# NTSB investigations, 2016, TX: 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.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN17LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA099.md): Robinson R22 Beta · Asherton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 28, 2016 · N522KC · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power due to the failure of the magneto's internal timing during low-altitude maneuvering.
- [NTSB CEN17LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA015.md): Milholland Kelly D · Livingston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 7, 2016 · N522LM · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB CEN16LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA227.md): Piper PA 28R-200 · Bowie, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 20, 2016 · N9336N · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate maintenance and inspection of the throttle control arm, which resulted in its in-flight separation and the subsequent loss of engine power.
- [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 CEN16LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA151.md): Cirrus Design SR20 · Caldwell, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 10, 2016 · N8PY · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the No. 5 cylinder's exhaust pipe for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s fast and long landing, which led to a runway overrun.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2016
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'TX' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '340' 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/340/sequence?state=TX&year=2016

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