Fatal NTSB investigations: Lycoming IO-540 series, 1995

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.

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Fatal NTSB investigations: Lycoming IO-540 series, 1995 per year, 1971–2026: 276 cases
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Latest cases

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\") = 1995
    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.

NTSB MIA96FA048Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-301 · Memphis, TNthe pilot's continued flight into known forecast icing conditions which resulted in the aircraft developing an ice buildup, and the pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft. The icing conditions was a factor.Dec 19, 1995 · N8349Z · DestroyedNTSB CHI96FA049Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32R-301T · Parker, KSthe pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to a drug (cocaine); his improper in-flight decision to continue flight over an overcast condition and then to descend into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC); his failure to maintain control of…Dec 12, 1995 · N14BA · DestroyedNTSB LAX95LA314Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Marana, AZthe pilot's poor installation of the propeller which allowed the propeller to become loose, and the pilot's improper emergency procedure by feathering the wrong propeller.Aug 30, 1995 · N7156T · DestroyedNTSB BFO95LA062Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBerg Steen Skybolt · Bath, NYthe pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance to avoid trees while performing aerobatic maneuvers. Related factors are the low altitude at which the maneuver was initiated and the delayed recovery/pull-up.Jun 11, 1995 · N3753B · DestroyedNTSB MIA95FA060Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-236 · York, SCThe noninstrument-rated pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation while conducting flight in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). A factor relating to the accident was: failure of the pilot to follow…Jan 19, 1995 · N8423B · Destroyed