Fatal NTSB investigations: Lycoming IO-540 series, 1985
5 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Lycoming IO-540 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
| 1971 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1978 | 2 |
| 1979 | 2 |
| 1981 | 2 |
| 1982 | 2 |
| 1983 | 3 |
| 1984 | 3 |
| 1985 | 5 |
| 1986 | 5 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1989 | 3 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 5 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1995 | 5 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 6 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1999 | 7 |
| 2000 | 4 |
| 2001 | 10 |
| 2002 | 21 |
| 2003 | 12 |
| 2004 | 10 |
| 2005 | 11 |
| 2006 | 11 |
| 2007 | 11 |
| 2008 | 13 |
| 2009 | 7 |
| 2010 | 13 |
| 2011 | 8 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 9 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 3 |
Where
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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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1985
AND 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 ('41530', '41585'))
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 year(c."eventDate") = 1985
AND 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 ('41530', '41585'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun 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 LAX86LA008Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Santa Barbara, CAOn oct. 3, 1985, pipter PA-23-250 crashed into the pacific ocean while on an air sampling flt near Santa Barbara, CA. The ac was destroyed and the two plts were fatally injured. The flt was to be flown along a predermined route utilizing loran navaids. The ac…NTSB MIA85LA209Accident · 4 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32R-301 · Bahamas, BahamasThe acft failed to arrive at it's intended destination on a flt from nassau, Bahamas to opa locka arpt, miami, FL. The acft was reported missing by the miami fss. The U.S. Coast guard initiated a search on 07-12-85 at about 1831 EDT & search was suspended on…NTSB SEA85FA084Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBellanca 17-31A · Yamhill, ORWitnesses observed the acft apch the airstrip with excessive speed. Touchdown on the rwy was beyond the halfway point & the acft bounced back into the air. Power was applied for an apparent go-around. The acft cleared tall trees at the end of the runway, but…NTSB FTW85FA137Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Foss, OKInflt fire at rear of lft eng caused by fitting of inlet fuel line to eng driven fuel pump being more than 1 & 1/2 turns from finger tight plt was A&P mech and did maint on a/c and had helped install lft eng 19.8 hrs prior to accident . Lft wing separated…NTSB ATL85FA101Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 182R · Burkes Garden, VAThe plt departed manassas without a current wx briefing or filing a flt plan. Plt had also left maps and a list of checkpoints at home. His route of flt was into an area of low ceilings and visibility. The acft crashed into a mountain at the 3850 ft level.…