# NTSB investigations: Lycoming AEIO-540 series, NY

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 ERA26LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA276.md): Christen Industries Pitts S-2 · Porter Center, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 17, 2026 · N7RN · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ERA14CA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA379.md): Aviat Pitts S2B · Lakeville, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 9, 2014 · N893DC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to favor the right side of the relatively narrow turf runway while landing, resulting in inadvertent contact with tall grass and a berm.
- [NTSB NYC01FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA212.md): Pitts S-2B · Shirley, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 2001 · N225SD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot under instruction's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, and the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action during a simulated engine-out approach, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and subsequent ground impact.
- [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.

## 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" = 'NY' 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 ('41568'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=41568&state=NY

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