NTSB investigations: Lycoming O-360 series
308 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Lycoming O-360 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
| 1965 | 3 |
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| 1966 | 1 |
| 1967 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1971 | 1 |
| 1976 | 2 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1980 | 2 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2002 | 9 |
| 2003 | 16 |
| 2004 | 17 |
| 2005 | 21 |
| 2006 | 17 |
| 2007 | 22 |
| 2008 | 12 |
| 2009 | 13 |
| 2010 | 16 |
| 2011 | 12 |
| 2012 | 14 |
| 2013 | 8 |
| 2014 | 11 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 | 4 |
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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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('41575'))
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 c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('41575'))
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 ERA26LA316Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportPiper PA-18A 150 · New Smyrna Beach, FLOn August 27, 2026, about 1051 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-18A 150, N2368P, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near New Smyrna Beach, Florida. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal…NTSB CEN26LA295Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportAviat A-1B · Pilot Grove, MNOn August 17, 2026, about 1446 central daylight time, an Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B airplane, N299CA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Pilot Grove, Minnesota. The two pilots received minor injuries. The airplane was operated as…NTSB WPR26LA156Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMarshall Daniel R L-21 · Cody, WYThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing rollout, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB CEN26LA117Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBellanca 8GCBC · De Smet, SDThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB CEN26LA027Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 · Springfield, MOThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control and the flight instructor’s lack of proper remedial action during the practice autorotation that resulted in the helicopter impacting terrain. Contributing to the accident was the presence of the gusting…NTSB CEN25LA330Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportEXP Supercub · Grove, OKThe pilot’s failure to maintain elevator control during the landing, which resulted in a nose over.NTSB CEN25LA253Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Melbourne, ARThe flight crew’s failure to use the airplane pre-landing checklist and failure to extend the airplane’s landing gear before landing.NTSB ERA25LA084Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech BE-76 · Melbourne, FLThe pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and subsequent forced landing.NTSB CEN25LA031Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Pearland, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter during lift off.NTSB ERA25LA015Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAviat A1 · Rowlesburg, WVThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in the on-ground collision with trees.NTSB WPR24LA306Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Yuma, AZThe flight instructor’s failure to maintain clearance from a fence during taxi operations.NTSB WPR24LA183Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Maricopa, AZThe flight instructor’s unstabilized approach during an autorotation that resulted in hard landing.NTSB ANC24LA039Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Kailua-Kona, HIThe flight instructor’s failure to implement the correct action for low rotor RPM recovery.NTSB ERA24LA203Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Louisburg, NCThe pilot under instruction’s inadvertent use of the mixture control, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.NTSB WPR24LA128Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBearhawk 4-Place · Buckhorn, NMThe pilot’s inflight loss of control during landing following an encounter with a wind gust which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ERA24LA128Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCub Crafters PA18-150 · Edgewater, FLMaintenance personnel’s failure to detect the worn aileron cable during the most recent inspections, which resulted in the separation of the aileron control cable and a subsequent loss of airplane control during landing.NTSB ERA24LA028Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Ronkonkoma, NYThe student pilot’s abrupt control input and the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.NTSB CEN24LA026Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Savoy, ILThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing and the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision to ensure that the landing gear was extended.NTSB WPR24LA008Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Caldwell, IDThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, resulting in a roll over.NTSB CEN23LA384Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · West Lafayette, INAn in-flight collision with a bird during initial climb.NTSB WPR23LA265Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Emmett, IDThe instructor’s failure to maintain airspeed during a simulated turning autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN23LA245Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Louise, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control in gusting wind conditions.NTSB ERA23LA229Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · South Bethlehem, NYThe pilot’s improper decision to attempt an intersection takeoff in a tailwind when the full runway in the opposite, headwind direction was available.NTSB WPR22LA359Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Mesa, AZThe