# NTSB investigations: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A, 1987

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 MKC88FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA028.md): Aero Commander 680FL · Kansas City, MO · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 16, 1987 · N6509V · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > At 2108:57 ea flt 275(EA275) a Boeing 727, was cleared to takeoff on runway 19 and at 2110:24 N6509V, an Aero Commander,was cleared to taxi into position and hold. N6509V entered runway 19 near mid-field at taxiway A-3 without advising the tower of his intent…
- [NTSB FTW87LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA176.md): Piper PA28R-201 · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 1987 · N6083H · Substantial damage
  > According to the pilot, during takeoff roll, and at the point of rotation the nose gear failed, causing the aircraft to drop down striking the runway with the prop. The aircraft then became airborne for approx. 15 sec. The pilot landed the aircraft on an…
- [NTSB DEN87FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA066.md): Rockwell 680FL · Basalt, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 13, 1987 · N4581E · Destroyed
  > N4581E was operating under 14 CFR 135 carrying cargo. The plt stated that he departed VFR and had '7 to 10' mi vis at the acdt site. Witnesses at and near the acdt site stated that heavy snow was falling at the time of the acdt and the vis was 1 mi or less.…
- [NTSB FTW87FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA045.md): Beech 65-80 · Brownsville, TX · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 15, 1987 · N1590S · Substantial damage
  > Commercial pilot departed Brownsville, TX (bro) on special VFR flight plan. During initial climb, at approximately 300 ft AGL both engines quit due to fuel starvation. Forced landing was made to unimproved field. Aircraft sustained substantial damage. Pilot…

## 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") = 1987
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('41535'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=41535&year=1987

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