# NTSB investigations: 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.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB GAA24WA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA224.md): Cessna 182 · La Paragua, Venezuela · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 22, 2024 · YV1358 · Destroyed
- [NTSB GAA24WA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA230.md): Cessna 182 · Vichy, France · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 19, 2024 · D-ELXC · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA24WA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA218.md): Cessna 188 · Payo, Ecuador · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 17, 2024 · HCCAS · Substantial damage
- [NTSB WPR24LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA248.md): Cessna 150M · Ritzville, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 15, 2024 · N714PW · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel’s improper installation of the No. 2 cylinder exhaust valve, which allowed the valve to drop into the cylinder and resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB WPR24LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA241.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Herriman, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 13, 2024 · N6960 · Substantial damage
  > A hard landing following a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the improper idle setting of the helicopter’s engine. Contributing to the loss of engine power was the instructor’s reduction of engine power past that recommended by…
- [NTSB WPR24LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA240.md): Cessna 182B · Soldier, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 13, 2024 · N2617G · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power resulting from the failure of the No. 1 piston and the No. 2 piston connecting rod due to detonation.
- [NTSB GAA24WA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA223.md): Cessna 150 · Muriae, Brazil · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 13, 2024 · PR-DAL · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA24WA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA222.md): Cessna P206 · Cozumel, Mexico · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 13, 2024 · XA-TDE
- [NTSB GAA24WA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA212.md): Piper PA23 · Norman's Cay, Bahamas · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 5, 2024 · C6-JEF · Substantial damage
- [NTSB WPR24LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA224.md): Cessna 140 · Harmony, WY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 3, 2024 · N3043S · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power as a result of the pilot's inadvertent placement of the fuel selector to the "off" position.
- [NTSB GAA24WA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA207.md): Schweizer 269C · BeléM - Pará - Brasil, Brazil · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 2, 2024 · PR-MLI · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA24WA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA197.md): Piper PA34 · Whitby, Turks & Caicos Islands · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jun 26, 2024 · F-BXLZ · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA24WA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA199.md): Cessna 182 · Torres, Brazil · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jun 22, 2024 · PT-DYF · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ENG24WA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG24WA023.md): Cessna 208B · Spa, Belgium, Belgium · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Jun 20, 2024 · OO-SEX · Destroyed
- [NTSB CEN24LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA239.md): Thrush S2R · Hebron, ND · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 17, 2024 · N529KC · Substantial damage
  > Foreign object debris in the Negative Torque Sensing (NTS) system check valve, which impeded the flow of oil to the NTS system and the propeller governor (PG) reset piston, resulting in a total loss of engine power and an off-airport forced landing.…
- [NTSB GAA24WA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA191.md): Beech 35 · Gelnhausen, Germany · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jun 16, 2024 · D-EBDK · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA24WA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA235.md): Air Tractor AT502 · Apartado, Colombia · Accident · Class 4 · Foreign · Jun 14, 2024 · HK5380
- [NTSB WPR24LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA194.md): Cessna 150M · Roll, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 11, 2024 · N3156V · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the No. 2 intake valve due to inadequate seating, which resulted from valve guide-to-seat misalignment and associated wear.
- [NTSB ERA24LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA258.md): Clapp Saberwing · Valdosta, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 11, 2024 · N120SW · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to the shearing of the woodruff key that indexed the crankshaft gear and hub assembly to the crankshaft, which resulted in the gear and hub rotating from their indexed position and caused the crankshaft-to-camshaft timing to…
- [NTSB GAA24WA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA183.md): Robinson R44 · Aioi City, Japan · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jun 9, 2024 · JA400C · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA24WA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA190.md): Cessna 152 · Juquitiba, Brazil · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jun 8, 2024 · PR-NEA · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA24WA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA186.md): Piper PA46 · Sorriso, Brazil · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Jun 7, 2024 · PP-DUN · Destroyed
- [NTSB CEN24FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA212.md): Beech V35A · Arvada, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 7, 2024 · N150WR · Destroyed
  > A total loss of engine power due to oil starvation as a result of loose turbocharger oil line fittings.
