NTSB investigations: Lycoming GO-480 series, 1983

5 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.

Cases per year

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NTSB investigations: Lycoming GO-480 series, 1983 per year, 1964–2026: 198 cases
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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\") = 1983
    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"

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NTSB ANC83LA136Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHelio H-295 · Fairbanks, AKThe plt reported that during the landing roll, the left brake failed & the acft ran off the right side of the rwy. Reportedly, the acft was damaged when it went off the gravel rwy at or near the departure end. No malfunction or failure of the brake assembly…Jul 23, 1983 · N6481V · Substantial damageNTSB ANC83FA126Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHelio H395 · Fairbanks, AKTakeoff was from a dirt driveway which had a usable length 0F 330 ft before it curved north. Before takeoff, the plt hadbent several small trees back away from the driveway & tied them down so they would not interfere with the takeoff. There are numerous…Jul 20, 1983 · N4156D · Substantial damageNTSB CHI83LA173Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-44 · Fond Du Lac, WIThe pilot became preoccupied with a minor electrical problem and did not raise the landing gear before making a landing on water. Upon water contact, the landing gear effected enough drag to nose the aircraft over.Apr 19, 1983 · N99431 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN83LA080Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHelio H-295 · Baggs, WYThe plt reported that he was hauling hay for his stranded horse. The plt was delivering hay, 5 bales per flt & dropping 1 bale at a time. On the 19th drop, after 4 hrs & 15 min of flt time since refueling, the eng lost power. During a forced landing in deep…Mar 12, 1983 · N533LD · Substantial damageNTSB LAX83FA100Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportHelio H-395 · Tucson, AZThe acft ground looped during landing and collided with an acft arresting system component. The pilot was landing on RWY11L. He did not report any difficulty controlling the acft until he began his flare. At that time he stated that a slight air disturbance…Feb 13, 1983 · N4160D · Substantial damage