NTSB investigations, 2021
111 cases where the sequence of events included Loss of engine power (partial).
Cases per year
| 2008 | 99 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 116 |
| 2010 | 105 |
| 2011 | 118 |
| 2012 | 124 |
| 2013 | 82 |
| 2014 | 114 |
| 2015 | 115 |
| 2016 | 108 |
| 2017 | 99 |
| 2018 | 98 |
| 2019 | 105 |
| 2020 | 72 |
| 2021 | 111 |
| 2022 | 80 |
| 2023 | 75 |
| 2024 | 81 |
| 2025 | 88 |
| 2026 | 68 |
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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\") = 2021
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.\"tier2Number\" = '342' 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") = 2021 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '342' 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 GAA22WA065AccidentClass 5 · ForeignCessna 172L · Koggala, Sri LankaNTSB GAA22WA073Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA38 · Katukurunda, Sri LankaNTSB ERA22LA092Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech D55 · Hamilton, ALThe pilot’s failure to properly configure the airplane’s fuel system, which resulted in a loss of engine power on the left engine due to fuel starvation.NTSB ANC22LA011Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportLarry Bingham LB-1 · Haines, AKA partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available information, which resulted in a precautionary landing and impact with snow.NTSB WPR22LA062Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech K35 · Temecula, CAThe total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined from the available evidence.NTSB GAA22WA044Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBell 206 · Midrand, South AfricaNTSB ERA22FA086Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportSwearingen SA226 · Bedford, NHThe pilot’s failure to secure and feather the left engine and increase power on the right engine after a perceived loss of engine power in the left engine, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain just short of the runway. Contributing to…NTSB WPR22LA060Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna P210N · Hillsboro, ORThe on-ground collision with a tree during an off airport precautionary landing. Contributing was the partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB ANC22LA008Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Palmer, AKThe pilot’s failure to effectively use carburetor heat in conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power, off-airport landing, and nose over.NTSB ENG22WA005IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Owerri, NigeriaNTSB WPR22LA035Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportSonex Waiex B · Laveen Village, AZFailure of the rocker swivel assembly due to either wear or corrosion, which resulted in a loss of engine power.NTSB CEN22LA036Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 177 · Hudson Oaks, TXThe partial loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing was the pilot’s improper fuel planning.NTSB GAA22WA025Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 182P · Tulisa Park, South AfricaNTSB WPR22FA022Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 172 · Ukiah, CAA power interruption due to water-contaminated fuel, which resulted in the student pilot aborting the takeoff and landing hard. Contributing to the accident were a leak in the left fuel tank that allowed water to enter and damage to the fuel tank that…NTSB ERA22LA016Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportKitfox IV · North Canaan, CTThe pilot's mismanagement of the airplane's altitude, airspeed, and course during a forced landing following a partial loss of engine power, which resulted in collision with trees and terrain. Contributing was the pilot’s inadvertent omission of stowing the…NTSB CEN22FA011Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBeech 58TC · Mesa, COThe maintenance personnel’s failure to properly tighten the turbocharger oil line and the right engine propeller governor, which resulted in a loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the loss of airplane control following the loss of engine…NTSB GAA22WA016Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignRotoway International Executive 162F · Cape Town, South AfricaNTSB ENG22WA039IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 767 · São Tomé, São Tomé e Príncipe, São Tomé & PríncipeNTSB CEN22LA010Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-24 · Loveland, COThe pilot’s failure to recognize the degraded engine power and abort the takeoff in a timely manner.NTSB ENG22LA002Incident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAirbus A320-271N · Atlantic City, NJThe ingestion of a bird into the right engine during the takeoff roll caused a fan blade to fracture near the blade platform resulting in high fan blade off loads and engine vibrations sufficient to result in an eventual failure of a fuel tube in the right…NTSB CEN22LA002Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech B23 · Lamesa, TXThe loss of engine power for a reason that could not be determined.NTSB CEN21LA457Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 95-B55 (T42A) · Lancaster, OHThe loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB WPR21LA354Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportHiller UH-12E · Bovill, IDA loss of helicopter control for undetermined reasons based on the available evidence for this accident.NTSB WPR21LA351Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportGeorge A. Thiel Just Aircraft Highlander · Monroe, WAThe in-flight malfunction of the throttle control pivot arm, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and the subsequent collision with terrain during the forced landing.NTSB GAA21WA257AccidentClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA28 · Llico, ChileNTSB ENG21WA043IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 767-34AF · Bogota, ColombiaNTSB ENG21WA042IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Addis Ababa, NigeriaNTSB ERA21LA368Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportHughes 369 · Ash, NCA partial loss of engine power due to corrosion and erosion damage to the engine’s compressor section components.NTSB ERA21LA361Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech C24R · Augustine, FLImproperly installed fuel injection system components, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power shortly after takeoff.NTSB WPR21FA340Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 177RG · Lake Havasu City, AZA partial loss of engine power during the airplane's initial climb due to wear of internal engine components, which prevented the engine from developing full-rated power and resulted in a loss of altitude.NTSB GAA21WA215Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 206 · Vereda La Pollata, Villavicencio, ColombiaNTSB CEN21LA391Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 320 · Windthorst, TXA forced landing due to a loss of engine power on the right engine for a reason that could not be determined based on the available evidence.NTSB WPR21LA326Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-32-300 · Del Mar, CAThe partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a forced landing on an interstate highway and subsequent collision with vehicles.NTSB GAA21WA219Accident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignRobinson R22 · Limpopo Providance, South AfricaNTSB CEN21LA383Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Gypsum, COA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and the pilot's mismanagement of the available fuel.NTSB ERA21FA334Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportNorth American SNJ-2 · Wilkes-Barre, PAA partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Also causal was the pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering for a forced landing following the loss of engine power, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and…NTSB ERA21FA333Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA24 · Wadesboro, NCA partial loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined. Contributing was the pilot’s loss of airplane control, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and impact with trees and terrain.NTSB CEN21LA379Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Industries DA-42 · Bellefontaine, OHThe improper position of the right engine’s fuel feed pump bolt, which led to a total loss of power on the right engine, and the left engine's partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.NTSB CEN21LA372Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportFlying K Enterprises Sky Raider · Augusta, KSA partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not determined based on available information.NTSB CEN21LA375Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportHaley Highlander · Waller, TXA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB GAA21WA263Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA-30 · Saint-Honorat, FranceNTSB CEN21LA381Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150M · Wadsworth, OHA partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat when the power loss occurred.NTSB CEN21LA369Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Wheeling, ILA partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available information.NTSB ENG21WA035Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A320 · Budapest, HungaryNTSB ENG21WA036Incident · No injuriesClass 4 · ForeignRockwell 690 · Puerto La Cruz, VenezuelaNTSB GAA21WA199Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignWaco YMF5-C · Yvoy-le-Marron, FranceNTSB CEN21LA362Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-502B · Topeka, KSThe pilot’s decision to continue low-level aerial application flight maneuvers after the low fuel warning light illuminated, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB WPR21LA301Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Amado, AZThe inflight separation of a section of a propeller blade due to a fatigue crack, which resulted in a forced landing.NTSB ERA21LA313Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Waxhaw, NCThe pilot’s failure to abort the takeoff in sufficient time to stop the airplane on the runway remaining. Contributing to the accident was the lack of airplane takeoff performance due to the pilot’s failure to assure that the carburetor heat control was in…NTSB ANC21LA068Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportStinson 108-1 · Sterling, AKInsufficient available power as a result of low compression in three engine cylinders. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to takeoff with a slight quartering tailwind.