NTSB investigations: Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series

5 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 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

19842026
NTSB investigations: Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series per year, 1984–2026: 5 cases
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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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('41529')
      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"

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NTSB BFO90LA001Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A65 · Friendly, MDThe pilot's improper use of his fuel supply, which resulted in fuel starvation and loss of power in the left engine. A factor related to the accident was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the aircraft.Oct 15, 1989 · N186M · Substantial damageNTSB LAX88FA130Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportDornier DO-24 · Oildale, CAPilot's improper fuel consumption calculations and his failure to properly use the mixture control.Mar 17, 1988 · N772AX · DestroyedNTSB BFO86FID02Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBeech BE65 · Wakefield, VAThe acft landed short of the rwy after loss of power on both engines. Contact with a dirt bank sheared the landing gear and the acft slid onto & down the rwy for about 436 ft before stopping. The plt said the fuel gauges were 1/4 on mains and 1/8 on avg…Feb 27, 1986 · N1QV · Substantial damageNTSB MIA85LA110Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell 680E · Key West, FLA coast guard falcon acft was on scene when the acft ditched in the atlantic ocean due to fuel exhaustion. A life raft & marker were dropped by the coast guard acft. A search was conducted all day on 3/1/85 & was called off at sunset on on 3/2/85. The…Mar 1, 1985 · N709G · DestroyedNTSB FTW84LA249Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 65 · Zapata, TXAccording to law enforcement officers, the acft experienced double eng failure and made a forced landing in unimproved terrain. During the landing rollout the acft struck several trees. An intense post crash fire erupted destroying all but one wing tip of the…May 25, 1984 · N404C · Destroyed