# NTSB investigations: Off-field or emergency landing

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.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB ERA20TA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20TA046.md): Piper PA28 · Vero Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report · Dec 2, 2019 · N558PU · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN20LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA046.md): Cessna 150 · Shreveport, LA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 24, 2019 · N22931 · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ERA20LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA044.md): Beech E35 · Okeechobee, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 23, 2019 · N3315C · Destroyed
  > The separation of the throttle control cable from the carburetor throttle control lever resulting in the near total loss of engine power. Contributing to the separation of the throttle cable was the lack of proper securing hardware by unknown maintenance…
- [NTSB CEN20LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA020.md): Cirrus SR22 · Tyler, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 22, 2019 · N969JM · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power as a result of detonation due to a combination of improper magneto to engine timing and a rich fuel mixture.
- [NTSB WPR20LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA022.md): Cessna 150 · Red Rock, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 13, 2019 · N704QJ · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper use of carburetor heat.
- [NTSB ERA20LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA033.md): Mooney M20J · St. Augustine, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 10, 2019 · N5765H · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CEN20LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA018.md): Piper PA32 · Houston, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 9, 2019 · N7703J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to select the proper fuel tank before departure, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA20TA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20TA030.md): Beech 76 · Doral, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report · Nov 4, 2019 · N6015Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of power to both engines.
- [NTSB CEN20LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA015.md): Piper PA22 · White Bear Township, MN · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 27, 2019 · N2621P · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to select the proper fuel tank before departure, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN20LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA014.md): Cessna 172 · Swea City, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 25, 2019 · N1443E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to replace the oil filler cap during his preflight inspection, which resulted in oil starvation and a subsequent total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB WPR20LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA012.md): Czech Sport Sportcruiser · Holden, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 23, 2019 · N204BF · Substantial damage
  > The fatigue failure of the No. 2 cylinder intake valve spring retainer due to air trapped in the lubrication system, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the severity of the damage was the improper deployment of the ballistic…
- [NTSB GAA20CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA039.md): Zenair CH 701 · Safford, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 20, 2019 · N3784A · Substantial damage
  > The in-flight separation of a propeller blade for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence, which resulted in an off-airport landing on soft sand and the separation of main landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s…
- [NTSB WPR20LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA009.md): Cessna 206 · Stockton, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 18, 2019 · N11379 · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB ERA20LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA017.md): Ayres S2R · Shellman, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 18, 2019 · N762BF · Destroyed
  > A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB CEN20LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA016.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Springtown, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 13, 2019 · N75139 · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ANC20LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA002.md): Cessna 172 · Palmer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 13, 2019 · N7267A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delayed application of carburetor heat in weather conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power, a precautionary landing, and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB GAA20CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA017.md): Piper PA28 · Dayton, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 10, 2019 · N8078X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation, a total loss of engine power, and an off-airport landing, during which the airplane struck a vehicle.
- [NTSB WPR20FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20FA005.md): Bede BD5 · Camarillo, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Oct 8, 2019 · N501BD · Substantial damage
  > The No. 4 connecting rod’s bearing shift and separation of the No. 4 connecting rod, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB GAA20CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA010.md): Cessna 150 · Fallon, NV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 8, 2019 · N50618 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper preflight fuel planning and quantity inspection, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, a forced landing on unsuitable terrain, and a subsequent nose-over.
- [NTSB CEN20LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA006.md): Beech 36 · Waukesha, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 8, 2019 · N396JG · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB GAA20CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA006.md): Cessna 172 · Kaplan, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 5, 2019 · N7871U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation, a total loss of engine power, and impact with a pole during an off-airport landing.
- [NTSB GAA20CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA001.md): Taylorcraft BC12 · Longs, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 1, 2019 · N95131 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, an off-airport landing, and impact with trees.
- [NTSB WPR19LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA265.md): Beech 35 · Gresham, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 24, 2019 · N5277C · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the instructor’s inadequate in-flight fuel management.
- [NTSB ERA19LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA282.md): Cessna 337 · St. Augustine, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 24, 2019 · N108LS · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot and examiner to recognize that the rear engine was not developing power, which resulted in an attempted partial-power takeoff and the airplane’s subsequent descent and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB ERA19LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA280.md): Cessna 172 · Manville, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 24, 2019 · N78192 · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to the ingestion of sealant material that had loosened inside the carburetor airbox.
- [NTSB CEN19LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA326.md): Vans Vans RV-10 · Lancaster, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 21, 2019 · N569JC · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to a faulty magneto/ignition system, which resulting in a forced landing.
- [NTSB GAA19CA569](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA569.md): Diamond DA20 · Fort Wayne, IN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 20, 2019 · N212DX · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, and impact with a tree during an off-airport landing.
- [NTSB WPR19LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA273.md): Smyth Sidewinder · Tucumcari, NM · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 14, 2019 · N492AC · Substantial damage
  > The in-flight separation of a section of a propeller blade due to a fatigue crack, which resulted in a forced landing.
