Fatal NTSB investigations: Lycoming GO-435C&D series

8 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Lycoming GO-435C&D 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
Fatal NTSB investigations: Lycoming GO-435C&D series per year, 1967–2026: 8 cases
19671
19681
19692
19821
19831
19891
19971

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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.\"highestInjuryLevel\" = 'Fatal'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('41521'))
  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 LAX97FA330Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportRyan Navion B · Pacoima, CAthe dual student's improper positioning of the fuel selector and the CFI's inadequate supervision, which led to a takeoff with the auxiliary fuel tank selected and resulted in fuel starvation. A contributing factor was the position of the nomenclature on the…Sep 26, 1997 · N5241K · DestroyedNTSB BFO89FA069Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech B50 · Church Creek, MDVFR flight into IMC and pilot disorientation, which resulted in the loss of aircraft control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of instrument experience, darkness, and the adverse weather condition.Aug 23, 1989 · N3688B · DestroyedNTSB FTW84FA047Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportAero Commander 520 · Clines Corners, NMThe non-instrument rated plt was on ferry flt from bartlesville, ok to ontario, CA. An en route stop was made at tucumcari, NM, where the acft was refueled & 14 qts of oil was added to the left eng. The line boy who serviced the acft saw no visible oil leaks…Nov 9, 1983 · N4116B · DestroyedNTSB LAX82FA357Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportAero Commander 520 · Agoura, CADuring departure, the pilot climbed in IFR conditions to 600O ft. after leveling, a frequency change was made and he was cleared to 8000 ft, which he acknowledged. About 2 min later, the controller radioed to the pilot that he was about 4 mi north of the…Sep 26, 1982 · N2622B · DestroyedNTSB OAK70A0012Accident · 2 fatalClosedNavion B · Ash Meadows, NVAug 21, 1969 · N5255K · DestroyedNTSB LAX69A0072Accident · 1 fatalClosedAero Comdr 520 · Olberg, AZMay 28, 1969 · N4127B · DestroyedNTSB NYC69A0008Accident · 2 fatalClosedHelio H-391B · Royalston, MAJul 10, 1968 · N28B · 2 aircraft · DestroyedNTSB DEN68A0014Accident · 4 fatalClosedAero-Comdr 520 · Parshall, COAug 9, 1967 · N8000G · Destroyed