# NTSB investigations: Lycoming AEIO-540 series 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. Page 3 of 3 · 115 cases ## Cases, newest first - [NTSB NYC94LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA070.md): Aviat Pitts S-2B · Albion, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 20, 1994 · N60827 · Substantial damage > the pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll, and the subsequent collision with soft terrain and nose over. Factors related to the accident were: the snowbanks on either side of the runway, and the pilot's lack of recent flight experience. - [NTSB FTW93LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA265.md): Pitts S1-T · Sherman, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 23, 1993 · N7FD · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > Failure to maintain visual lookout by the pilots in command of both aircraft. - [NTSB LAX93LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA359.md): Christen Industries Pitts S-2B · Hawthorne, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 20, 1993 · N88EW · Substantial damage > dual student's failure to maintain directional control and improper use of the rudder and the CFI's inadequate supervision of the flight. - [NTSB BFO93LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA045.md): Pitts S-2B · Hillsboro, MD · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 1993 · N12QW · Destroyed > Failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed, while performing aerobatic maneuvers, which resulted in an inadvertent flat spin and an uncontrolled descent into terrain. - [NTSB ATL93LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA042.md): Pitts S2B · Tuscaloosa, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 1992 · N92AP · Substantial damage > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft, during the take off roll. A factor was the wind gust. - [NTSB CHI92LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA190.md): Pitts S2B · Aurora, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 27, 1992 · N92BT · Destroyed > The pilot-in-command's restricted visual lookout from smoke entering the cockpit. Factors were smoke in the cockpit which resulted in the pilot becoming disoriented. - [NTSB MIA92LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA013.md): Christen Industries Pitts S-2B · Sebring, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 13, 1991 · N69SZ · Substantial damage > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve and collision with tall grass beside the runway. The tall grass was a related factor. - [NTSB SEA91FA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA203.md): Christen Industries Pitts S-2B · Scappoose, OR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1991 · N77PW · Destroyed > The pilot's misjudgment of altitude, while performing an aerobatic maneuver, and his failure to maintain ground clearance. - [NTSB SEA90LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA160.md): Alfred Stevens KEN Rand KR-2 · Ellensburg, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 11, 1990 · N232CM · Substantial damage > The pilot did not maintain a proper altitude above the terrain or visual lookout which resulted in a collision with a transmission wire. - [NTSB CHI90DEV07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEV07.md): Pitts S2B · Springfield, IL · Accident · 2 fatal · Final report · Aug 5, 1990 · N260RM · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain flying speed and allowed the aircraft to stall during the break turn to downwind. - [NTSB DEN90LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA050.md): Christen Industries Pitts · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 3, 1990 · N25CH · Substantial damage > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control after a partial failure of the normal brake system. - [NTSB FTW89LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA048.md): Pitts S2B · Walker, LA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 11, 1989 · N11SE · Destroyed > Loss of total engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Fuel exhaustion occurred due to the pilot's failure to perform fuel consumption calculations. Contributing was the inadequate fuel quanity sight gauge in the rear cockpit, which was occupied by the PIC. - [NTSB MIA87LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA049.md): Christen Industries Pitts S-2B · Gulfport, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 14, 1986 · N117CL · Substantial damage > The acft touched down at a high rate of speed with a left quartering tailwind at the halfway point on the 2700 ft rwy. The acft ran off of the right side of the rwy and the plt regained control getting the acft back onto the rwy. The acft then overran the end… - [NTSB FTW86FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA027.md): Cessna 172B · Caddo Mills, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 28, 1985 · N6876X · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > Mid-air occurred at uncontrolled arpt with the S-2B executing rt traffic, as published, and the C-172 executing a long final or an arcing lft turn to final. Both acft were attempting to land on rwy 17R. Acdt occurred during late afternoon and there was… - [NTSB CHI85LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA179.md): Pitts Pitts S2B · Indianapolis, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 28, 1985 · N260JH · Substantial damage > The acft performed 4 aileron rolls during which some alt was lost with each roll. During the final roll a wing made ground contact and folded as the acft slid to a stop. ## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('41568')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=41568&page=3 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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