# NTSB investigations: Engine shutdown NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. Page 1 of 2 · 80 cases ## Latest cases - [NTSB ERA26LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA097.md): Hughes 369 · North Augusta, SC · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Jan 22, 2026 · N105AC · Substantial damage > On January 22, 2026, at 1600 eastern standard time, a Hughes 369D, N105AC, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near North Augusta, South Carolina. The pilot was not injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal… - [NTSB ERA26LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA066.md): Cessna TU206 · Pell City, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Dec 11, 2025 · N917WC · Substantial damage > On December 11, 2025, about 1340 central standard time, a Cessna TU206F, N917WC, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Pell City, Alabama. The commercial pilot was not injured. The single passenger sustained minor injuries. The… - [NTSB DCA25FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25FA148.md): Boeing 767 · Newark, NJ · Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Mar 1, 2025 · N178FE · Minor damage > On March 1, 2025, at 0800 eastern standard time, FedEx flight 3609, a Boeing 767-300F, powered by two General Electric CF6-80C2 turbofan engines, registration number N178FE, struck birds during initial climb after takeoff from Newark Liberty International… - [NTSB GAA25WA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA072.md): Air Tractor AT402 · Itumbiara, Brazil · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jan 11, 2025 · PR-SVA · Substantial damage - [NTSB WPR24LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA254.md): Piper PA-34-220T · Roy, UT · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 24, 2024 · N134MG · Substantial damage > The flight instructor’s decision to shut down an engine on an extended leg of the airport traffic pattern, which led to a loss of performance and inability to maintain altitude. - [NTSB ERA24LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA099.md): Swissdrones Operating SDO 50 V2 · Antioch, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 18, 2024 · N780PA · Substantial damage > A partial loss of engine power due to a reduction of fuel flow for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the UAS manufacturer’s lack of instructions for a partial loss of engine power landing. - [NTSB ENG24WA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG24WA004.md): Boeing 787 · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Nov 7, 2023 · ET-AXK · Minor damage - [NTSB WPR23LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA159.md): Vashon Ranger R7 · Upland, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 18, 2023 · N349VR · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper selection of the mixture control, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and a collision with the airport boundary fence during a forced landing. - [NTSB WPR22LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA174.md): Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 · Livermore, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 11, 2022 · N999GH · Substantial damage > Loss of engine power due to the pilot inadvertently selecting engine IDLE mode while in flight, which reduced rotor and engine speed to a level that could not sustain flight. - [NTSB ERA22LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA237.md): Diamond DA42 · Lehighton, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 9, 2022 · N988JA · Substantial damage > The flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the flight and his failure to secure the right engine following an unsuccessful engine restart attempt, which resulted in the airplane’s inability to maintain altitude and a subsequent off-airport landing. - [NTSB ENG22LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG22LA020.md): Bombardier BD-700-2A12 · West Palm Beach, FL · Incident · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 3, 2022 · N63RP · No damage > An in-flight engine fire resulted from a fuel leak from fuel nozzle No. 16 pigtail-to-fuel manifold b-nut connection that contacted hot engine parts and ignited. Contributing to the manifold fuel leak was the misalignment between fuel manifold female ferrule… - [NTSB ENG22LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG22LA049.md): Bombardier Global 7500 · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Incident · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 31, 2022 · 9H-VIG · Minor damage > An in-flight engine fire resulted from a fuel leak from fuel nozzle No. 18 pigtail-to-fuel manifold b-nut connection that contacted hot engine parts and ignited. Contributing to the manifold fuel leak was the misalignment between fuel manifold female ferrule… - [NTSB ERA22LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA172.md): Piper PA-28 · Melbourne, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 29, 2022 · N5067W · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power due to oil starvation as a result of the failure of the No. 3 crankshaft journal bearing. - [NTSB ENG22LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG22LA002.md): Airbus A320-271N · Atlantic City, NJ · Incident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 2, 2021 · N922NK · Minor damage > The ingestion of a bird into the right engine during the takeoff roll caused a fan blade to fracture near the blade platform resulting in high fan blade off loads and engine vibrations sufficient to result in an eventual failure of a fuel tube in the right… - [NTSB ERA21FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA212.md): Ted Smith Aerostar 600 · La Belle, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 6, 2021 · C-FAAZ · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadvertent shutdown of the left engine following an intentional shutdown of the right engine while practicing one engine inoperative (OEI) procedures. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to conduct OEI training at low altitude. - [NTSB WPR21LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA030.md): Cessna 310 · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 29, 2020 · N101G · Destroyed > The pilot’s failure to maintain the airplane’s minimum controllable airspeed while maneuvering with one engine inoperative. Also causal was the loss of power in the left engine due to oil starvation. Contributing to the accident were inadequate maintenance… - [NTSB DCA20WA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20WA001.md): Boeing 767 · Bamako, Mali · Incident · No injuries · Class 4 · Foreign · Oct 8, 2019 · ET-AMG · Minor damage - [NTSB WPR19LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA261.md): Havoc Air Racing Super GT 111 · Reno, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 9, 2019 · N400MC · Substantial damage > The failure of the landing gear to extend for reasons that could not be determined. - [NTSB ENG19IA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG19IA029.md): Airbus A220 · Perrigny-sur-Armançon, France · Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Incident · Final report · Jul 25, 2019 · HB-JCM · Minor damage > A No. 1 (left) engine low pressure compressor (LPC) stage 1 integrally bladed rotor (IBR) separation due to a high cycle fatigue crack (HCF) that originated at the runout of an airfoil leading edge root radius. The HCF crack developed as a result of a… - [NTSB ANC19FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19FA018.md): Beech A60 · Santa Rosa, NM · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 5, 2019 · N102SN · Substantial damage > The pilot's loss of airplane control due to his failure to maintain appropriate control inputs and airspeed after shutting down an engine because of a progressive failure of the pressure relief valve in the fuel pump, which resulted in variable fuel pressure… - [NTSB ERA19FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA124.md): Piper PA31 · Madeira, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 12, 2019 · N400JM · Substantial damage > Fuel starvation to the left engine and the resulting loss of engine power to that engine, and a loss of airplane control due to the pilot's failure to maintain the minimum controllable airspeed. - [NTSB ENG19IA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG19IA013.md): Boeing 737 · Orlando, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Feb 21, 2019 · N30401 · No damage > A No. 1 (left) engine high pressure compressor stage 2 blade separation. The blade separated due to a mixed-mode fatigue crack that originated on a blade disk post and was initiated by a misaligned (out-of-schedule) high pressure compressor stage 1 variable… - [NTSB ERA19LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA096.md): Convair C131 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 2019 · N145GT · Destroyed > The captain's decision to continue with the flight with a malfunctioning left engine propeller control and the subsequent loss of engine power on both engines for undetermined reasons, which resulted in ditching into the ocean. Contributing to the accident… - [NTSB ENG18IA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG18IA036.md): Boeing 757 · Atlanta, GA · Incident · Class 3 · Incident · Final report · Sep 6, 2018 · N668DN · Minor damage > A right engine turbine uncontainment resulting from failure of the high pressure turbine (HPT) lenticular seal due to a fatigue crack originating from an overheated region at a knife edge tip. Contributing to the failure was Pratt & Whitney’s decision to… - [NTSB CEN18LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA246.md): Cessna 337 · Baldwin City, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 2018 · N107BL · Substantial damage > The loss of hydraulic accumulator pressure for reasons that could not be determined, which prevented the propeller from unfeathering, and the pilot's improper decision to attempt a go-around, which resulted in an off-airport landing and the airplane impacting… - [NTSB WPR17IA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17IA198.md): Enstrom F 28F · Glendale, AZ · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 22, 2017 · N52PD · No damage > An internal failure of the turbo-compressor, which resulted in oil leaking into the turbo-compressor’s exhaust. - [NTSB ENG17IA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG17IA027.md): Boeing 