Final NTSB investigations: Lycoming 0-290 series
1,545 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Lycoming 0-290 series. 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
| 1964 | 92 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 75 |
| 1966 | 71 |
| 1967 | 70 |
| 1968 | 47 |
| 1969 | 49 |
| 1970 | 51 |
| 1971 | 45 |
| 1972 | 49 |
| 1973 | 35 |
| 1974 | 43 |
| 1975 | 28 |
| 1976 | 38 |
| 1977 | 39 |
| 1978 | 45 |
| 1979 | 30 |
| 1980 | 19 |
| 1981 | 22 |
| 1982 | 29 |
| 1983 | 29 |
| 1984 | 24 |
| 1985 | 27 |
| 1986 | 15 |
| 1987 | 21 |
| 1988 | 19 |
| 1989 | 15 |
| 1990 | 15 |
| 1991 | 22 |
| 1992 | 17 |
| 1993 | 15 |
| 1994 | 12 |
| 1995 | 15 |
| 1996 | 31 |
| 1997 | 6 |
| 1998 | 21 |
| 1999 | 18 |
| 2000 | 14 |
| 2001 | 19 |
| 2002 | 24 |
| 2003 | 17 |
| 2004 | 12 |
| 2005 | 19 |
| 2006 | 11 |
| 2007 | 14 |
| 2008 | 18 |
| 2009 | 17 |
| 2010 | 11 |
| 2011 | 14 |
| 2012 | 17 |
| 2013 | 10 |
| 2014 | 11 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Where
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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 c.\"completionStatus\" = 'Completed'
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('41506'))
ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('41506'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB WPR26LA268Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Colusa, CAThe pilot's inadequate fuel planning and in-flight decision making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB WPR26LA105Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-20 · Three Forks, MTThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional during the landing roll with a variable wind.NTSB WPR26LA024Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Paris, IDThe pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during landing and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB ANC25LA093Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-20 · Anchorage, AKThe pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.NTSB CEN25LA259Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-20 · Oshkosh, WIThe pilot’s aggressive brake application which resulted in a loss of directional control and a ground loop.NTSB ERA25LA251Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-22-135 · Elberta, ALPilot’s decision to take off from a wet and unmaintained field that was unsuitable for airplane operations, resulting in a loss of control and subsequent nose over. Contributing was the pilot’s self-induced pressure to complete the flight.NTSB CEN25LA222Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-22-135 · Sweetwater, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.NTSB ANC25LA051Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Fairbanks, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees during a go-around with a tailwind.NTSB ANC25LA041Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18A 150 · Susitna, AKThe pilot’s encounter with shifting winds during landing, which resulted in a loss of airspeed and altitude, and subsequent contact with water.NTSB ERA25LA178Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-22 · Bethlehem, PAThe student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing in gusting crosswind conditions.NTSB WPR25LA120Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-22 · Madras, ORThe pilot’s loss of control during landing roll with gusty winds.NTSB ERA25LA054Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportJolly Warren T Bakeng Duce · Plant City, FLFailure of the right main landing gear attachment bolt and hold-down nut, resulting in the right main landing gear collapsing.NTSB WPR24FA226Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportChampion 7GCBC · Eatonville, WAThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering to avoid trees, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB ANC24LA047Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-20-135 · Nenana, AKThe pilot providing instruction’s delayed remedial action, resulting in a loss of control during landing roll.NTSB CEN24LA184Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-22 · Enderlin, NDThe pilot’s failure to properly inspect and sump the fuel system before the flight and the maintenance personnel’s inadequate maintenance of the fuel system which resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent loss of engine power due to the contamination of…NTSB ERA24LA212Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-20-135 · Georgetown, OHAn inadvertent encounter with the rotor wash of a nearby hovering helicopter during landing, which resulted in a loss of control and a runway excursion.NTSB CEN24LA169Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBaby Great Lakes - · Castroville, TXThe failure of the right main landing gear axle due to multiple fatigue crack initiation points joining into a single larger crack.NTSB ANC24LA004Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-22 · Anchorage, AKThe loss of engine power during final approach due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot’s inadequate preflight.NTSB WPR24LA033Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Baker City, ORThe pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB ERA24LA046Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-39 · Highgate, VTThe pilot’s inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during landing rollout, which resulted in a landing gear collapse.NTSB ANC23FA074Accident · 1 fatalClass 2 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · St. Mary's, AKThe pilot’s decision to operate the airplane above its maximum certificated gross weight, and his installation of an unapproved external load that degraded takeoff performance and flight characteristics resulting in a loss of airplane control during takeoff…NTSB WPR23LA341Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBellanca 7ECA · El