NTSB investigations: Lycoming I0360 series, 1985

33 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Lycoming I0360 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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  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\") = 1985
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  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB LAX86LA076Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20F · San Manuel, AZDuring cruise at 10,500 ft MSL on a night x-country flt, the plt said the eng ran rough with moderate vibration levels. Plt declared an emergency with abq ARTCC, who vectored the acft to an unlighted airstrip. The plt said he had difficultyin seeing the rwy…Dec 28, 1985 · N234GA · Substantial damageNTSB NYC86LA051Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Bristol, CTThe acft was on a return flight back to teterboro when an eng failure occurred for unknown reasons. The plt requested vectors to the nearest arpt which was robertson but he was not able to reach it. A forced landing resulted in an open fld during which the…Dec 21, 1985 · N61260 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL86LA044Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 269B · Stone Mountain, GADuring ground refueling of the aircraft the fuel tank was over- filled and the fuel spilled over onto the ramp. The fuel was ignited and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.Dec 18, 1985 · N9303F · DestroyedNTSB CHI86LA028Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20F · Piper City, ILThe pilot elected to land on a paved road because his rla was too wet. The aircraft landed on top of a moving automobile. The aircraft remained on top of the automobile as it ran off the side of the road.Nov 14, 1985 · N2907L · Substantial damageNTSB FTW86FPA05Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportMooney MK20J · Gladewater, TXDuring takeoff the headset wiring became tangled in the emergency gear extension handle which had been accidently activated. Then the normal gear handle was put in the up position, the emergency gear crank rotated pulling on the headset and the emergency gear…Nov 8, 1985 · N201QW · Substantial damageNTSB FTW86FRG06Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportHughes 269C · Batesville, TXThe helicopter was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of eng pwr. The plt was performing cattle ranching operations when the eng sputtered and quit while at a low alt. The plt was able to clear trees and high brush, however, a hard…Nov 4, 1985 · N9283F · Substantial damageNTSB ATL86LA013Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20E · Meridian, MSThe non-instrument rated pilot received a weather briefing before take-off and was advised that VFR flight was not recommended for a flight to chattanooga, TN. The pilot was unable to maintain VFR conditions and attempted a precision approach. While being…Oct 28, 1985 · N5959Q · Substantial damageNTSB MKC86LA015Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney MK21 · Warren, ARAt cruise level flt the plt rptd a malfunctioning engine. The plt was cleared to descend to an airport in the vicinity. The precautionary landing was initiated due to an oil pressure decline. Approaching for the landing the plt rptd the engine completely quit…Oct 25, 1985 · N3399X · Substantial damageNTSB MKC86LA012Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Gardner, KSThe pilot stated that he was landing on runway 8 with a right crosswind and had the right wing down for wind correction. The right wheel impacted a lip on the approach end of the runway, 6 inches below the level of the runway. The right gear collapsed, the…Oct 17, 1985 · N43429 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL86FKG04Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportMooney M20J · Americus, GAThe acft contacted a tree and came to rest inverted during a forced landing following a loss of pwr. The loss of pwr occurred aprx 5 miles west of the destination arpt. Post accident inspection of the airframe and powerplant failed to disclose any mechanical…Oct 6, 1985 · N4287H · DestroyedNTSB FTW85LA359Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-R · Mount Vernon, TXThe pilot reported he ran out of gas maneuvering under an overcast to find a suitable landing site. He had attempted to circumnavigate a large area of severe weather but exhausted his fuel supply. He stated that the engine quit and he stalled the aircraft at…Sep 29, 1985 · N7554J · Substantial damageNTSB ATL85LA287Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 269A · Winchester, KYThe accident occurred as the student pilot was attempting to takeoff for hover training. As the pilot was applying collective torque, the student said, he lost control and crashed. There were no system malfunctions or failures reported.Sep 28, 1985 · N9308F · Substantial damageNTSB FTW85LA353Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Plainview, TXThe acft was substantially damaged during an emerg landing following an eng failure due to fuel exhaustion. Plt stated that during the 2nd leg of his flt, the ceiling and visibility deteriorated to the point that he was unable to find the arpt at his…Sep 20, 1985 · N1994T · Substantial damageNTSB ATL85FMG08Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Shuffletown, NCThe acft contacted a fence during a forced landing following a loss of pwr. The flt orginated at grand ledge, MI, at 1100 EST and an unscheduled landing was made at adrian, MI, because of wx. The flt departed adrian, MI, at 1320 EDT. The plt reported that…Sep 6, 1985 · N6102J · DestroyedNTSB MIA85LA236Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20F · Ft. Myers, FLThe acft settled to the rwy during the takeoff roll after the landing gear retracted. The plt stated that the landing gear collapsed for an unknown reason. A post accident inspection of the landing gear and related components revealed no defects or…Aug 16, 1985 · N7122V · Substantial damageNTSB NYC85LA208Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEnstrom F-28F · Groton, CTEnstrom F28F, N8623X was performing auto rotation at Groton-new london, Connecticut when a loss of power was experienced, the student pilot was at the controls and entered auto rotation with the understanding that it would terminate in a power recovery. After…Aug 12, 1985 · N8623X · Substantial