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NTSB investigations: Lycoming 0-320 series, 1985

222 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.

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NTSB NYC86LA056Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Frankfort, NYThe plt diverted to Frankfort-highland en route from his original destination of utica, NY, because of IFR weather at utica. The plt stated that as the nose wheel settled to the rwy during touchdown, it dug into snow on the rwy and the acft nosed over. It was…Dec 29, 1985 · N9949W · Substantial damageNTSB BFO86FA011Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Westminster, MDThe student pilot was flying in a flight of three returning from having lunch at a nearby airport. The first pilot made a go-around after bouncing during touchdown on the downhill 1830 foot long by 30 foot wide airstrip. He then came aroundand made a…Dec 29, 1985 · N41204 · DestroyedNTSB MIA86LA050Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Leesburg, FLThe plt stated that while attempting to takeoff from a private airstrip his left main wheel hit a barbed wire fence causing the left wing to strike the ground & separate from the acft.Dec 28, 1985 · N8408F · Substantial damageNTSB ANC86LA019Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 7GCAA · Anchorage, AKThe pilot stated that during the touch and to landing, the aircraft stalled approximately 20 feet in the air. The pilot was trying the slow the aircraft down for a short field landing when it stalled.Dec 22, 1985 · N9533S · Substantial damageNTSB NYC86LA052Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Rochester, NYThe acft contacted the terrain following a loss of control during an attempted go-around.Dec 21, 1985 · N98240 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA051Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Longmont, COAccording to the student plt he made a normal apch to landing. The runway had not been cleared of snow to its full width. The acft's left wheel touched the snow pulling the acft off the rwy and the acft flipped over.Dec 20, 1985 · N7609F · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA044Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Logan, UTThe plt stated that shortly after a night departure, the acft entered a fog bank. The plt said he was turning to reverse direction and descending in order to avoid IMC. Prior to completing the turn, the plt encountered IMC and lost all outside visual…Dec 16, 1985 · N739KU · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA042Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Missoula, MTThe solo student plt was attempting to land during a local flt when he lost control of the acft during the landing roll. The plt stated that the acft veered to one side of the ice covered rwy where it contacted 6 to 8 inches of snow, the acft continued…Dec 9, 1985 · N64069 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC86FA048Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28 · Selinsgrove, PAThe afct was seen flying at low alt before it collided with unmarked transmission lines at a height of 170 ft AGL. The acft pitched up and then descended to the ground. The top of the rudder and vertical stabilator were severed from the acft. The collision…Dec 5, 1985 · N652FL · DestroyedNTSB LAX86LA052Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-20 · Calexico, CAThe acft ground looped during a landing on rwy 08 at Calexico arpt. The plt reported that upon touchdown the acft began to swerve to the right. The plt applied left rudder to arrest the right swerve. The acft then began a swerve to the left and the plt was…Dec 1, 1985 · N7728K · Substantial damageNTSB BFO86LA007Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson R-22 · Manassas, VAA simulated straight in autorotation to runway 34L was entered from final approach by lowering the collective, and a pwrrecovery was planned at the bottom of the autorotation. At about 150 feet AGL, the throttle was rolled in to match the engine and rotor…Nov 29, 1985 · N8499B · Substantial damageNTSB NYC86LA043Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172K · Bloomsburg, PAThe acft was on an IFR flt en route to allegheny county arpt at 6000 ft when an electrical failure occurred. The plt executed a precautionary landing in a muddy fld. The nose wheel caught in mud and the acft nosed over. Examination of the electrical system…Nov 28, 1985 · N7506G · Substantial damageNTSB MIA86LA036Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-160 · Dorado, PRThe plt stated that after a brief local flight he was returning to isla grande arpt when he experienced a loss of