# NTSB investigations: Continental IO-360 series: Loss of engine power (partial)

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 ERA20LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA302.md): Piper PA28R · Fletcher, NC · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 27, 2020 · N9341N · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.
- [NTSB CEN16LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA320.md): Cirrus Design SR20 · Des Moines, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 2016 · N314BF · Destroyed
  > The two separations in the induction system due to improper installation and/or maintenance, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power during initial climb.
- [NTSB ERA14TA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14TA326.md): Cessna 336 · Mobile, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jul 3, 2014 · N3804U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning during which he did not ensure that there was adequate fuel in the main tanks for the flight, which resulted in a loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA13CA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA375.md): Mark C Pauls RV-7A · Cortland, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 25, 2013 · N411AK · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power during go-around due to incorrect maintenance of the fuel system by the pilot/builder.
- [NTSB ERA13LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA143.md): Cessna T337G · Homestead, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 24, 2013 · N8594M · Substantial damage
  > The reported partial loss of engine power from the rear engine for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB ERA13FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA131.md): Cessna T337C · New Smyrna Beach, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 13, 2013 · N2576S · Destroyed
  > Maintenance personnel's failure to follow procedures and published directives in calibrating the continuous flow fuel system and failure to accurately diagnose debris in the throttle assembly, resulting in a loss of power in one engine. Contributing to the…
- [NTSB ERA12LA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA428.md): Cessna R172K · Greene, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 2012 · N758JQ · Substantial damage
  > An undetected fatigue crack on the outer surface of the No. 3 cylinder barrel that could only have been detected visually and not by a differential compression test, resulting in separation of the head from the barrel and a subsequent partial loss of engine…
- [NTSB CEN12FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA058.md): Cessna 337G · Alamosa, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 10, 2011 · N337LC · Destroyed
  > The loss of power to the rear engine due to fuel starvation during takeoff, which resulted from the fuel selector valve being inadvertently moved to the “off” position, and resulted in the airplane’s inability to climb.
- [NTSB CEN10CA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA305.md): Cessna 337 · Custer, SD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 5, 2010 · N2267X · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel mismanagement.
- [NTSB WPR09LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA115.md): Cessna T337 · Rialto, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 14, 2009 · N86242 · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power to one engine during initial climb for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB SEA08LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA087.md): Maule M-4 · Bishop, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 2008 · N51430 · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to foreign object ingestion in the induction system, which resulted in a stuck/jammed exhaust valve during the takeoff.

## 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.engine_model_code IN ('17025', '17045')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND e.aircrafts_position = x.position AND e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '342'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/cases?engine=17025

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