# NTSB investigations: Rotax 503 series: Loss of engine power (total)

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 CEN25LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA379.md): Pegasus Quantum 15 · Bedford, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Sep 13, 2025 · N36TJ · Substantial damage
  > On September 13, 2025, at 1625 eastern daylight time, a Pegasus Quantum 15 weight-shift controlled aircraft, N36TJ, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Bedford, Indiana. The pilot received serious injuries. The airplane was…
- [NTSB ERA21LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA347.md): Quad City Challenger · Geneva, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 1, 2021 · N1225G · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB WPR20CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA056.md): Cosmos Phase II · Lake Havasu City, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 22, 2019 · N5057Z · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's inadequate preflight fuel inspection.
- [NTSB WPR19LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA192.md): Judd Challenger II · Draper, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 19, 2019 · N77YD · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.
- [NTSB CEN13LA460](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA460.md): Snyder Todd W Titan Tornado 1 · Wild Rose, WI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 3, 2013 · N70786 · Substantial damage
  > The improperly secured spark plug, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN11LA656](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA656.md): Quicksilver GT400 · Bolingbrook, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 10, 2011 · N2590A · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination of the engine or airframe.

## 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 x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('55564')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND e.aircrafts_position = x.position AND e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '341'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/cases?engine=55564

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