NTSB investigations: Lycoming 0-235 series, 2000

13 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Lycoming 0-235 series, where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19822026
NTSB investigations: Lycoming 0-235 series, 2000 per year, 1982–2026: 268 cases
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198321
198412
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198613
198711
198815
198917
199011
199115
199213
199318
19949
19955
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200013
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Latest cases

Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "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\") = 2000
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('41505')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 353))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB DEN01LA011Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Roswell, NMthe flight instructor's failure to adequately preflight the airplane, which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the dark night light condition.Nov 7, 2000 · N95262 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC01LA026Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDever Firefly · Berlin, NJA loss of power for undetermined reasons.Nov 4, 2000 · N306K · Substantial damageNTSB CHI01LA019Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportZenair CH2000 · Springfield, ILthe loose carburetor heat control clamp bolt and carburetor heat not available to the pilot. Factors were the low altitude, the carburetor icing conditions, the fence and the security gate.Oct 21, 2000 · N420ZA · Substantial damageNTSB LAX00LA307Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHickey SE5-A · San Bernardino, CAthe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, and his failure to verify adequate fuel for the planned flight, which resulted in a loss of engine power with no suitable forced landing site.Aug 19, 2000 · N596 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC00LA223Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Bridgewater, MAThe mechanic's inadequate annual inspection, which resulted in a departure with fuel contamination. A factor was the pilot-in-command's inadequate preflight inspection.Aug 9, 2000 · N51181 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN00LA145Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-108 · Duchesne, UTThe pilot's use of excessive braking on soft terrain. Factors included fuel starvation, the fuel selector valve not engaging properly, the pilot's incorrect positioning of the fuel selector valve, and the soft terrain on which the forced landing was made.Aug 6, 2000 · N4689Z · Substantial damageNTSB LAX00LA225Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Lodi, CAThe pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations, his misjudged in-flight planning, and his failure to flare during the landing attempt. A factor was the pilot's improper preflight inspection when he refueled the airplane.Jun 14, 2000 · N67608 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC00LA137Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnderson MA-18 · Pittsburgh, PAThe pilot's improper fuel management which resulted in the loss of power, and his improper flare during the forced landing, which resulted in a hard landing. Factors included a restricted fuel supply due to a design flaw in the header tank/fuel valve/supply…May 17, 2000 · N218MA · Substantial damageNTSB LAX00LA165Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Fresno, CAFuel exhaustion during cruise flight due to the student pilot becoming disoriented and lost.Apr 21, 2000 · N152SC · Substantial damageNTSB CHI00LA098Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Butler, MOthe certified flight instructor's improper use of the mixture control while demonstrating a simulated loss of engine power which resulted in fuel starvation. A factor associated with the accident was the rough terrain on which the forced landing was made.Mar 25, 2000 · N6375H · Substantial damageNTSB FTW00LA094Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Lake Charles, LAThe failure of the pilot to refuel the airplane which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Factors were the pilot's poor preflight planning, failure to lean the mixture in accordance with the POH, and lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.Mar 10, 2000 · N68333 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX00LA083Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Taft, CAThe pilot's misinterpretation of his VOR navigation indicator, which subsequently led to his becoming lost and disoriented while navigating to an alternate airport and resulted in fuel exhaustion. The pilot's failure to obtain either a preflight weather…Jan 30, 2000 · N25573 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA00LA078Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Kissimmee, FLThe failure of the pilot to obtain winds aloft for the planned cross country flight with a preflight weather briefing and inadequate fuel consumption calculations performed by the pilot resulting in the total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Jan 29, 2000 · N94999 · Substantial damage