Fatal NTSB investigations: Lycoming 0-320 series, VT

6 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Lycoming 0-320 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

19762026
Fatal NTSB investigations: Lycoming 0-320 series, VT per year, 1976–2026: 6 cases
19761
19881
19891
20091
20161
20181

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 c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'VT' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"highestInjuryLevel\" = 'Fatal'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('41508'))
  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.

NTSB ERA18FA232Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA22 · Island Pond, VTThe pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while maneuvering for landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.Aug 25, 2018 · N6936B · Substantial damageNTSB ERA17FA072Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA28 · Middlebury, VTThe pilot's improper decision to return to the airport following a partial or complete loss of engine power during takeoff initial climb and his failure to maintain sufficient airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in exceedance of the critical angle of…Dec 23, 2016 · N31202 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA10FA029Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Bennington, VTThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain during a night approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s non-standard traffic pattern over higher terrain.Oct 25, 2009 · N55479 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC89FA135Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Bradford, VTFailure of the rated pilots in both aircraft to see and avoid a midair collison.May 21, 1989 · N1272U · 2 aircraft · Minor damageNTSB NYC88FA202Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Post Mills, VTThe plt flew the acft to an arpt with two turf rwys. Rwy 5/23 was 2300' long & rwy 4/22 was 2600' long. After attending a meeting which ended at 1600 EDT, the plt elected to wait until later in the day to takeoff after the air had cooled. Subsequently, he…Aug 3, 1988 · N62541 · DestroyedNTSB NYC76AN077Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 172K · Burlington, VTFeb 11, 1976 · N79285 · Substantial damage