NTSB investigations: Lycoming 0-320 series, GA

9 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Lycoming 0-320 series, where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power”. 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

19842026
NTSB investigations: Lycoming 0-320 series, GA per year, 1984–2026: 9 cases
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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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'GA' 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 ('41508')
      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\" = 350))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB ATL04LA124Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · St. Marys, GAThe pilot failure to use carburetor heat when weather condition were favorable for the for the formation of carburetor ice. .May 31, 2004 · N8149Q · Substantial damageNTSB ATL03FA142Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Perry, GAThe pilot inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane, and also causal was his failure to detect water-contaminated fuel which resulted in a loss of engine power and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an stall.Sep 18, 2003 · N13375 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL02LA023Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Kennesaw, GAThe pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion,which resulted in a forced landing, and subsequent in-flight collision with transmission wires.Dec 27, 2001 · N3035L · Substantial damageNTSB MIA01LA065Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Tifton, GAThe pilot's failure to properly judge his altitude (too high) during a forced landing to a runway. The pilot made a 270-degree turn in an attempt to lose altitude resulting in a forced landing in a swampy/marshy area short of the runway. Contributing to the…Jan 28, 2001 · N3978K · Substantial damageNTSB MIA97LA106Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA22-150 · Cumming, GAa loss of engine power for an undermined reason, which resulted in a forced landing and subsequent impact with the ground.Mar 30, 1997 · N3201Z · Substantial damageNTSB ATL88LA021Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Swainsboro, GAThe acft was being returned to its home base following a 100 hour inspection. The plt reported that the eng quit as he was descending prior to traffic pattern entry. An off airport landing was attempted. The landing gear was extensivelydamaged and the…Oct 23, 1987 · N4946G · Substantial damageNTSB ATL87FA212Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28 · Elberton, GAThe plt noted a progressive loss of pwr that began drg the climb to cruise. He diverted back toward the dep arpt & atmtdto restore pwr by activating the boost pump, moving the mixture to full rich, switching fuel tanks & applying carb heat. However, the eng…Jul 15, 1987 · N5502F · Substantial damageNTSB ATL86LA119Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-150 · Braselton, GAThe pilot reported that the engine RPM decreased while conducting a banner tow flight and that the engine subsequently quit. The airplane was landed in a field of an auto race track where a telephone pole was struck during the landing roll. Temperature was 92…Apr 27, 1986 · N6242Z · Substantial damageNTSB ATL85LA069Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172H · Fairburn, GAThe aircraft reportedly suffered a loss of power while on the x-wing leg for a touch-&-go landing. The plt attempted to land the aircraft on the reciprical rwy from which he departed. The aircraft touched down long and ran off of the end of the runway into…Dec 27, 1984 · N9347H · Substantial damage