NTSB investigations: Lycoming O&VO-360 series, 1990

10 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Lycoming O&VO-360 series, where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical”. 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

19822026
NTSB investigations: Lycoming O&VO-360 series, 1990 per year, 1982–2026: 247 cases
198210
198311
19848
198514
19868
19876
19889
19899
199010
19919
19928
199315
19949
19959
199611
19979
199813
19999
20009
20015
20027
200312
20044
200519
20066
20078

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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1990
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('41514')
      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\" = 353))
  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 MIA91LA028Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Inverness, MSThe student pilot's failure to refuel the airplane. Factors were: uel exhaustion, the pilot's lack of total aeronautical experience, and soft terrain.Nov 18, 1990 · N4820L · Substantial damageNTSB MIA91LA016Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Orlando, FLInadequate planning by the pilot.Oct 25, 1990 · N21175 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI90LA247Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Fridley, MNEngine failure due to fuel exhaustion because of fuel consumption calculations mis-judged by the pilot in command. Contributing factors were unsuitable terrain and a railroad sign.Aug 29, 1990 · N2842D · Substantial damageNTSB DEN90LA167Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20C · Roswell, NMThe intentional wheels up landing in soft terrain. Contributing to the accident was the fuel starvation induced power loss, failure of the pilot to switch fuel tanks, improper positioning of the fuel selector during attempted restarts, and the soft terrain.Aug 3, 1990 · N5677Q · Substantial damageNTSB ATL90LA106Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24 · Cartersville, GAThe pilot's improper use of the engine fuel mixture control which resulted in fuel exhaustion.May 3, 1990 · N7868P · Substantial damageNTSB MKC90LA097Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20C · Little Rock, ARPilot in command's failure to refuel the airplane, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Related to the accident was: unsuitable terrain in the emergency landing area.Apr 28, 1990 · N6824N · Substantial damageNTSB MIA90FA107Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · North Captiva, FLInadequate preflight by the pilot, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, due to an inadequate supply of fuel, and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.Apr 19, 1990 · N30962 · DestroyedNTSB CHI90LA079Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Raleigh, ILInadequate preflight by the pilot and fuel exhaustion due to an inadequate supply of fuel. The unreliable fuel quantity gauge was a related factor.Feb 12, 1990 · N35100 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL90LA057Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20A · Parris Island, SCThe failure of the pilot to insure that sufficient fuel was aboard for the flight, resulting in fuel exhaustion.Jan 26, 1990 · N8199E · Substantial damageNTSB FTW90LA054Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander 100-180 · Bastrop, LALoss of engine power due to water contamination in the fuel. A factor related to the accident was: inadequate design of the fuel system drains, which prevented an adequate preflight of the fuel system.Jan 21, 1990 · N3712X · Destroyed