# NTSB investigations: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail

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 6 of 13 · 628 cases

## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB CEN21FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA130.md): Velocity Vtwin · Janesville, WI · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 16, 2021 · N13VT · Substantial damage
  > The exceedance of the maximum airspeed for flight with the landing gear extended, which resulted in a separation of the right main landing gear door that subsequently impacted the right propeller and resulted in a total loss of right engine power.…
- [NTSB ENG21WA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG21WA017.md): Boeing 737 · Kinshasa, Congo - Kinshasa · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 6, 2021 · 9S-AII · Minor damage
- [NTSB ERA21LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA109.md): Plante Challenger II · Minneola, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 21, 2021 · N4469Z · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the engine/propeller drive belt.
- [NTSB WPR21LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA079.md): Piper PA-20-135 · Riverside, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 1, 2021 · N1571A · Substantial damage
  > A failure of the throttle control during a landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with a fence.
- [NTSB ENG21WA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG21WA010.md): Airbus A330 · Keflavik, Iceland · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Dec 28, 2020 · N810NW · No damage
- [NTSB ENG21WA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG21WA009.md): Boeing 737 · Johannesburg, South Africa · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Dec 25, 2020 · ZS-SJR · No damage
- [NTSB ENG21WA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG21WA008.md): Boeing 737 · Katowice, Poland · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Dec 5, 2020 · LZ-CGU · Minor damage
- [NTSB ENG21WA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG21WA007.md): Boeing 777 · Naha, Japan · Incident · Class 4 · Foreign · Dec 4, 2020 · JA8978 · Minor damage
- [NTSB WPR21FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA048.md): Cessna 182 · Los Angeles, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Nov 12, 2020 · N939CP · Destroyed
  > Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly secure the throttle control hardware during recent maintenance, which resulted in its disconnection and a subsequent loss of engine power on approach for landing.
- [NTSB CEN21WA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21WA093.md): Cessna 401B · Toussus-le-Noble, France · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Foreign · Oct 30, 2020 · N517HC · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ENG21WA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG21WA050.md): Sikorsky S92 · Sola, Norway · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Oct 20, 2020 · LN-OMI · No damage
- [NTSB ERA21LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA024.md): Robinson R22 · Winder, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 18, 2020 · N566BC · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly secure the engine cooling fan attachment bolts, leading to vibration of the cooling fan, the overextension of the tension belt actuator, the failure of the drive system vee-belts, and the loss of power to the rotor…
- [NTSB ERA21LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA006.md): Piper PA28 · Fulton, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 4, 2020 · N6179U · Substantial damage
  > The mechanic’s improper maintenance, which resulted in the crankshaft expansion plug dislodging in flight and a subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB CEN20LA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA377.md): Stinson 108-3 · Coleman, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 1, 2020 · N909C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper installation of the generator drive gear, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB WPR20WA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20WA281.md): Robinson R22 · McArthur River Mine, Australia · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Aug 16, 2020 · VH-YMU · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA20WA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20WA125.md): Cessna R172 · Tarapaca-Amazonas, Colombia · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Jul 30, 2020 · HK2129 · Destroyed
- [NTSB WPR20LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA193.md): Thatcher CX4 · Upland, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 24, 2020 · N274DR · Substantial damage
  > The inflight separation of the propeller assembly due to a fatigue fracture of the crankshaft. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s restricted visibility during landing, which resulted in an excessive approach speed, a long landing, and subsequent…
- [NTSB WPR20LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA144.md): Mooney M20J · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 13, 2020 · N201HH · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to oil starvation for reasons that could not be determined due to a lack of available evidence, which resulted in impact with terrain during a subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB ENG20WA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG20WA029.md): Airbus A300 · Brussles, Belgium · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Mar 27, 2020 · D-AZMK · Minor damage
  > On March 27, 2020, the Danish Aviation Accident Investigation Board (AAIB) informed the NTSB of an Airbus A300-622RF cargo airplane, powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW4158 turbofan engines, that experienced a right (No. 2) engine failure during approach to…
- [NTSB DCA20WA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20WA096.md): Embraer ERJ170-200LR · Apodaca, Mexico · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Mar 5, 2020 · N250NN · No damage
