NTSB investigations: Lycoming IO-320 series, LA

10 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Lycoming IO-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

19672026
NTSB investigations: Lycoming IO-320 series, LA per year, 1967–2026: 10 cases
19671
19681
19721
19861
20001
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20021
20131
20171
20241

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\" = 'LA' 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 ('41509'))
  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 CEN25LA015Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-30 · New Orleans, LAThe failure of a landing gear torque arm which resulted in a landing gear collapse and runway excursion.Oct 16, 2024 · N7967Y · Substantial damageNTSB CEN17FA169Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportChampion 7KCAB · Collinston, LAThe failure of the flight instructor and the commercial pilot to maintain adequate clearance from a power line during an aerial application training flight.Apr 30, 2017 · N1899G · DestroyedNTSB CEN13FA420Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportChampion 7KCAB · Oak Ridge, LAThe private pilot’s and the flight instructor’s failure to maintain airplane control while performing agricultural operations turns low to the ground, which resulted in a stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the private pilot’s impairment due to his…Jul 18, 2013 · N2978G · Substantial damageNTSB FTW02LA164Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Jonesville, LAthe pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun and an on ground encounter with terrain.May 24, 2002 · N8302Y · Substantial damageNTSB FTW01LA082Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7KCAB · Ragley, LAthe loose clamp (Nicopress fitting) on the elevator control cable due to inadequate quality control during the cable's manufacturing, which allowed the cable to disconnect and restricted the pilot's control of the airplane during landing.Mar 17, 2001 · N9017L · Substantial damageNTSB FTW00LA227Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7KCAB · Rayville, LAThe flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the wind gusts.Jul 29, 2000 · N2978G · Substantial damageNTSB FTW87LA001Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Sulpher, LAThe pilot landed long at a private grass airstrip and deliberately ground looped the aircraft to avoid overrunning the airstrip into a three foot ditch. The nose gear collapsed during the ground loop and the wings and main gears were damaged when the aircraft…Oct 2, 1986 · N7533Y · Substantial damageNTSB FTW73FRJ07Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7KCAB · Shreveport, LAAug 5, 1972 · N7600F · Substantial damageNTSB FTW68F0515Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Alexandria, LAMar 29, 1968 · N7991Y · Substantial damageNTSB FTW67D0669Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Monroe, LAApr 12, 1967 · N7734Y · Substantial damage