- [NTSB GAA24WA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA208.md): Cessna F152 · Maribor, Slovenia · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · May 28, 2024 · S5-DMI · Substantial damage
- [NTSB WPR24LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA161.md): Aerospatiale SA315B · Hildale, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 27, 2024 · N57948 · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly secure the EGT thermocouples, which resulted in catastrophic overtemperature of the engine and a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ENG24WA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG24WA018.md): Boeing 737 · Ciudad Juarez, Mexico · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · May 25, 2024 · XA-MAQ · No damage
- [NTSB GAA24WA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA176.md): Zenair Unknown · Caceres, Spain · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · May 23, 2024 · EC-ZPM · Destroyed
- [NTSB ERA24LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA222.md): Cessna 177 · Selma, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 19, 2024 · N3268T · Substantial damage
  > Insufficient lubrication of the engine’s internal components, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB GAA24WA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA174.md): Piper PA25 · Lorenzo de Garaicoa, Ecuador · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · May 17, 2024 · HCAPL · Minor damage
- [NTSB GAA24WA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA161.md): Piper PA31 · Västerås, Sweden · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · May 1, 2024 · LN-NAB · Minor damage
- [NTSB ERA24LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA203.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Louisburg, NC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 30, 2024 · N7535Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot under instruction’s inadvertent use of the mixture control, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB WPR24LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA135.md): Bellanca 17-31ATC · El Cajon, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 29, 2024 · N8800V · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel’s improper installation of an engine-driven vacuum pump, which resulted in oil starvation to the engine and a subsequent total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the A&P IA’s lack of supervision.
- [NTSB ERA24LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA195.md): Reddick Jonathan L Zodiac 601XLB · Dunbar, PA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 27, 2024 · N601DR · Destroyed
  > A total loss of engine power as a result of an improperly fabricated fuel-air mixture cable bracket. Contributing was the pilot’s decision to fly the airplane with a known mechanical engine issue, and the presence of another airplane that was back taxiing on…
- [NTSB WPR24FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA132.md): Bell 206-L4 · Anaconda, MT · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Apr 26, 2024 · N988B · Destroyed
  > A total loss of engine power due to a loss of cooling oil to the turbine-to-compressor coupling shaft and subsequent fracture of the shaft at an altitude too low for the pilot to complete a successful autorotation. Contributing to the accident was carbon…
- [NTSB GAA24WA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA150.md): Cessna 208 · Gap-tallard, France · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 25, 2024 · F-GUTS · Destroyed
- [NTSB ERA24LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA201.md): Stinson 108 · Beach City, OH · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 25, 2024 · N97517 · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to the due to the pilot’s delayed application of carburetor heat.
- [NTSB ANC24LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA027.md): Piper PA-28-151 · Marana, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 19, 2024 · N4399X · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to a failure of the No. 4 cylinder piston boss.
- [NTSB CEN24LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA155.md): Piper PA-32-301 · Sullivan, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 11, 2024 · N651ED · Substantial damage
  > A bearing failure that resulted in fatigue failure of the crankshaft and a subsequent total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB GAA24WA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA140.md): Bell 407 · Chicureo, Chile · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Foreign · Apr 10, 2024 · CC-ATV · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA24WA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA139.md): Air Tractor AT401 · Zona rural, Washington, Córdoba, Argentina · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 9, 2024 · LV-BMX · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA24WA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA137.md): Piper PA28 · Guatemala City, Guatemala · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 6, 2024 · TG-MLB · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN24LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA152.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Galveston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 5, 2024 · N9996V · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly secure the oil filter adapter when replacing the oil filter adapter gasket which resulted in the filter becoming loose, resulting in the loss of engine oil, and the subsequent total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB GAA24WA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA135.md): Cessna 152 · Balneario Laguna de Gómez, Argentina · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 2, 2024 · LV-BHM · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA24FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA160.md): Arthur B Canning Merlin Lite · Mulberry, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Apr 2, 2024 · N622PC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot/builder’s modifications of the motorglider’s engine, which resulted in an excessively lean fuel air mixture, preignition, piston failure, and a subsequent total loss of engine power during the initial climb. Contributing to the outcome was the…
- [NTSB ERA24LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA159.md): Dta Voyager II 912S · Clermont, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 30, 2024 · N20330 · Substantial damage
  > Lack of lubrication of the No. 4 connecting rod bearing, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN24LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA141.md): Cozy Mark IV · Gonzales, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 25, 2024 · N20MN · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly torque the crankshaft idler gear hardware according to the engine manufacturer’s service instructions, which resulted in separation of the crankshaft idler gear’s fasteners and disengagement of the camshaft,…
- [NTSB GAA24WA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA146.md): Cessna 182 · Manuel Urbano, Brazil · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 18, 2024 · PT-JUN · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA24WA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA121.md): Rans S12 · Tabacundo, Ecuador · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 18, 2024 · HCU0062 · Destroyed
- [NTSB GAA24WA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA116.md): Cessna U206 · Waramasen Indigenous Community, Venezuela · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 18, 2024 · YV1164 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA24LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA143.md): Beech A36 · Blackshear, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 17, 2024 · N729CW · Substantial damage
  > A catastrophic engine failure due to oil starvation, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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## 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" = '341')
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/cases?page=8

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