# 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 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 CEN24LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA140.md): Cessna T210 · San Saba, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 25, 2024 · N498TB · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to multiple connecting rod failures from oil starvation.
- [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.
- [NTSB GAA24WA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA127.md): Robinson Helicopter 22 · Candoi, Brazil · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 16, 2024 · PR-GFL · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA24LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA141.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Winokur, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 16, 2024 · N469GB · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to the unseating and subsequent failure of the No. 4 piston connection rod bushing.
- [NTSB ERA24LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA144.md): Glasair Sportsman 2+2 · Fort Meade, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 14, 2024 · N76TG · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s inadequate inspection of the airplane following an inflight smoke event, which result in separation of the exhaust pipe and hot exhaust igniting the engine cowling, and a subsequent loss of engine power.
- [NTSB GAA24WA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA109.md): Cessna 206 · Macas, Ecuador · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 8, 2024 · HC-CBG · Destroyed
- [NTSB WPR24FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA103.md): Cirrus Design SR22T · Bellevue, WA · Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Mar 6, 2024 · N927CS · Minor damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to a fatigue fracture of the crankshaft.
- [NTSB GAA24WA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA113.md): Cessna 208B · Belo Horizonte, Brazil · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 6, 2024 · PR-AAB · Destroyed
- [NTSB GAA24WA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA142.md): Rockwell Commander · Dortmond, Germany · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 4, 2024 · D-EUCA
- [NTSB ERA24LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA151.md): Palmetto Electronics X-AIR H · Ellenboro, NC · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 4, 2024 · N3505W · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to an inoperative ignition system.
- [NTSB GAA24WA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA106.md): Bell 206 · Narsaq, Greenland · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 28, 2024 · OY-HIO · Substantial damage
- [NTSB WPR24LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA093.md): Bell 47G-3B-1 · Garey, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 23, 2024 · N2618W · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly check the torque paint on a fuel control unit B-nut, which resulted in the loosening of the B-nut, a loss of engine power at a low altitude, and a subsequent impact with terrain.
- [NTSB GAA24WA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA096.md): Cessna 402 · Nassau, Bahamas · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 17, 2024 · C6-JTJ · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA24WA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA100.md): Bell 407 · Midrand, South Africa · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 15, 2024 · ZS-RLS · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA24WA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA089.md): Cessna 208 · Puerto Escondido, Mexico · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 11, 2024 · N80GE · Substantial damage
- [NTSB WPR24LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA084.md): Cessna 172P · Goodyear, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 10, 2024 · N52436 · Substantial damage
  > Bearing degradation that increased clearances between the bearing and crankshaft journal surfaces, resulting in fatigue cracks and the subsequent failure of the No. 3 connecting rod and a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the…
- [NTSB ERA24LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA105.md): Cessna 150 · Parkland, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 5, 2024 · N3747J · Substantial damage
  > A catastrophic engine failure due to oil starvation to the main bearings for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB WPR24LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA081.md): Christopher Randall Raptor Junior 540 · Camarillo, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 30, 2024 · N906CR · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to the loss of power to the electronic fuel injection and ignition system, which was the result of a loose connection between a common ground feed-through stud and the ground bus.
- [NTSB WPR24FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA080.md): Swanson R/Swanson S RV-6 · Concord, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jan 30, 2024 · N30AK · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power during takeoff due to a separated fuel line and the pilot’s subsequent failure to maintain control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's medical condition and the effects of multiple impairing substances.
- [NTSB GAA24WA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA081.md): Hughes 369 · Erharting, Germany · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jan 29, 2024 · D-HMIK · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA24WA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA098.md): Piper 31 · Tepic Nayarit, Mexico · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Jan 23, 2024 · XB-OQA · Destroyed
- [NTSB ERA24LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA095.md): Cessna 210D · Paris, TN · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 22, 2024 · N3857Y · Substantial damage
  > The disruption of torque to the No 4 connecting rod journals, which resulted in a spun bearing and the subsequent total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB GAA24WA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA073.md): Beech 35 · Murcott, United Kingdom · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jan 20, 2024 · GNEWT
- [NTSB GAA24WA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA071.md): Cessna 182 · Quepos, Costa Rica · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Jan 17, 2024 · TI-BHK · Substantial damage
- [NTSB WPR24LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA074.md): Beck Michael J Sonex · Auburn, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 16, 2024 · N920MB · Substantial damage
  > Water contamination within the fuel regulator air-reference system, which resulted in improper fuel metering and a loss of engine power during initial climb.
- [NTSB CEN24LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA088.md): Eurocopter AS 350 B2 · Spofford, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 12, 2024 · N204TX · Substantial damage
  > The fatigue failure of the fuel control unit control lever arm, which resulted in fuel starvation, and a loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN24LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA092.md): Piper PA22 · Dalhart, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 11, 2024 · N2513P · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot’s failure to utilize carburetor heat in meteorological conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor icing.
- [NTSB WPR24LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA070.md): Air Tractor AT-502A · Stratford, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 10, 2024 · N6126U · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to the malfunction of the engine compressor bleed-off valve.
- [NTSB GAA24WA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA066.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Bequia, St. Vincent & Grenadines · Accident · 4 fatal · Class 3 · Foreign · Jan 4, 2024 · N4023B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA24WA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA120.md): Beechcraft 400A · Tauá, Brazil · Occurrence · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jan 3, 2024 · PP-JAX · No damage
- [NTSB CEN24LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA079.md): Cirrus Design SR22T · Davenport, IA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 31, 2023 · N773GB · Substantial damage
  > The fatigue failure of the No. 5 cylinder head, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the maintenance which did not fully blend to the depth necessary to preclude the failure.
- [NTSB GAA24WA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA063.md): Cessna 172 · Buenos Aires, Argentina · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Dec 30, 2023 · LV-GSL · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA24LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA076.md): Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 · Walland, TN · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 28, 2023 · N571CJ · Substantial damage
  > The improper installation of the No. 8 bearing spanner nut, which resulted in the No. 8 bearing’s failure, and the subsequent total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB GAA24WA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA077.md): Vans RV6 · Smaalandsfarvandet, Denmark · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Dec 27, 2023 · OY-RVA · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA24WA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA059.md): Piper PA28 · Carmo da Cachoeira, Brazil · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Dec 26, 2023 · PT-DYV · Substantial damage
- [NTSB WPR24LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA060.md): Mooney M20J · Carlin, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 21, 2023 · N2073K · Substantial damage
  > Improper spacing of the magneto’s breaker point contact assemblies, which led to a loss of engine ignition during cruise flight and resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN24LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA068.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Forney, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 18, 2023 · N66RC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate fuel planning and improper in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN24LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA065.md): Beech B36TC · Burnet, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 17, 2023 · N70SL · Destroyed
  > The loss of engine power due an overly rich mixture from an improper adjustment of the fuel pump, which resulted in a forced landing and impact with a car and terrain.

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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 s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE 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?page=10

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