Cajon, CAA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB ANC23LA055Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Palmer, AKThe student pilot’s inadvertent application of the brakes, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.NTSB WPR23LA250Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18 · McCall, IDThe pilot’s application of wheel brakes during landing roll out, resulting in a nose over.NTSB ANC23LA046Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-22 · Talkeetna, AKThe pilot’s encounter with a downdraft while maneuvering low-level, which resulted in a collision with terrain.NTSB ANC23LA049Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Beluga, AKThe pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff site, resulting in a collision with brush-covered terrain.NTSB ANC23LA043Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBuck/Crawford/Crawford Christavia MK-1 · Anchorage, AKThe instructor pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff, which resulted in a wing impacting a runway light.NTSB ERA23FA247Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 172 · Lake Worth, FLMaintenance personnel’s failure to detect the corroded aileron cable during recent inspections, which resulted in the separation of the aileron control cable and a subsequent loss of airplane control during takeoff.NTSB ERA23LA179Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18AS-125 · Lakeland, FLThe pilot’s failure to ensure that the landing gear was properly configured for a water landing.NTSB ERA23LA133Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Ebeemee Township, MEA partial power loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons.NTSB WPR23LA103Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Porterville, UTThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from snow covered terrain while maneuvering at low altitude.NTSB ANC22LA074Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-135 · Palmer, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop and impact with terrain.NTSB WPR22LA321Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-22-135 · Twin Bridges, MTThe student pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during an aborted landing, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.NTSB ERA22FA315Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA12 · Middle Township, NJThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a missed banner pickup, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin and loss of control at an altitude too low to recover.NTSB CEN22LA295Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-135 · Walker, MNThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action during a go-around.NTSB WPR22LA238Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA20 · Challis, IDThe pilot's turn towards rising terrain with limited climb performance and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from terrain that resulted in an impact with terrain.NTSB ERA22LA283Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18A · Charlestown, NHThe pilot’s failure to see and avoid power lines while maneuvering at low altitude.NTSB ANC22LA049Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-20 · Palmer, AKThe loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot’s failure to utilize carburetor heat.NTSB CEN22LA260Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportSmith Miniplane DSA-1 · Union, NEThe pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN22LA066Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-22-135 · Tahlequah, OKA loss of yaw control while on final approach, which resulted in the pilot performing an off-runway landing, and a subsequent nose over. The reason for the loss of yaw control could not be determined based on the available evidence.NTSB CEN21LA469Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMeuer SA900 V-STAR · Kokomo, INThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate speed and altitude during final approach, which resulted in an off field landing short of the runway and a subsequent nose over.NTSB ERA21LA392Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-16 · Greensboro, GAThe pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and fuel system inspection, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.NTSB ANC21LA082Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-22-135 · Soldotna, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground-loop.NTSB CEN21LA390Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMantooth Thorp T-18 · San Antonio, TXThe loss of engine power after takeoff for undetermined reasons.NTSB CEN21LA332Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMadera RV-3 · Jacksonville, ILThe pilot’s improper flare during landing which resulted in an attempted go-around, loss of control, and aerodynamic stall.NTSB WPR21LA281Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-20 · Cascade, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.NTSB WPR21LA257Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportWheeler C / Wheeler K Lancair 235 · Borrego Springs, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a crosswind landing which resulted in an impact with terrain.NTSB WPR21FA233Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA-22-135 · White City, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during a go-around, which resulted in a collision with trees. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment due to his medical conditions and the effects of his medications.NTSB CEN21LA217Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSmith Miniplane DSA-1 · Fulton, MOThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing in gusty crosswinds.NTSB WPR21LA132Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-22-135 · Eastsound, WAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a tailwind, which resulted in a landing gear collapse and collision with terrain.