- [NTSB CEN19LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA316.md): Infinity Powered Parachutes IPP2 · Eustace, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 12, 2019 · N6035L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to see and avoid a power line. Contributing was the pilot’s decision to fly at an altitude too low to avoid obstacles.
- [NTSB WPR19LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA255.md): Sikorsky S58 · Azusa, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 11, 2019 · N1168U · Substantial damage
  > The in-flight separation of a section of the tail rotor blade due to a fatigue crack, which resulted in the pilot’s forced autorotation into a field.
- [NTSB ERA19LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA267.md): Grumman G164 · Berlin, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 8, 2019 · N8386K · Substantial damage
  > The malfunction of the No. 9 pushrod, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN19LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA303.md): Phantom Aeronautics X-1 · Van Wert, OH · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 4, 2019 · N111JC · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to the separation of the carburetor from the intake socket resulting from the improper installation of the intake silencer.
- [NTSB GAA19CA534](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA534.md): Piper PA28 · Sawyer, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 3, 2019 · N2909U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation, a total loss of engine power, and an off-airport landing and impact with vegetation and a ditch. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to follow the Emergency Power Loss…
- [NTSB CEN19LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA313.md): Jackson Velocity · Mack, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 3, 2019 · N2XF · Substantial damage
  > A propeller overspeed due to failure of the electronic ignition timing ring attachment screws, and a runway overrun during the subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB CEN19LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA299.md): Piper PA28 · Conroe, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 31, 2019 · N55633 · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
- [NTSB CEN19LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA295.md): Air Tractor AT502 · Olney, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 29, 2019 · N8517Q · Substantial damage
  > A loss of thrust control due to a propeller surge event, which resulted in a forced landing shortly after takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN19TA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19TA293.md): Piper J3C · Russiaville, IN · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report · Aug 25, 2019 · N49614 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to reinstall the oil cap after adding oil, which resulted to oil starvation and a precaautionary landing.
- [NTSB GAA19CA505](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA505.md): Pipistrel Sinus 912 · Oxford, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 22, 2019 · N331AV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s continued use of battery power during a nonpowered flight in a powered-glider, which depleted the battery to a level that was insufficient to power the starter during the engine restart sequence and resulted in a forced landing to a soft field and…
- [NTSB ERA19LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA257.md): Cirrus SR22 · Burnsville, NC · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 22, 2019 · N404PE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s reliance on latent satellite weather imagery for tactical weather avoidance, which resulted in flight into thunderstorms and a loss of control. Also causal was an engine overspeed during the uncontrolled descent, which resulted in catastrophic…
- [NTSB CEN19LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA281.md): Stinson 108 · Grand Rapids, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 21, 2019 · N647C · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power after takeoff for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ERA19LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA252.md): Piper PA 31P · East Brady, PA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 20, 2019 · N90AP · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of left engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CEN19TA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19TA280.md): Bell 47G · Montrose, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Final report · Aug 20, 2019 · N1170W · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from attitude-induced unporting of the fuel.
- [NTSB GAA19CA495](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA495.md): Flight Design CT2K · Hooper, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 16, 2019 · N433CT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, an off-airport landing to a field, and a subsequent nose-over.
- [NTSB CEN19LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA275.md): Cessna 150 · Rio Grande City, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 15, 2019 · N150CR · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power following an increase in oil temperature for undetermined reasons during cruise flight, which resulted in a forced landing on unsuitable terrain.
- [NTSB WPR19FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA215.md): North American T28A · Ontario, OR · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 9, 2019 · N9862C · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to the improperly adjusted carburetor idle valve.
- [NTSB CEN19LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA252.md): Piper PA28 · Miami, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 5, 2019 · N5915U · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's and student pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the fuel system for water contamination, which resulted in a loss of engine power during takeoff and subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB GAA19CA504](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA504.md): Cessna 182 · Oakland, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 4, 2019 · N58628 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's premature full retraction of the flaps during a go-around and his subsequent improper decision to turn with a minimal climb gradient, which resulted in an off-airport landing and a landing gear collapse.
- [NTSB CEN19LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA249.md): Cessna A185 · Saginaw, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 3, 2019 · N5806J · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly align the crankshaft during an engine reassembly which led to a fatigue failure of the crankshaft and the loss of all engine power.
- [NTSB CEN19LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA265.md): Piper PA28 · Fairhope, AL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 30, 2019 · N6754J · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the No. 3 exhaust valve and the subsequent loss of engine power due to engine operation with an excessively lean fuel mixture over a period of time.
- [NTSB CEN19CA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19CA239.md): Cessna 172 · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 28, 2019 · N79575 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel planning and decision to not divert to a closer airport when the planned flight profile changed, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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## 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 s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '440' 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
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence?page=18

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