- [NTSB CEN20LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA107.md): Zenith CH601 · Cabool, MO · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 29, 2020 · N601ND · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to failure of the No. 1 cylinder piston for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.
- [NTSB ENG20WA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG20WA018.md): Airbus A321 · London, United Kingdom · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Feb 26, 2020 · G-POWN · No damage
  > On February 26, 2020, an Airbus A321-211, powered by two CFM International CFM56-5B3/3 turbofan engines experienced a left (No. 1) engine surge on departure from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) and an ECAM alert for the right engine (No. 2) stall condition. The…
- [NTSB ENG20LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG20LA015.md): Airbus A220 · Bordeaux, France · Incident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 12, 2020 · YL-AAU · No 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 because of a…
- [NTSB ENG20WA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG20WA017.md): Airbus A320 · Mexico City, Mexico · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Jan 24, 2020 · N528VL · No damage
  > On January 24, 2020, an Airbus A320-271N neo, powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW1127G-JM geared turbofan engines, experienced a right (No. 2) engine failure while climbing through 11,500 feet after takeoff from the Mexico City Intentional Airport (MMMX). The…
- [NTSB ENG20WA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG20WA012.md): Airbus A320 · New Delhi, India · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Jan 7, 2020 · VT-WGC · No damage
  > The government of India has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an Airbus A320 airplane that occurred on January 7, 2020. A GoAir Airbus A320-271N Neo powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW1127G-JM geared turbofan engines experienced an engine failure…
- [NTSB ENG20WA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG20WA035.md): Cessna P210 · Moruya, Australia · Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation · Dec 19, 2019 · N210BA · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN20FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20FA035.md): Bell 407 · Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico) · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Dec 7, 2019 · N79LP · Destroyed
  > A total loss of engine power due to the failure of the engine’s Nos. 3 and 4 bearings and the power turbine pinion gear, and subsequent loss of main rotor rpm, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with the water.
- [NTSB ERA20FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20FA031.md): Cessna 150 · New Bedford, MA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Nov 4, 2019 · N714LK · Destroyed
  > Pilot impairment due to exposure to carbon monoxide as a result of undetected corrosion and holes in the engine’s left exhaust muffler.
- [NTSB ENG20WA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG20WA023.md): Airbus A320 · Kolkata, India · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Oct 30, 2019 · VT-ITM · No damage
  > The government of India has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an Airbus A320 airplane that occurred on October 30, 2019. An IndiGo Air Airbus A320-271N Neo powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW1127G-JM geared turbofan engines experienced a No. 1 (left)…
- [NTSB ENG20WA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG20WA028.md): Airbus A320 · Delhi, India · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Oct 26, 2019 · VT-IZT · No damage
  > The government of India has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an Airbus A320 airplane that occurred on October 26, 2019. An IndiGo Air Airbus A320-271N Neo powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW1127G-JM geared turbofan engines experienced a No. 2 (right)…
- [NTSB ENG20WA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG20WA022.md): Airbus A320 · Mumbai Airport, India · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Oct 25, 2019 · VT-ITA · No damage
  > The government of India has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an Airbus A320 airplane that occurred on October 25, 2019. An IndiGo Air Airbus A320-271N Neo powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW1127G-JM geared turbofan engines experienced a No. 2 (right)…
- [NTSB ENG20WA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG20WA026.md): Airbus A320 · Kolkata, India · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Oct 24, 2019 · VT-IVX · No damage
  > The government of India has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an Airbus A320 airplane that occurred on October 24, 2019. An IndiGo Air Airbus A320-271N Neo powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW1127G-JM geared turbofan engines experienced a No. 2 (right)…
- [NTSB ENG20LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG20LA001.md): Airbus BD-500-1A11 (CS300) · West Flanders Province, Belgium · Incident · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 15, 2019 · HB-JCC · 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 because of a…
- [NTSB ENG19IA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG19IA034.md): Airbus A220 · Côte-d'Or Region, France · Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Incident · Final report · Sep 16, 2019 · HB-JCA · No 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 because of a…
- [NTSB CEN19LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA303.md): Phantom Aeronautics X-1 · Van Wert, OH · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 4, 2019 · N111JC · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to the separation of the carburetor from the intake socket resulting from the improper installation of the intake silencer.