damageNTSB LAX85FA314Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMooney M20J · Antioch, CAThe acft crashed into a reservoir shortly after departing the Antioch arpt. There were no eye witnesses to the crash. However, an ear witness stated that he heard the acft skipping along the water like the sound of a hydro-plane. He did not hear the eng, but…Jul 11, 1985 · N201HU · Minor damageNTSB CHI85LA280Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 269A1A · Coal Valley, ILDuring an aerial application run the plt reported a 'split second loss of power.' He lost directional control of the helicopter and it settled into tall corn. Impact resulted in loss of the main rotor blades, severence of the tail cone and separation of the…Jul 10, 1985 · N8951F · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA267Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-200 · New Richmond, WIThe acft veered to the rt & hit a rwy marker during the attempted go-around. The wind was from 210 degrees at 19 KTS gusting to 27 KTS. The plt said that if the marker had been 'break-away' plastic the damage would have been negliable.Jul 3, 1985 · N33006 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC85FA155Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech B95A · Readington, NJPapers were observed to fly out of the acft during takeoff. The acft was observed to 'waver' with the gear down & crash to the ground several minutes later. An exam of the cabin door revealed that it had popped open in flt.Jun 24, 1985 · N9712Y · DestroyedNTSB DEN85LA152Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Los Almos, NMThe plt was making an apch to rwy 27 at the los alamos muni arpt in gusty x-wind conditions. The arpt was located atop a mesa & rwy 27 had a 1.5% uphill rwy gradient. The plt said he selected 2 notches (25 deg) of flaps. The winds were reported to be from 210…Jun 9, 1985 · N8651C · Substantial damageNTSB FTW85LA239Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 300 · Lake Worth, TXWhile undergoing helicopter transition training from the previous owner, who holds no instructor certificate, the new owner's son had been practicing pwr recovery autorotations. The eng failed to respond to application of throttle, and a full autorotative…May 30, 1985 · N9660F · Substantial damageNTSB FTW85LA226Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-34-200 · Crowell, TXThe pilot landed with a light tail wind on a 3200 ft rwy which slopes downward. The brakes faded and became ineffective due to heavy application. A go-around was attempted; however, flying speed was not obtained and the acft impacted the ground about 200 ft…May 18, 1985 · N55800 · DestroyedNTSB MKC85LA093Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Kansas City, MOPlt inadvertently entered clouds on VFR flight. Plt sighted an arpt through breaks in clouds and decided to land. The acft touched down short of a closed rwy, partially collapsing the left gear. It then bounced up onto the rwy and fully collapsed the left…Apr 29, 1985 · N300KR · Substantial damageNTSB BFO85FA041Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportMooney M20F · Stevensville, MDThe plt stated that when in normal curise at 3000 ft over castle marina arpt he noticed excessive oil and cylinder head temps. A concurrent small amount of smoke was emanating from the instrument panel which prompted the plt to execute a precautionary lndg at…Apr 29, 1985 · N9107V · DestroyedNTSB SEA85LA093Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLake Buccaneer · Dexter, ORThe acft bounced during touchdown several times while attending to land on the water. The acft was too close to a dam to make a go-around. The acft then struck the dam head on.Apr 20, 1985 · N2582P · Substantial damageNTSB MIA85LA145Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Wabasso, FLInstructional flight practicing steep turns. Engine lost oil through crack in propeller governor oil line and seized. Instructor took over control and landed on a road in a sand pit. Pilot was unable to steer through an 's' turn on the road and collided with…Apr 10, 1985 · N2648R · Substantial damageNTSB ATL85LA131Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20E · Gunthersville, ALThe plt reported that he failed to extend the landing gear in the traffic pattern. Subsequently, the acft was damaged during a gear up landing.Apr 10, 1985 · N7153U · Substantial damageNTSB BFO85LA033Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20E · Mitchellville, MDAfter experiencing a gusty crosswind on final approach to runway 18, the pilot employed standard crosswind landing technique. Once over the threshold, power was reduced to idle and the pilot commenced the flare. During the flare, a gust of wind blew the alft…Apr 5, 1985 · N2761W · Substantial damageNTSB NYC85LA094Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Red Hook, NYDuring flt, a Piper PA-32R-201, N2263Q, & a bainbridge jodel F-12, N5700, encountered structural icing conditions. The windshields of both acft became covered with ice which restricted the forward visibility of the occupants in both acft. N5700 landed 1st.…Mar 31, 1985 · N2263Q · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB NYC85LA077Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell 112A · Waynesburg, PAThe acft was landed gear-up in a fld following a loss of pwr during an initial takeoff climb. Purpose of the flt was to check the eng as it had been disassembled because of metal contamination from the center main bearing. Post accident inspection of the eng…Mar 10, 1985 · N1339J · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA123Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Ephriam, WIThe aircraft began drifting to the right during the landing flare. As the aircraft touched down the right wheel entered an area of slush. The aircraft then slid off the runway to the right into a snowbank, damaging the landing gear and left wing tip. The…Feb 25, 1985 · N15652 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX85FA111Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportBeech C24R · Riverside, CAAn aborted takeoff was attempted by the plt when the acft failed to sustain flight. He landed on the side of the runway with one wheel in the grass and realized too late that normal braking was not sufficient to stop the landing roll before the acft went over…Jan 16, 1985 · N6020P · Substantial damage