737 7H4 · Washington, DC · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jun 3, 2017 · N765SW · Minor damage > The failure the control alternator gearshaft, which disconnected the accessory gearbox from the rest of the engine and resulted in an uncommanded in-flight shutdown of the left engine and subsequent flight diversion. The control alternator gearshaft failed… - [NTSB ERA17LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA185.md): Cessna 182 · West Chester, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 21, 2017 · N378ES · Substantial damage > An engine crankcase overpressurization and the subsequent loss of engine oil for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in the failure of the No. 6 cylinder connecting rod due to a lack of lubrication. - [NTSB ENG17IA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG17IA017.md): Douglas DC 9 83 · Dayton, OH · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 19, 2017 · N881GA · No damage > The probable cause of the No. 2 (right) engine fire was an uncontained generator failure. Deformed rotating generator components and/or metal fragments radially released by the generator severed the constant speed drive-to-oil cooler return line located… - [NTSB CEN17IA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17IA094.md): Eurocopter Deutschland MBB BK 117 C-2 · Sioux Falls, SD · Incident · No injuries · Class 2 · Incident · Final report · Jan 27, 2017 · N911MK · Minor damage > The gas generator rear bearing oil scavenge line blocked with coke, which resulted in a failed rear bearing due to an excess of oil lubrication. Contributing to the incident was the operator not completely performing the maintenance items and not utilizing an… - [NTSB ENG17IA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG17IA008.md): Bombardier CL 600 2B19 · Baltimore, MD · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jan 23, 2017 · N8986B · No damage > A Bombardier CRJ200 No. 2 engine failure due to the separation of a fan blade airfoil at a low cycle fatigue crack that originated at the forward fan blade pin hole attachment. The separated fan blade had previously undergone a hot form repair and both… - [NTSB ENG17IA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG17IA006.md): Bombardier CL 600 2C10 · Kansas, IL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 29, 2016 · N367CA · No damage > The probable cause of the uncontained No. 1 (left) engine failure was a separated high pressure turbine 2nd stage blade that failed due to a fatigue crack that originated below the blade platform from an area of corrosion. - [NTSB CEN16LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA294.md): Bell 47G 2 · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 2016 · N975BH · Substantial damage > The loosening and separation of the throttle linkage nut, which resulted in a loss of throttle control and subsequent hard landing after autorotation. - [NTSB ENG16IA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG16IA027.md): Boeing 757 · Jamaica, NY · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 2016 · N706TW · Minor damage > Maintenance personnel's failure to ensure proper installation of a fuel tube O-ring, which resulted in an undercowl engine fire during initial climb. - [NTSB CEN16LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA186.md): Piper PA 32R · Alpine, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 15, 2016 · N185DX · Substantial damage > The engine’s decreased performance due to high-density altitude conditions and a partially obstructed fuel injector nozzle. Contributing to the pilot's decision to perform an off-field landing was the anomalous high exhaust gas temperature reading. - [NTSB WPR16IA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16IA100.md): Piper PA28 · San Carlos, CA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 29, 2016 · N200KR · No damage > The failure of maintenance personnel to properly install and secure the input swivel boot on the swivel joint, which resulted in excessive vibration that led to fatigue cracks and failure of the throttle cable. - [NTSB ERA16FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA170.md): Beech 76 · Pompano Beach, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 25, 2016 · N6709Y · Destroyed > The flight instructor's failure to maintain airplane control while demonstrating a simulated engine failure. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper response to the simulated engine failure. - [NTSB CEN16IA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16IA091.md): Mitsubishi MU 300 · Little Rock, AR · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jan 12, 2016 · N200LP · Minor damage > The flight crew's inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane, during which they failed to see a fueling mat that had been placed on the inboard trailing edge of the right wing, which the right engine subsequently ingested during the takeoff roll.