# NTSB investigations: Rotax 503 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 ANC18LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA002.md): Fleetwood Jack Team Airbike · Ocean Springs, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 11, 2017 · N7566D · Substantial damage
  > An intermittent failure of the power take-off cylinder ignition coil, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN17LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA079.md): Quicksilver GT-400 R503 · New Braunfels, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 1, 2017 · N415HC · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power due to a loose spark plug. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper preflight inspection of the airplane.
- [NTSB ERA13LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA171.md): Mcnulty John S Aerolite 103 · Immokalee, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 16, 2013 · N2549W · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to the seizure of the magneto piston.
- [NTSB WPR13CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA092.md): Heinz Rans S-4 Coyote · Lake Pleasant, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 11, 2013 · N571K · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane was not recovered.
- [NTSB WPR11LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA104.md): Bice Air Creation GTE · Hayfork, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 22, 2011 · N4668L · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power during cruise flight, while operating in carburetor icing conditions.

## 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 ('55564')
    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=55564

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