NTSB investigations: Lycoming VO-540 series, 1989
5 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Lycoming VO-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
| 1964 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 15 |
| 1966 | 16 |
| 1967 | 5 |
| 1968 | 15 |
| 1969 | 10 |
| 1970 | 8 |
| 1971 | 7 |
| 1972 | 6 |
| 1973 | 9 |
| 1974 | 11 |
| 1975 | 14 |
| 1976 | 13 |
| 1977 | 13 |
| 1978 | 22 |
| 1979 | 17 |
| 1980 | 8 |
| 1981 | 14 |
| 1982 | 9 |
| 1983 | 10 |
| 1984 | 9 |
| 1985 | 3 |
| 1986 | 9 |
| 1987 | 8 |
| 1988 | 6 |
| 1989 | 5 |
| 1990 | 6 |
| 1991 | 8 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1993 | 7 |
| 1994 | 4 |
| 1995 | 7 |
| 1996 | 7 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1998 | 6 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2000 | 3 |
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |
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\") = 1989
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('41534', '41582'))
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") = 1989
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('41534', '41582'))
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 LAX90DVA01Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportHiller 12E · Huron, CAThe pilot failed to properly preflight the airplane before departing on the accident flight and misjudged the flare during the ensuing autorotation. Factors relating to this accident were oil starvation and total failure of the connecting rod.NTSB LAX90DUJ03Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportHiller UH-12E · Yuma, AZThe pilot misjudged the flare altitude. Contributing to this accident was the failure of the engine torsional coupling which ultimately caused the total loss of power.NTSB LAX89DUJ09Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportHiller UH-12E · Tolleson, AZAn engine failure due to water contamination in the fuel supply which preceded an autorotation and collision with the ground during night time conditions.NTSB CHI89DEP07Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportHiller UH-12E · Blackriverfalls, WIPilot-in-command's failure to jettison the external load followed by his misjudgement of distance to avoid collision with the external load.NTSB LAX89DVM02Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportHiller UH-12E · Salinas, CAThe separation of the torsion coupling in the main rotor drive system.