… - [NTSB ERA16LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA059.md): Pacific Aerospace 750XL · Raeford, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 3, 2015 · N216PK · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point and speed during a precautionary landing with the engine shut down. Contributing to the accident was an erroneous engine torque indication, which led the pilot to shut the engine down, for reasons that… - [NTSB ENG16IA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG16IA001.md): Boeing 747 · Russian airspace, Japan · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 2015 · N662US · Minor damage > The PW4056 engine experienced an in-flight loss of power because of damage to the low-pressure turbine (LPT) because of the inadequate overhaul inspection and repair instructions that existed at the time of the LPT module's last overhaul. A vane hook in the… - [NTSB WPR15LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA155.md): Cessna 140 · Crescent Lake, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 1, 2015 · N2514N · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inability to restart the engine for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination… - [NTSB CEN15FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA056.md): Aero Commander 500A · McDade, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 23, 2014 · N14AV · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin. Contributing to the accident… - [NTSB ENG14IA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG14IA028.md): Airbus A320 232 · Long Beach, CA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Sep 18, 2014 · N656JB · Minor damage > The probable cause of the engine failure and subsequent undercowl engine fire was due to the fatigue fracture of a high pressure turbine stage 2 disk blade retaining lug that released two blades which impacted the low pressure turbine case causing a fuel line… - [NTSB ENG14IA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG14IA029.md): Bombardier CRJ700 · Hodeida, Yemen · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Sep 13, 2014 · 7O-FAB · Minor damage > The probable cause of the undercowl engine fire was the burn-through of the combustion chamber inner liner from the accumulation of dust that became molten during operating and infiltrated the combustion chamber thermal barrier coating causing it to spall off… - [NTSB ENG14IA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG14IA019.md): Boeing 767 332 · Los Angeles, CA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 2014 · N139DL · Minor damage > The combination of fuel leaking from the integrated drive generator (IDG) fuel/oil heat exchanger and the coincident arcing of the IDG power feeder cables that ignited the leaking fuel. Contributing to the ignition of the fuel was the misrouting of the IDG… - [NTSB ERA14WA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14WA296.md): Beech 300 · Pucallpa, Peru · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Jun 10, 2014 · OB-1181P · Minor damage > On June 10, 2014, at 1212 universal coordinated time, a Beech 300, Peruvian registration OB-1881P, operated by Aero Transporte S.A., sustained minor damage when its No. 1 engine experienced vibrations and was subsequently shutdown, while on approach to the… - [NTSB ENG14RA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG14RA014.md): BAE AVRO146RJ - 100 · Perth, Australia, Australia · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Apr 29, 2014 · VH-NJI · Minor damage > On April 29, 2014, a British Aerospace BAE AVRO 146-RJ100, registration VH-NJI, experienced a No. 2 engine (left inboard) fire from the Honeywell LF507-1F turbofan engine during climb from Perth, Australia. The airplane was returned to Perth where an… - [NTSB ERA14WA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14WA154.md): Beech BE9L-C90 · Villavicenco, Colombia · Accident · 5 fatal · Foreign investigation · Mar 12, 2014 · HK4921 · Destroyed > On March 12, 2014, about 1133 universal coordinated time, a Hawker Beechcraft BE9L- C90, Colombian registration HK4921, was destroyed by impact and a postcrash fire, in the vicinity of Villavicencia, Meta, Colombia. The Colombian commercial pilot and four… - [NTSB ENG14RA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG14RA004.md): Saab Saab 2000 · Lugano, Switzerland · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Nov 28, 2013 · HB-IZW > On November 28, 2013, about 630 UTC, a SAAB 2000 airplane, HB-IZW, experienced an engine failure during climb out after takeoff in Switzerland. The location was not reported. The 2 pilots, 1 crew member and 25 passengers were not injured. Damage to the… - [NTSB CEN14FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA046.md): Mitsubishi MU 2B-25 · Owasso, OK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 10, 2013 · N856JT · Destroyed > The pilot's loss of airplane control during a known one-engine-inoperative condition. The reasons for the loss of control and engine shutdown could not be determined because the airplane was not equipped with a crash-resistant recorder and postaccident… Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/140/sequence.md?page=2 ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql 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 s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '140' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/140/sequence --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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