# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28R-201T: 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 WPR18LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA033.md): Piper PA 28R-201T · Nipton, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 17, 2017 · N5966V · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to the detonation of the No. 5 cylinder due to excessive leaning at high power settings, which resulted in a forced landing and the subsequent hard touchdown.
- [NTSB ERA15LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA345.md): Piper PA 28R-201T · Atmore, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 2015 · N44903 · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to oil starvation caused by insufficiently torqued cylinder through bolt nuts, which caused bearings to shift and led to the subsequent failure of the No. 3 connecting rod.
- [NTSB CEN13FA429](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA429.md): Piper PA-28R-201T · Holdrege, NE · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 2013 · N31698 · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power during takeoff due to the activation of the primer diverter valve.
- [NTSB CEN09LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA105.md): Piper PA-28R-201 · Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 28, 2008 · N3064M · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due a loss of oil pressure resulting in heat distress and mechanical failure of the engine. The reason for the loss of oil pressure was not determined.
- [NTSB WPR09FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA015.md): Piper PA-28R-201T · Markleeville, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 16, 2008 · N9581C · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to choose a suitable landing area.

## 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 ('7102813')
    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=7102813

---
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.