power in both engines & made a forced landing on the beach near Dorado puerto rico. Post crash examination of the wreckage revealed that the two…Nov 27, 1985 · N4444P · Substantial damageNTSB LAX86LA049Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18A-150 · Likely, CAWhile practicing power-off forced landings in an open, snow covered field, the pilot said he applied the throttle to abort the approach but the engine 'sputtered then quit.' The aircraft landed in the snow covered field and flipped over. The pilot said he…Nov 27, 1985 · N6878B · Substantial damageNTSB ATL86LA030Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A23-19 · Gurley, ALAbout 5 min into third flt of the day, the plt reported a loss of power. During the forced ldg roll out in a pasture field acft struck a ditch causing substantial dmg. Exam of engine revealed failed exh. Value. Eng had been operated 2341 hrs without overhaul.Nov 24, 1985 · N5986S · Substantial damageNTSB LAX86LA044Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177 · Stockton, CAAfter performing a preflight inspection of his acft, the PIC along with a CFI who was acting as his safety plt, and another passenger departed. The CFI reportedly had logged over 19,000 hours & possessed an ATP certificate. The PIC did not report having any…Nov 22, 1985 · N3459T · Substantial damageNTSB NYC86LA033Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7GCAA · Colts Neck, NJThe acft was being used to fly an advertising banner for the jersey shore marathon. The flt took off in a westerly direction, following the traffic pattern, climbing to aprx 1500 ft. a pullup maneuver was made to simulate a banner pickup. The plt checked for…Nov 10, 1985 · N5249X · DestroyedNTSB DEN86LA021Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Buffalo, SDAccording to officials, the plt was searching for hunters when the acft he was flying contacted the ground. Witnesses stated that blowing snow, low overcast clouds & visibility of less than 1/2 mi prevailed at the time of the acdnt. A blood sample was taken…Nov 10, 1985 · N6854P · Substantial damageNTSB ATL86LA018Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Greer, SCWhile on an ILS rwy 03 aprch at Greer, SC, the pilot descended below dh and collided with trees approx 500 ft left of runway centerline. The plt related that he descended below dh because he observed what he thought were the aprch lights.Nov 3, 1985 · N733KU · Substantial damageNTSB ATL86LA017Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 M · Moncks Corner, SCThe plt reported that the acft engine experienced a loss of power while being vectored for the initial ILS approach to charleston, SC (chs). Attempts by the plt to regain pwr failed and a forced landing was made in a swampy field a few miles north of chs. The…Nov 3, 1985 · N73171 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL86FLT03Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportCessna 172I · Millington, TNThe acft collaped the nose lndg bear during a forced lndg after the engine failed during takeoff. During post ace eng exam the wires disconnected from the magneto switch. The wires were resting on the 'p' leads. The fastening screw found on the bottom of the…Nov 3, 1985 · N35469 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX86LA027Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Fullerton, CADuring an instructional flt the student plt, who had a total of 5 hrs of flt time, attempted to land with the flaps extended to the 20 deg position. The acft ballooned, & the CFI took control & elected to complete the landing. Insufficient rwy remained & the…Oct 27, 1985 · N98954 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC86LA025Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Great Valley, NYAcft experienced windshear while landing at Great Valley, n.y. the plt attempted to make a go around, but was unsuccessful and landed in a corn field. The acft was substantially damaged, however, the private certificated plt was uninjured.Oct 25, 1985 · N5486D · Substantial damageNTSB MKC86LA019Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Weeping Water, NEThe pilot stated that he was going too fast when he touched down on the short runway and should have made a go around. The airplane went off the end of the runway, went down a slope and impacted a piloe of rocks.Oct 25, 1985 · N47734 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA86IA018Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportGrumman American AA-5 · Live Oak, FLThe acft made a downwind landing touching down long on the rwy. The acft could not be stopped & ran off the end of the rwy. The plt stated that he misread the windsock.Oct 25, 1985 · N9558L · Minor damageNTSB FTW86LPJ01Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 172 · Kremlin, OKThe acft landed in a wheat field adjacent to the sod rwy. The acft nosed over in a small ditch during rollout. The plt said he mistook the green winter wheat for the sod rwy which was now brown dormant grass from a frost and not green as it was when the plt…Oct 25, 1985 · N6069E · Substantial damageNTSB ATL86FA009Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Clayton, GAThe pilot and his passenger showed up for the second day in a row and checked the weather for the return trip to Florida. They found the weather VFR at the airport. An employee of the FBO took the pilot outside and pointed out that the mountains to the south…Oct 22, 1985 · N3177E · DestroyedNTSB MKC86LA014Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPitts S1C · Goodland, KSThe acft rolled forward unrestrained after the plt hand started the eng. A tie down tied to the tailwheel pulled free from the ground tie down eye used to restrain the acft during the hand start procedure. The acft rolled forward striking several objects. The…Oct 19, 1985 · N22R · Substantial damageNTSB FTW86FRA01Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportCessna 172 M · Houston, TXThe acft made a forced landing on a golf course and nosed over after the engine quit during takeoff. Post accident investigation revealed that the gascolator was full of water and the carburetor contained 25 percent water. No other discrepancies in equipment…Oct 19, 1985 · N9892Q · Substantial damageNTSB NYC86LA013Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson R22A · Sterling, MAThe accident occurred when the CFI allowed the student who was in a hover maneuver to lose rotor RPM. The helicopter drift rearward, the left rear skid dug into the ground and the helicopter rolled over. RPM decayed so badly that the helicopter could not…Oct 18, 1985 · N9069G · Substantial damageNTSB LAX86LA017Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Chino Valley, AZWhen the flt departed prescott for the local flt, the plt said the rwys switched several times between 11 & 03 due to the winds. The official prescott surfact observation reported the winds from 110 degrees at 8 KTS with gusts to 17 KTS. After departing…Oct 15, 1985 · N9660W · Substantial damageNTSB LAX86LA013Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Vacaville, CAThe acft collided with the ground during an attempted landing. The plt used full flaps in a x-wind of 16-21 KTS. Two attempts were made to align the acft with the rwy before a pull-up in a 45 degree climb bank to the rt resulted in a stall & crash.Oct 13, 1985 · N64142 · Substantial damageNTSB ANC86LA002Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportArtic S-1B2 · Anchorage, AKThe engine failure was due to a line cap loose in the baffled portion of the tank near the outlet lines. The pilot stated the aircraft engine quit at 1000 feet he then attempted an emergency landing in a school yard.Oct 12, 1985 · N53AT · Substantial damageNTSB FTW86LA013Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28 · Houston, TXThe passengers stated that the pilot was unable to obtain higher power settings on a go-around from a low approach to an airport, and elected to land on a rural street. An examination of the engine revealed insect nests in the intake manifold and water in the…Oct 11, 1985 · N5341W · Substantial damageNTSB LAX86FA007Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Payson, AZThe passenger had a 10:00 medical appointment at the destination arot on the day of the accident. The non-instrument rated, recently certificated pvt plt, requested and received a weather briefing for a proposed VFR flt at 7500 ft MSL from mesa to holbrook,…Oct 8, 1985 · N44207 · DestroyedNTSB SEA86FA004Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportChampion 7GCAA · Oakley, IDLow time private pilot had borrowed aircraft for personal trip to nearby airport. On arrival, pilot made fly by of friend's ranch to signal for pick up at airport. Friend got into auto and headed for airport,stated he was driving 60 mph and saw aircraft in…Oct 6, 1985 · N9623S · DestroyedNTSB MIA86LA005Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · St.Petersburg, FLThe plt stated that while attempting a landing he realized his rate of descent was too high. He then applied power, the nose pitched up and the acft stalled, resulting in a hard landing.Oct 6, 1985 · N7602D · Substantial damageNTSB SEA86LA006Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Emmett, IDWhile landing in calm wind conditions on a 2400 ft rwy, the left brake failed & the acft contd off the departure end, then hit a