- [NTSB DCA19WA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19WA215.md): Boeing 737 · Cape Town, South Africa · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Aug 31, 2019 · ZS-ZWU · No damage
  > The government of South Africa has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a BOEING 737 airplane that occurred on August 31, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of South Africa's investigation under the…
- [NTSB ENG19RA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG19RA033.md): Saab 340 · Merimbula, Australia · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Aug 29, 2019 · VH-RXX · No damage
  > The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) notified the NTSB of an incident involving a SAAB 340B airplane which occurred on August 29, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the ATSB investigation under the provisions of…
- [NTSB CEN19LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA295.md): Air Tractor AT502 · Olney, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 29, 2019 · N8517Q · Substantial damage
  > A loss of thrust control due to a propeller surge event, which resulted in a forced landing shortly after takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN19TA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19TA293.md): Piper J3C · Russiaville, IN · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report · Aug 25, 2019 · N49614 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to reinstall the oil cap after adding oil, which resulted to oil starvation and a precaautionary landing.
- [NTSB ENG19WA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG19WA044.md): Airbus A320 · Guwahati, India · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Aug 19, 2019 · VT-IVO · No damage
  > The government of India has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an Airbus A320 airplane that occurred on August 19, 2019. An IndiGo Air Airbus A320-271N Neo powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW1127G-JM geared turbofan engines experienced a No. 1 (left)…
- [NTSB WPR21WA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21WA102.md): Cessna 150 · Gan International Airport, Maldives · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 9, 2019 · 8Q-GAC · Minor damage
- [NTSB ENG19WA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG19WA042.md): Airbus A320 · Varanasi, India · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Aug 9, 2019 · VT-IZT · No damage
  > The government of India has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an Airbus A320 airplane that occurred on August 9, 2019. An IndiGo Air Airbus A320-271N Neo powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW1127G-JM geared turbofan engines experienced a No. 2 (right)…
- [NTSB CEN19LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA249.md): Cessna A185 · Saginaw, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 3, 2019 · N5806J · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly align the crankshaft during an engine reassembly which led to a fatigue failure of the crankshaft and the loss of all engine power.
- [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 ENG19WA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG19WA036.md): Airbus A330 · Islamabad, Pakistan · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Jul 22, 2019 · A7-ACG · No damage
  > The Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB) of Pakistan has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an Airbus A330-200 airplane which occurred on July 22, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB investigation…
- [NTSB WPR19LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA200.md): Beech 33 · Battleground, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 20, 2019 · N873BC · Substantial damage
  > A failure of the throttle control assembly for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence, which resulted in a runway overrun and impact with an obstacle.
- [NTSB ERA19LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA228.md): Pietenpol BIG Piet · Gainesboro, TN · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 16, 2019 · N973BP · Substantial damage
  > Separation of the spinner cap for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence, which resulted in contact and subsequent separation of the wooden propeller blade tip.
- [NTSB ENG19WA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG19WA043.md): Airbus A320 · Goa, India · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Jul 15, 2019 · VT-ITU · No damage
  > The government of India has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an Airbus A320 airplane that occurred on July 15, 2019. An IndiGo Air Airbus A320-271N Neo powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW1127G-JM geared turbofan engines experienced a No. 1 (left)…
- [NTSB WPR19TA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19TA186.md): Glasair SH II · San Bernardino, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report · Jul 1, 2019 · N279G · Substantial damage
  > A fuel leak caused by age-degraded fuel hoses, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and fire before takeoff. Contributing to the accident was inadequate maintenance.
- [NTSB ENG19WA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG19WA028.md): Airbus A320 · Delhi, India · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Jun 29, 2019 · VT-ITP · No damage
  > The government of India has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a AIRBUS A320 airplane that occurred on June 26, 2019. An Indigo Airbus A320 powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW1127G-JM geared turbofan engines experienced issues with the No. 1 (left)…

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340/cases.md?page=7

## 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 e.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '340')
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340/cases?page=6

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.
