NTSB investigations, 2008
255 cases where the sequence of events included Loss of engine power (total).
Cases per year
| 2008 | 255 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 264 |
| 2010 | 259 |
| 2011 | 243 |
| 2012 | 229 |
| 2013 | 219 |
| 2014 | 206 |
| 2015 | 210 |
| 2016 | 196 |
| 2017 | 208 |
| 2018 | 204 |
| 2019 | 170 |
| 2020 | 142 |
| 2021 | 241 |
| 2022 | 152 |
| 2023 | 135 |
| 2024 | 145 |
| 2025 | 201 |
| 2026 | 145 |
Where
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duckdb -csv -c "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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2008
AND 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"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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 year(c."eventDate") = 2008 AND 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
Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB CEN09CA123Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna T210M · Fort Collins, COA total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's failure to select the fullest tank before landing.NTSB CEN09CA121Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150M · Greene, IAA loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the rough, snow-covered terrain.NTSB CEN09LA113Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCotton Galen M Helicycle · Houston, TXThe loss of engine power during a hover landing which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ERA09LA114Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJohnson Barron T Lancair 360 · Owensboro, KYThe loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the fuel selector valve cotter pin and the inoperative main (center) fuel tank gauge.NTSB CEN09LA105Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Santo Domingo Pueblo, NMA 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 ERA09LA108Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech E18S · Fort Myers, FLThe failure of the right propeller to go to the feathered position for undetermined reasons following a total loss of right engine power during initial climb due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's improper fuel planning.NTSB CEN09CA104Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMooney M20C · Edgewood, NMA total loss of engine power while at cruise altitude for undetermined reasons.NTSB ERA09LA098Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHess John L Spezio II · Newville, PAA loss of engine power due to carburetor ice as a result of the pilot's delayed use of carburetor heat.NTSB ERA09FA093Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 36 · Louisville, KYThe pilot’s continued operation of the aircraft with known deficiencies. Contributing to this accident was the improper sealing of the engine case during overhaul.NTSB WPR09CA064Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT-502 · Dinuba, CAThe failure of maintenance personnel to properly install the engine's Py line correctly, which resulted in the total loss of engine power and subsequent force landing. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain.NTSB ERA09CA089Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportMooney M20G · Sebastian, FLThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB ERA09LA096Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-235 · New Bern, NCA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB ERA09LA081Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMerrell Stephen F1 Rocket · Sebastian, FLA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's incorrect positioning of the fuel selector valve.NTSB ERA09CA097Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportMiller Long EZ/XP · Wauchula, FLA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB CEN09CA092Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150 · Auxvasse, MOthe pilot's improper engine recovery procedures after a power-off stall which resulted in a loss of engine power. Contributing factors were the pilot's improper off-field landing procedures, and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB WPR09LA050Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · Coalinga, CAThe loss of engine power while in climb to cruise flight for undetermined reasons.NTSB WPR09LA049Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRaytheon G36 · Porterville, CAA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB WPR09LA048Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 369HS · Fillmore, UTThe loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of a loose fuel filter upper drain cap, which was not properly secured by maintenance personnel.NTSB ERA09FA068Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 95-B55 (T4 · Whites Creek, TNThe pilot's failure to feather the left propeller and secure the left engine following the total loss of left engine power, and his subsequent failure to maintain airspeed, lateral, and directional control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the…NTSB WPR09LA039Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBrantly B-2B · Camas, WAA loss of engine power for undermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the low altitude and airspeed, which precluded making a safe autorotation.NTSB CEN09CA064Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Stafford, KSA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB ERA09CA052Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Tuscaloosa, ALThe pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was improper preflight planning.NTSB CEN09LA051Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJohnson Leonard G Cozy MK-IV · Osceola, MOA total loss of engine power due to an obstruction of airflow as a result of the pilot's inadvertent actuation of the landing brake.NTSB ERA09CA046Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHilderson Oswald Aventura HP · Weirwood, VAThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane following an in-flight encounter with turbulence during approach, which led to a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, and subsequent forced landing into trees.NTSB ERA09LA031Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 369D · Carroll Township, PAA total loss of engine power due to the improper assembly of the compressor discharge tubes to the combustion liner.NTSB WPR09LA025Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNaval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 · Rialto, CAA total loss of engine power during initial climb due to an interruption in fuel flow through an improperly assembled carburetor.NTSB WPR09LA021Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172A · Coolidge, AZA total loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel system. