# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-30: 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 CEN26LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA225.md): Piper PA-30 · Meridian, MS · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 15, 2026 · N8143Y · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of power to both engines due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to verify the airplane’s fuel quantity before departure.
- [NTSB WPR26LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA163.md): Piper PA30 · Auburn, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Apr 18, 2026 · N741TJ · Substantial damage
  > On April 18, 2026, about 1330 Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche, N741TJ, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Auburn, Washington. The pilot and pilot-rated passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was…
- [NTSB ERA22LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA037.md): Piper PA-30 · Waverly, TN · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 29, 2021 · N30SH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper pre-flight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power to both engines due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB GAA21WA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA137.md): Piper PA-30 · Courcelles-sur-Viosnes, France · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Foreign · Mar 2, 2021 · N7977Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB WPR20LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA308.md): Piper PA 30 · Billings, MT · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 12, 2020 · N7602Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB WPR20LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA223.md): Piper PA 30 · Vaughn, NM · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 15, 2020 · N8488Y · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of power in the right engine due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to follow the manufacturer-recommended procedure after the loss of power in the right engine.
- [NTSB ERA15FA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA378.md): Piper PA 30 · St. Petersburg, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 30, 2015 · N21ND · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain single-engine minimum controllable airspeed following a loss of right engine power during initial climb. Also causal was the loss of right engine power for reasons that could not be determined because examination of the…
- [NTSB CEN15LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA357.md): Piper PA 30 · Clifton, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 2015 · N7768Y · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control during a precautionary landing following a total loss of power to one engine. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined based on available information.
- [NTSB CEN12LA512](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA512.md): Piper PA-30 · Bragg City, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 2012 · N8121Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to properly tighten the b-nut from the engine-driven fuel pump to the fuel-metering unit during maintenance, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB CEN11LA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA364.md): Piper PA30 · Phillipsburg, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 21, 2011 · N7248Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff following a loss of left engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB LAX08LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA107.md): Piper PA-30 · Holbrook, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 2008 · N8442Y · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's fuel system mismanagement and incorrect positioning of the fuel selector valves.

## 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 ('7103002')
    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=7103002

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