NTSB investigations: Lycoming 0-540 series, 1997
4 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Lycoming 0-540 series, where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power”. 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
| 1982 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 1983 | 5 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1985 | 5 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 3 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | 4 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2000 | 3 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2002 | 9 |
| 2003 | 5 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 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\") = 1997
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\" = 350))
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") = 1997
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" = 350))
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 CHI98LA037Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-260 · Lakeville, MNfuel starvation due a deteriorated grommet in an Adel clamp, and a loose mixture control cable.NTSB ATL97FA118Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · Palm Bch Garden, FLloss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to maintain flying speed.NTSB LAX97LA279Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · San Diego, CAa loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB CHI97LA209Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-235A · O'Neil, NEfuel exhaustion, due to the pilot's improper planning/decision and inadequate fuel consumption calculations. Factors relating to the accident were: the lack of an operable fuel indication system, and the high winds.