NTSB investigations: Lycoming 0-540 series, 2002

6 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Lycoming 0-540 series, where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical”. 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

19822026
NTSB investigations: Lycoming 0-540 series, 2002 per year, 1982–2026: 136 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\") = 2002
    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\" = 353))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB FTW03LA060Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-235 · Bryson, TXthe pilot's inadequate inflight planning and decision which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane and dark night conditions were contributing factors.Dec 14, 2002 · N8925W · Substantial damageNTSB LAX03LA012Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-235 · Van Nuys, CAfuel starvation due to the pilot's mismanagement of the fuel system and failure to select a tank containing fuel.Oct 19, 2002 · N9483W · Substantial damageNTSB DEN02LA096Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Boulder, COthe pilot's inadequate preflight preparation, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent loss of engine power, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the forced landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush. Factors included the…Aug 16, 2002 · N9791P · DestroyedNTSB DEN02LA040Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna TR182 · Kersey, COThe pilot's inadequate planning decision which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.Apr 28, 2002 · N787PC · Substantial damageNTSB IAD02LA044Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-260 · Louisville, KYThe pilot's inadvertent selection of an empty fuel tank, which resulted in fuel starvation of the engine.Apr 23, 2002 · N166PA · Substantial damageNTSB LAX02LA095Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · San Jose, CAThe pilot's inadequate planning and improper fuel consumption calculation, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.Feb 25, 2002 · N7604P · Substantial damage