flight instructor’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter’s rate of descent, resulting in a hard landing.NTSB CEN22LA396Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportJavron Experimental PA18 Replica · Osceola, IAThe stuck right brake at landing which resulted in a loss of control.NTSB CEN22LA346Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMeschler Gary R RV-4 · Oshkosh, WIThe failure of the pilot of N694V (RV-8) to maintain clearance from the preceding airplane, N79KM (RV-4), while taxiing for takeoff, which resulted in an on-ground collision.NTSB ERA22LA328Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Orlando, FLThe flight instructor’s inadequate remedial actions following the student pilot’s improper control inputs, which resulted in dynamic rollover.NTSB WPR22FA254Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportStucky Steven D RV-7 · Topeka, KSThe pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control while performing an aerobatic maneuver on takeoff, which resulted in exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, a subsequent aerodynamic stall, and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident…NTSB CEN22LA316Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper/Cub Crafters PA-18-150 · Llano, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a quartering tailwind.NTSB CEN22LA304Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Yoakum, TXThe pilot's loss of helicopter control on approach to land due to a settling with power condition, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ERA22LA248Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportFoster William D Elite · Winter Haven, FLThe pilot’s improper flare and inadequate application of power during landing, resulting in a hard landing and substantial damage to the airplane.NTSB ERA22LA228Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172M · Lancaster, NYThe student pilot’s excessive pitch during takeoff resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain. Contributing was the student’s failure to relinquish the controls when ordered by the instructor.NTSB ANC22FA030Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Gila Bend, AZThe student pilot’s failure to maintain control during the landing approach.NTSB WPR22LA146Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 · Phoenix, AZThe pilot’s failure to maintain helicopter control while on the ground when his attention was diverted, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.NTSB CEN22LA158Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Garnett, KSThe pilot’s failure to maintain lateral control while hovering which resulted in a dynamic rollover.NTSB ERA22LA140Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 · Fallston, MDThe student pilot's unstabilized hover, which resulted in ground contact and a dynamic rollover. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student and his delayed remedial action.NTSB CEN22LA097Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAviat A-1B · Matagorda Island, TXThe pilot’s loss of directional control during an intentional off-airport landing.NTSB CEN21LA418Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Magnolia, TXA total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning.NTSB CEN21FA410Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Mentone, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from powerlines while maneuvering at low altitude.NTSB ERA21LA170Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMooney M20C · College Park, MDImproper maintenance of the airplane by its owners and their failure to have qualified maintenance personnel determine the root cause of water infiltration into the fuel system. Also causal was the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to…NTSB WPR21LA117Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Redmond, ORFailure of the landing gear strut piston tube due to fatigue cracking from corrosion pitting.NTSB WPR21LA051Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMaule MX7 · Moab, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff from an unimproved airstrip, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB CEN20LA400Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportSafari S · Red Bud, ILA loss of control for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB CEN20CA230Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportRobinson R22 · El Campo, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the rice vegetation, which resulted in the helicopter's impact with terrain.NTSB WPR20CA140Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson R22 · Caldwell, IDThe flight instructor's failure to set the proper rotor rpm during a practice autorotation, which led to his failure to maintain a proper descent rate and resulted in a hard, bounced landing.NTSB WPR20CA074Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-18 Replica · Jean, NVThe pilot's inadvertent application of the brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB CEN20FA012Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportRobinson R22 Beta · Hebbronville, TXThe failure of the spotter helicopter pilot to maintain clearance from the gunner helicopter while maneuvering. Contributing to the accident were the effects from the pilot’s use of impairing drugs.NTSB CEN19LA245Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson R22 · Water Valley, TXThe loss of helicopter performance for undetermined reasons.NTSB CEN19LA193Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson R22 · Garwood, TXThe pilots' failure to maintain clearance from a power line during low level operations.NTSB GAA19CA347Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson R22 · San Antonio, TXThe pilot receiving instruction's improper cyclic control input during landing, which resulted in a dynamic rollover, and the flight instructor's improper decision to practice landings in tall grass in gusting wind conditions.