.md): Hiller Acft UH-12E · Adrian, OR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 20, 1978 · N67696 · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX78FUG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUG39.md): Hiller Acft UH-12E · Redlands, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 10, 1978 · N62347 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC78FCQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCQ26.md): Bell 47J-2 · Onaga, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jun 1, 1978 · N6224N · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD78FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA063.md): Bell 47J-2A · Memphis, TN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 16, 1978 · N1155W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK78FVG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVG33.md): Hiller Acft UH-12E · Oroville, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 4, 1978 · N5367V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD78FLT05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLT05.md): Hiller UH12E · Paris, TN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 28, 1978 · N87600 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW78FRJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRJ13.md): Bell 47-G2A · Dupont, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 20, 1978 · N8484E · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC78DER39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER39.md): Hiller UH-12E · Bemidji, MN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 13, 1978 · N61CW · 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1978
  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&year=1978

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