NTSB investigations: Lycoming O-540-B4B5
11 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Lycoming O-540-B4B5. 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
| 1969 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
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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 ('42340'))
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 ('42340'))
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 ERA25LA013Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMaule M8 · Rowlesburg, WVThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing.NTSB ERA23LA160Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMaule M-7-235C · Abbeville, SCA loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop and substantial damage to the airplane. The pilot flying could not be determined since both pilots claimed that the other was at the controls during the landing. The flight…NTSB WPR20CA043Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportJohn Sample Bearhawk · Nampa, IDThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in impact with a knoll and a subsequent ground-loop.NTSB CEN13WA123Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA-28-235 · Guatemala City, GuatemalaNTSB ERA12LA474Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Westerly, RIA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined due to the postaccident salt water-damaged state of the engine.NTSB ERA09CA416Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportMaule M7 · Turner, METhe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing rollout.NTSB LAX08CA081Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMaule M-8-235 · Grangeville, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop/swerve. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of recent experience.NTSB ATL04LA084Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMaule MX-7-180A · Plains, GAThe pilot's misjudgment of the speed/distance/altitude which resulted in a overrun of the runway.NTSB DEN86FA022Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-235B · Holly, COAccording to the plt's brother, he was on a flt to calibrate the acft's spraying equipment & to make a few practice crop spraying runs. While flying at aprx 30 ft AGL, the acft struck power lines, then crashed to the ground & burned. No preimpact part failure…NTSB MKC82DA144Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-28-235 · Springfield, MOAfter passing over an imaginary obstacle during a short field landing, the student flared high without adding sufficientpower causing the acft to increase the descent rate. The CFI took control but was too late resulting in a hard landing.NTSB NYC70D0063Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · East Boston, MA