# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28R-180: 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 ERA20LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA322.md): Piper PA28R · Moosic, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 21, 2020 · N3790T · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate torquing of anchored-thru and free-thru studs during installation of the No. 2 cylinder, resulting in their fatigue fracture and subsequent total loss of engine power. Contributing to the undershoot landing was the pilot’s failure to divert to…
- [NTSB CEN15LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA146.md): Piper PA 28R-180 · Haviland, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 14, 2015 · N3918T · Substantial damage
  > The loss of torque on the No. 4 cylinder through bolts, which led to the subsequent failure of the piston, the liberation of the connecting rod, the separation of the No. 4 cylinder from the crankcase in cruise flight, and the airplane’s subsequent impact…
- [NTSB ERA13LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA110.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Winder, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 12, 2013 · N3898T · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to a cracked fuel pump line fitting O-ring seal at the inlet to the engine driven fuel pump. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the aircraft operator to comply with the engine manufacturer’s recommended time…
- [NTSB CEN10CA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA359.md): Piper PA28R · McGregor, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 29, 2010 · N4627J · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the severity of injuries was the airplane's lack of shoulder harnesses.

## 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.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102809')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '341' 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/341/sequence?model=7102809

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