NTSB investigations: Lycoming GO-480 series, TX

11 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Lycoming GO-480 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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Cases per year

19662026

NTSB investigations: Lycoming GO-480 series, TX per year, 1966–2026: 11 cases
1966	1
1967	2
1973	1
1976	1
1977	2
1978	1
1981	2
1982	1

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Query with SQL

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" = 'TX' 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 ('41527')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

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\" = 'TX' 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 ('41527'))
  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.

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" = 'TX' 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 ('41527'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.

NTSB FTW82DA390Accident · No injuriesFinal reportHelio H-295 · Waller, TXA witness observed the aircraft depart from a hard surface runway. The aircraft remained close to the runway surface after lift-off and was observed to make an abrupt pull-up to a nose-high climb angle. The aircraft cleared wires then appeared to fall off to…Sep 22, 1982 · N6453V · Substantial damage NTSB FTW82DRG03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech C50 · Goliad, TXOct 15, 1981 · N4914B · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81FRG34Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C50 · Los Fresnos, TXMay 6, 1981 · N3712B · Substantial damage NTSB FTW78FPD23Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B-50C · Minerals Wells, TXJun 26, 1978 · N833Q · Substantial damage NTSB FTW78FRA04Accident · No injuriesClosedNavion 260B · Houston, TXOct 14, 1977 · N5221K · Substantial damage NTSB FTW77FRG54Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech D50 · Moore, TXJun 10, 1977 · N4954B · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76FRJ23Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAero Comdr 560 · Henderson, TXApr 25, 1976 · N2713B · Substantial damage NTSB FTW73DRG81Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 560A · Belton, TXMay 26, 1973 · N2269B · Destroyed NTSB FTW68F0276Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D50 · Breckenridge, TXSep 29, 1967 · N567SF · Substantial damage NTSB FTW67F0461Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAero Comdr 560A · San Antonio, TXJan 18, 1967 · N2648B · Destroyed NTSB FTW66D0571Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Cmdr 680 · Laredo, TXFeb 28, 1966 · N118E · Substantial damage