# NTSB investigations: Rotax 503 DCDI: 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 WPR25LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA130.md): Hy-Tek Hurricane HP · Elko, NV · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Apr 14, 2025 · N9088G · Substantial damage
  > On April 14, 2025, about 1003 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Hy-Tek Hurricane HP, N9088G, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Elko, Nevada. The pilot sustained serious injuries. The airplane was operated as…
- [NTSB WPR17FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA146.md): Chicco Miguel E Quicksilver Sport II · Point Mugu, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 2017 · N2812
  > A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination in combination with the low cruise altitude selected by the pilots, which resulted in an ocean ditching. The lack of personal flotation devices likely…
- [NTSB WPR13LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA318.md): Chicco Quicksilver Sport II · Newbury Park, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 2013 · N2812 · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power while maneuvering due to the blockage of the exhaust system by broken internal engine baffles that had shifted during the flight, which resulted in a forced landing and subsequent impact with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR13LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA216.md): Rans S-17 · Fontana, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 4, 2013 · N6171R · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to improper construction and inadequate maintenance of the fuel system and engine. Contributing to the accident was the airplane’s inadvertent contact with an unseen guy wire during the landing flare.
- [NTSB CEN10LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA279.md): Thunderbird TOP DOG UL · Luling, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 29, 2010 · N2574V · Substantial damage
  > Poor engine performance due to the modified engine parameters and installation of the fuel nozzles which produced a lean fuel condition resulting in decreased aircraft performance and subsequent impact with the trees.

## 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 ('55566')
    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=55566

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