fence. An exam revealed the left brake pads were worn & the left actuator cylinder was losing fluid. The brake backing plate & the…Oct 5, 1985 · N2867Q · Substantial damageNTSB MKC86LA007Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Dumas, AROn landing at a pvt sod strip near Dumas, the plt stated he encountered a strong crosswind. The crosswind forced his acft to veer off the side of the rwy. After veering off the rwy the right wing struck the ground sustaining substantial damage to the wing…Oct 5, 1985 · N31272 · Substantial damageNTSB ANC86LA001Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion Citabria 7GCBC · Ptarmigan Pass, AKThe pilot-in-command stated that just after departure. He spotted a moose and made a low circle above the moose. He leveled off and attempted to pull the aircraft up. The nose of the aircraft pitched down and the airplane crashed to the ground.Oct 5, 1985 · N90921 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC86LA001Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Kansas City, MOThe Piper PA-28-140 was departing the Kansas City, MO area for a VFR, no flight-plan flight to warrensburg, MO. Witnesses stated that the airplane appeared to lift off prematurely and remained effectively stalled until impact two min later in a…Oct 3, 1985 · N8047N · Substantial damageNTSB ATL86LLQ01Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportCessna 172 · London, KYThe acft crashed during a forced landing after fuel exhaustion during a x-country flt. The plt had encountered wx and in attempting to reach an alternate arpt the acft ran out of fuel. The plt was not instrument rated and the wx at London was 600 ft overcast…Oct 3, 1985 · N20273 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL86FA002Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportGrumman American AA-5 · Hurricane, WVN9629U crashed in a wooded area near Hurricane, west Virginia while conducting a visual flight from millwood, WV to grundy, Virginia. The pilot and aircraft were certificated in accordance with current FARS. The pilot received a weather briefing for the…Oct 3, 1985 · N9629U · DestroyedNTSB ANC86LAG03Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-18A-150 · Homer, AKThe landing gear axle failure was due to the oversize tires that were installed on the aircraft.Oct 3, 1985 · N3992P · Substantial damageNTSB SEA86LA001Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Winnemucca, NVDirectional control was lost during takeoff roll due to a flat nose wheel tire. The aircraft continued to veer to the left of the runway despite the student pilots attempts to correct to the right. The aircraft departed the runway where it nosed over.Oct 1, 1985 · N53432 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA001Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7GCAA · Cortez, COAfter 3.9 hrs flt time on a x-country flt from cheyenne, WY, to Cortez, CO, the plt experienced an eng failure due to fuel exahustion. He executed a forced landing in a mountain meadow that was not adequate in length for the landing. The acft impacted trees…Oct 1, 1985 · N9614S · Substantial damageNTSB DEN85LA248Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Deming, NMWhile practicing touch and go landings the plt added pwr for takeoff and the eng quit. The plt veered the acft to the left to avoid hitting farm machinery and collided with a tree stump. Post accident exam of the eng revealed the eng mostlikely failed as a…Sep 24, 1985 · N7467D · Substantial damageNTSB ATL85FAMS2Accident · 3 fatalMissing aircraftFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Gulfport, MSPlt contacted apch control for advisories. Asked about wx onroute of ELT. Was told that lines of showers existed across path. Plt advised he thought he had found a gap and that he thought he could get over wx. Later radioed that ride was bouncy and he was in…Sep 23, 1985 · N1785J · DestroyedNTSB MKC85LA222Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172I · Cameron, MOThe pilot stated that he was aware of the IFR conditions enroute but was not expecting them so soon. When he was within four minutes of his landing airport, the weather turned very bad but he decided to continue. Visibility was so bad that he had to turn to…Sep 21, 1985 · N46175 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA386Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 M · Freemont, OHThe pilot stated that just after liftoff a gust of wind pushed him back down almost on the runway. He could not accelerate but did keep the aircraft straight and level as he drifted off the runway through a fence and into some trees at a low airspeed. When…Sep 21, 1985 · N9391H · Substantial damage