# NTSB investigations: Lycoming O-360 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.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB CEN14LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA313.md): Robinson R22 - Beta · Moscow Mills, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 2014 · N784SH · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s delayed remedial action to correct the student pilot’s use of an excessive descent rate during a practice autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA14CA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA265.md): Divis S L/Waltrip A J RV 4 · Harpswell, ME · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 25, 2014 · N403WD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight planning which resulted in total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA14LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA198.md): Piper PA-18-135 · Aguas Buenas, PR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 13, 2014 · N2875D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB WPR14FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA158.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Green River, UT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 6, 2014 · N13HG · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to fuel contamination while maneuvering at a low altitude and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to detect the contamination.
- [NTSB WPR14FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA111.md): Piper PA 28-181 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 4, 2014 · N312PA · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s inadvertent positioning of the fuel selector in an intermediate position, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB ERA14CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA102.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · West Palm Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 23, 2014 · N72AP · Substantial damage
  > The certificated flight instructor's failure to maintain helicopter control during a run-on landing, resulting in a rollover and ground collision.
- [NTSB CEN14CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA061.md): Aviat A 1B · Cypress, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 15, 2013 · N721DL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control during landing which resulted in an impact with the runway surface.
- [NTSB WPR14CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA047.md): Aviat A 1B · LaGrange, WY · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 9, 2013 · N510MA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to land on a rough surface with hidden obstructions (holes).
- [NTSB WPR13LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA315.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 · Alta, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 2013 · N712U · Destroyed
  > The flight instructor's decision to follow a route over mountainous terrain in conditions that exceeded the helicopter’s ability to maintain terrain clearance.
- [NTSB ANC13CA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA060.md): Piper PA-12 · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 1, 2013 · N3885M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of situational awareness, which resulted in a wrong turn into a box canyon, and an in flight collision with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN13LA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA376.md): Avery Jack H Glastar GS-1 · Grand Rapids, MN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 2013 · N103A · Substantial damage
  > The loss of directional control during landing because the autopilot engaged for undetermined reasons because water and recovery damage precluded detailed examination of system components.
- [NTSB CEN13LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA325.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · New Braunfels, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 2013 · N137DF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare during an autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing, and a partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded…
- [NTSB WPR13FA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA254.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Anthem, AZ · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 31, 2013 · N327PA · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilots in both aircraft to maintain adequate visual lookout in a known training area where multiple aircraft frequently operated, which resulted in a midair collision.
- [NTSB WPR13CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA107.md): Robinson R22 · Kona, HI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 30, 2013 · N333PJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate main rotor rpm during a practice autorotation and the flight instructor's delayed action, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA13FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA070.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta II · Apollo Beach, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 30, 2012 · N2626N · Substantial damage
  > Mast bumping for reasons that could not be determined because one main rotor blade was not recovered.
- [NTSB WPR12CA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA405.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Lake Newman, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 7, 2012 · N212SH · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while correcting for the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the helicopter.
- [NTSB WPR12LA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA402.md): Hansen HANSEN-VANS RV-6 · Lemolo Lake, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 5, 2012 · N53MH · Substantial damage
  > An overvoltage event due to the failure of the automotive voltage regulator, which resulted in electrical anomalies and smoke in the cockpit and a subsequent forced off-airport landing.
- [NTSB WPR12CA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA380.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Wickenburg, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 30, 2012 · N309PA · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s delayed response in correcting the student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ANC12CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA091.md): Piper PA-18A 150 · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 18, 2012 · N7863D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to land on a short, wet, off-airport landing site, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR12LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA348.md): Santana PA-18 Replica · Ronan, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 2012 · N3AK · Substantial damage
  > A jammed tailwheel assembly, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain directional control upon landing.
- [NTSB ERA12LA494](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA494.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Titusville, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 2012 · N740FT · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate maintenance servicing and inspection of the nose landing gear, which resulted in the failure of the nose landing gear to lock and its subsequent collapse during landing.
- [NTSB WPR12CA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA307.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 · Bountiful, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 16, 2012 · N47WH · Substantial damage
  > The student’s failure to maintain adequate rotor rpm and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR12FA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA298.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Murrieta, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 2012 · N7527Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from high vegetation while making a hovering turn, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.
- [NTSB WPR12LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA289.md): Cox PA 18 · Soldier Bar, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 2012 · N13VC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and the airplane nosing over.
- [NTSB ERA12LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA305.md): Aviat A-1B · Sylacauga, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 2012 · N388AS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's attempt to take off with the carburetor heat in the hot position, which limited the airplane’s performance, and the pilot's subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB ERA12CA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA284.md): Tiger AG-5B · Lincoln Park, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 15, 2012 · N965TE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a go-around in a crosswind.