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection.NTSB ERA09LA025Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMoses Tim C Quicksilver · Wingate, NCA loss of engine power due to a fractured crankshaft.NTSB CEN09LA024Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A185F · Angleton, TXThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for the pilot to execute the forced landing.NTSB CEN09CA038Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech A36 · Salina, KSThe pilot's failure to properly manage the available fuel supply, which resulted in fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power.NTSB WPR09FA015Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201T · Markleeville, CAA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to choose a suitable landing area.NTSB ERA09CA014Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper J3C-50 · Epping, NHThe pilot's improper preflight inspection and his decision to fly an unairworthy airplane.NTSB WPR09LA009Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210 · Placerville, CAThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB ERA09CA012Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 177 · Bluffton, SCThe pilot's inadequate planning and preflight inspection.NTSB WPR09CA006Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 210-5(205) · Payson, UTThe total loss of engine power during cruise flight for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident were a dark night and a cherry orchard at the location where the pilot executed the forced landing.NTSB CEN09LA014Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · Houston, TXThe total loss of engine power due to a fracture in the oil filter adapter housing. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB CEN09CA021Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150M · Iowa City, IAFuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to visually verify that sufficient fuel was on-board prior to flight.NTSB ERA09LA004Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210M · Savannah, GAA loss of engine power in flight due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's improper fuel management.NTSB ERA09LA001Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBezinque Alisport-Silent · Vero Beach, FLThe failure of the electric fuel boost pump which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB ANC09FA001Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna U206C · Anchorage, AKA loss of engine power during takeoff/initial climb for an undetermined reason, and the pilot's decision to make an abrupt and steep low altitude turn toward an intersecting runway, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and loss of aircraft control.NTSB ERA09IA499Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E · Allentown, PAThe fatigue failure of a blade in the second-stage turbine wheel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.NTSB MIA08LA204Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Falmouth, KYA loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB DEN08LA163Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech C23 · Duncan, OKA total loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of the engine crankshaft. Contributing to the accident were the improper maintenance to the engine crankshaft, improper reassembly of the engine, and failure to follow the engine manufacturer's overhaul…NTSB ANC08LA130Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMaule M-5-210C · Delta Junction, AKA total loss of engine power during takeoff due to the non-certificated pilot's inadvertent selection of the mixture control instead of the carburetor heat and his lack of training/qualification.NTSB LAX08WA302Accident · Minor injuriesForeign investigationBell 407T · Talbot Bay, AustraliaNoneNTSB DEN08IA160IncidentIncident investigationFinal reportRaytheon Cobra · Whetstone, AZA total off of engine power resulting from an overheated piston, and the pilot's subsequent failure to send a proper command to the UAS. Contributing to the accident was the operation of the engine at high power for an extended period with a lean fuel setting.NTSB LAX08LA299Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Carlsbad, CAThe loss of engine power during takeoff for undetermined reasons.NTSB NYC08LA317Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSorrell Skybolt · Williamstown, KYA loss of engine power due to oil starvation as a result of improper servicing (removal of preserving fluid) of the engine after it had been returned from storage.NTSB DEN08LA158Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCameron Balloons US N-77 · Plano, TXThe pilot's improper fuel management, resulting in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent hard landing.NTSB SEA08LA206Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStearman C3-B · Stevenson, WAA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation from a piece of disintegrating gasket material that was blocking the fuel jet. Also causal was the failure of maintenance personnel to verify the condition of the gaskets when the carburetor was examined prior to…