NTSB investigations: Lycoming IO-540 series, LA
17 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
| 1966 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1982 | 2 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 2 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
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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 c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'LA' 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 ('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 c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'LA' 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 ('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 CEN25LA073Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Buras, LAThe pilot’s failure to maintain control during a hover taxi with a quartering tailwind.NTSB CEN23FA201Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 182T · Grand Isle, LAThe pilot’s operation of the airplane while intoxicated, resulting in its impact with the ocean.NTSB CEN22LA247Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-32R-301 · Olla, LAThe partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB CEN21LA378Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Gonzales, LAThe pilot’s inadvertent collision with a tree while landing at night which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN21LA358Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182 · Patterson, LAThe mechanic’s failure to properly secure the throttle arm rendering it loose and inoperable after takeoff, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.NTSB OPS17IA021IncidentClass 3 · IncidentFinal reportCessna 172S · New Orleans, LAThe air traffic controller not following Federal Aviation Administration directives to establish sequencing and spacing between aircraft operating to the same runway.NTSB CEN12FA139Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportRobinson R44 II · Centerville, LAThe pilot allowed the helicopter to settle with power while maneuvering at low altitude.NTSB FTW98FA185Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportYoung Glasair III · St. Martinville, LAThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft as a result of VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and flight into known adverse weather conditions. Contributing factors were turbulence, clouds, dark night and lack of an instrument…NTSB FTW95LA327Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Monroe, LAThe pilot's improper positioning of the fuel selector resulting in fuel starvation and the failure of the pilot to follow the published emergency procedures for propeller feathering. Factors were the fence and the trees.NTSB FTW87LA119Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32R-301 · Lake Providence, LAThe pilot, who reportedly was familiar with the 2200 x 90 foot sod strip, allowed the aircraft to drift left during the landing roll where the left main landing gear struck the end of a concrete culvert which did not extend quite to the extreme edge of the…NTSB FTW87LA084Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-300 · Many, LAAcft received substantial damage when it ran off the end of a 3,300' pvt airstrip into a lake during an attempted go around. The winds were calm. The plt reported that he landed long and fast over trees at the threshold and delayed initiating a go around…NTSB FTW86LA105Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMaule M7-235 · New Orleans, LAThe plt lost directional control of the acft during the landing roll when he failed to compensate adequately for the x-wind resulting in a ground loop.NTSB FTW84LA200Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMaule M-6-235 · New Orleans, LAShortly after touchdown on a x-wind landing, the tailwheel equipped acft began to weathervaned to the left into the wind. The plt lost directional control & the acft ground looped to the left. The right gear collapsed & the right wing dragged on the ground.…NTSB FTW82DA319Accident · No injuriesFinal reportEagle DW-1 · Cheneyville, LAThe acft was on the approach to spray a cottonfield when a collision with an unseen power line occurred. The collision forced the acft down and the pilot made a hard landing which damaged the landing gear and the right wing. The visibilitywas about 5 miles in…NTSB FTW82DA175Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-32RT-300 · Pineville, LADuring taxi to the runway for takeoff, the right main gear dropped into an unmarked hole on the right edge of the taxiway resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft.NTSB FTW80DA078Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA32RT · Pineville, LANTSB FTW66F0491Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Montgomery, LA