NTSB investigations: Lycoming TI0-540 series, TX

5 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Lycoming TI0-540 series, where the first occurrence was “In flight encounter with weather”. 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

19842026
NTSB investigations: Lycoming TI0-540 series, TX per year, 1984–2026: 5 cases
19841
19871
19901
20021
20041

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\" = 'TX' 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 ('41533')
      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\" = 240))
  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 FTW04FA208Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-300 · Burnet, TXThe pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather, VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation. A contributing factor was the cloudy weather.Aug 7, 2004 · N927RP · DestroyedNTSB FTW02CA206Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportAero Commander Callair A-9B · El Paso, TXthe loss of control due to the encounter with the dust devil.Jul 13, 2002 · N7791V · Substantial damageNTSB DEN91LA018Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Abilene, TXAn in flight encounter with turbulence. Factors were the pilot's inadequate aircraft preflight.Nov 7, 1990 · N6078Y · Substantial damageNTSB FTW88LA014Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Brownsville, TXDuring initial climb into IFR conditions, the non-multiengine, non-instrument rated mexican certificated private pilot diverted his attention from flying the aircraft to adjust the mixture control on the left engine. The aircraft impacted the ground and…Oct 25, 1987 · N5606Y · Substantial damageNTSB FTW84LA178Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-301T · Haskell, TXThe plt received a wx briefing and said, 'today was not the day to go', but later went. En route weather encouraged him to land at an arpt with a 1600 ft rwy with winds of 30 KTS gusting to 50 KTS, according to a witness. The plt landedwith no flaps and…Mar 27, 1984 · N8194E · Substantial damage