- [NTSB CEN12CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA206.md): Hall Jeffrey Hall RV-4 · Calhan, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 24, 2012 · N605RV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of airplane control while landing with a gusting tailwind condition.
- [NTSB WPR12LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA109.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Antioch, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 20, 2012 · N7508Y · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other during cruise flight, which resulted in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the failure of air traffic control personnel to issue the helicopter pilot a prompt and appropriate alternate…
- [NTSB WPR12CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA041.md): American Champion 8GCBC · Ashton, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 20, 2011 · N131PM · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s poor decision-making when he decided to land on a snowy grass airstrip, which resulted in an encounter with deep snow during the landing roll and a subsequent nose-over.
- [NTSB WPR11LA471](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA471.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 2011 · N316PA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare and hard landing, which resulted in the failure of the nose landing gear drag link in overstress.
- [NTSB WPR11LA436](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA436.md): Tubbs S/Performance PA-18 225DD · Mile Hi Landing Strip, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 2011 · N727WW · Substantial damage
  > The collapse of the left landing gear during landing for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ERA11CA448](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA448.md): Robinson R22 · Titusville, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 11, 2011 · N62JF · Substantial damage
  > The private pilot's incorrect manipulation of the engine mixture control which resulted in an inadvertent engine shutdown.
- [NTSB CEN11CA550](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA550.md): Attaway Robert H RV6A · Colorado Springs, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 5, 2011 · N675RE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control while landing.
- [NTSB ERA11LA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA409.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Dayton, NJ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 2011 · N83509 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind during an out-of-ground-effect hover, which resulted in a loss of control due to settling with power and loss of tail rotor effectiveness.
- [NTSB WPR11CA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA264.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Prescott, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 18, 2011 · N334DC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control of the helicopter during taxi, resulting in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness and a subsequent hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN11CA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA351.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Lansing, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 20, 2011 · N7197Z · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter while hovering.
- [NTSB CEN11LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA318.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Yancey, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 3, 2011 · N927SH · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to the unintentional closure of the fuel shutoff valve.
- [NTSB ERA11CA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA235.md): Robinson R22 · Marlboro, MA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 10, 2011 · N791SH · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA11LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA204.md): Robinson R22 · Goshen, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 22, 2011 · N259TW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to adhere to published preflight checklist limitations and procedures, resulting in excessive slack and subsequent failure of the power transmission belts and a total loss of rotor system drive.
- [NTSB WPR11CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA085.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Wickenburg, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 4, 2011 · N443PA · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain clearance between the airplane's right wing and the pole.
- [NTSB ANC11CA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA005.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Clear, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 23, 2010 · N40283 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to water/ice in the fuel system.
- [NTSB WPR11FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA061.md): American Champion 8GCBC · Bremerton, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 18, 2010 · N273MA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not maintain clearance from terrain for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s use of oxycodone and his severe coronary artery disease.
- [NTSB WPR11CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA031.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Prescott, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 29, 2010 · N844SH · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed and the certificated flight instructor's inadequate supervision and delayed remedial action during a practice autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing and rollover.
- [NTSB WPR11CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA011.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Long Beach, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 12, 2010 · N853DS · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain an adequate drift control and skid clearance from the ground and the CFI's inadequate supervision while hovering, resulting in dynamic rollover.
- [NTSB CEN10FA557](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA557.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Woodruff, WI · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 2010 · N570ER · Destroyed
  > The pilot's decision to attempt an instrument approach in turbulent night instrument meteorological conditions with a recently-identified deficiency with his instrument flight proficiency, which resulted in a loss of airplane control as a result of spatial…
- [NTSB ANC10CA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA075.md): American Champion 8GCBC · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 20, 2010 · N63AK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during an off airport landing.
- [NTSB CEN10CA466](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA466.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 · Pettus, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 8, 2010 · N792SH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to exit the helicopter with the engine running.
- [NTSB WPR10CA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA358.md): Aviat A-1B · Casper, WY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 19, 2010 · N115XT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB ERA10LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA361.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · West Melbourne, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 15, 2010 · N74603 · Substantial damage
  > Separation of the main rotor drive belts due to maintenance personnel’s failure to adequately inspect the upper drive sheave prior to installing the belts.
- [NTSB CEN10CA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA366.md): Aviat A-1B · Centennial, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 2, 2010 · N80HY · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control and the certified flight instructor's delay in remedial action.

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## 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 ('41575'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=41575&page=3

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