NTSB investigations: Lycoming 0-540 series, ND

7 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Lycoming 0-540 series, where the first occurrence was “In flight collision with terrain/water”. 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

19922026
NTSB investigations: Lycoming 0-540 series, ND per year, 1992–2026: 7 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 c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'ND' 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 ('41532')
      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\" = 230))
  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 CHI07LA254Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Overly, NDThe pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance during the agricultural application flight. Contributing to the accident was the wheat crop.Aug 2, 2007 · N7263Z · Substantial damageNTSB CHI06CA257Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Anamoose, NDThe pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from terrain during the aerial application pass.Sep 6, 2006 · N8501L · Substantial damageNTSB CHI02CA248Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Ray, NDThe pilot inadvertently stalled the airplane during takeoff. A factor was the tailwind.Aug 14, 2002 · N7634Z · Substantial damageNTSB CHI01LA281Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Kenmare, NDThe pilot failed to maintain clearance with the terrain during the aerial application flight. Factors associated with the accident were the high vegetation and the pilot's diverted attention during the flight.Aug 16, 2001 · N6794Z · Substantial damageNTSB CHI99LA230Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Fargo, NDthe altitude/clearance not maintained by the pilot.Jul 12, 1999 · N4652Y · Substantial damageNTSB CHI99LA229Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Lefor, NDthe altitude/clearance not maintained by the pilot.Jul 12, 1999 · N7329Z · Substantial damageNTSB CHI93LA017Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-260 · Trenton, NDThe pilot's improper aircraft handling while maneuvering at low altitude.Oct 24, 1992 · N8675L · Destroyed