# Power lever - Type: NTSB finding subsection - Path: [Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01) › [Aircraft power plant](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0105) › [Engine controls](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/010576) › Power lever - NTSB code: 01057603 - Cases: 95 - In the probable cause: 89 - Fatal cases: 8 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01057603/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01057603/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01057603 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2008: 7 / 8 - 2009: 9 / 9 - 2010: 6 / 6 - 2011: 9 / 10 - 2012: 4 / 4 - 2013: 9 / 10 - 2014: 4 / 4 - 2015: 3 / 4 - 2016: 3 / 3 - 2017: 6 / 6 - 2018: 3 / 3 - 2019: 3 / 4 - 2020: 3 / 3 - 2021: 5 / 5 - 2022: 4 / 4 - 2023: 4 / 5 - 2024: 2 / 2 - 2025: 5 / 5 ## Defining events in these cases - [Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340): 23 cases - [Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342): 17 cases - [Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230): 15 cases - [Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341): 9 cases - [Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092): 7 cases - [Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330): 5 cases - [Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900): 4 cases - [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 2 cases - [Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200): 2 cases - [Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120): 2 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Schweizer 269C-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c-1): 2 cases - [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300): 2 cases - [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140): 2 cases - [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c): 2 cases - [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s): 2 cases - [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m): 2 cases - [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b): 2 cases - [Waco UPF-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-upf-7): 1 cases - [Conrad Theodore J THORP T-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/conrad-theodore-j-thorp-t-18): 1 cases - [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a): 1 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 19 cases - [Use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015) (Personnel issues): 13 cases - [Incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015) (Personnel issues): 11 cases - [Installation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02062035) (Personnel issues): 10 cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 7 cases - [Directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020) (Aircraft): 7 cases - [Fasteners](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071430) (Aircraft): 6 cases - [Incorrect action selection](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010) (Personnel issues): 5 cases - [Airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010) (Aircraft): 5 cases - [Not determined, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000) (Not determined): 4 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB ERA25LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA235), Jun 23, 2025: Cessna R182 (N262AL), Milton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Separation of the throttle cable sleeve during takeoff, which resulted an uncommanded engine power reduction and the pilot’s inability to control the engine throttle, and resulted in a forced landing. - [NTSB CEN25LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA168), May 4, 2025: Cessna 172N (N75775), Longmont, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The disconnected throttle control that resulted in a loss of engine power due to improper maintenance. - [NTSB WPR25LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA135), Apr 8, 2025: Martin Uav Vbat (N443VA), Douglas, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The malfunction of the throttle servo which resulted in the complete loss of engine power. - [NTSB CEN25LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA100), Feb 17, 2025: Cessna 180 (N597JC), Breckenridge, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The mechanic’s failure to properly install the throttle cable hardware resulting in a separation of the cable and loss of engine throttle control. - [NTSB WPR25LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA091), Feb 9, 2025: Cessna 182N (N92467), Auburn, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper use of throttle and brakes during engine start that resulted in a loss of control and impact with a hangar. - [NTSB ERA24LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA380), Sep 14, 2024: Piper PA32 (N6FT), Baltimore, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The undetected worn internal parts of the on-condition carburetor, which restricted movement of the float, resulting in fuel starvation. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the pilot’s… - [NTSB ERA24LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA363), Aug 26, 2024: Aeronca 65-TAC (N39565), Clearwater, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the outcome, was the pilot’s inability to control the engine following the loss of directional control due… - [NTSB CEN23LA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA413), Sep 20, 2023: Powrachute Airwolf (N820PP), Erie, CO, incident, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadvertent manipulation of the throttle, which resulted in the aircraft traveling on the ground and the unsecured pilot being ejected from the aircraft and sustaining fatal injuries. - [NTSB ERA23LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA286), Jul 4, 2023: Grumman American Avn. AA5A (N26387), Redstone Arsenal, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of the clamp assembly securing the throttle control cable outer housing, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to control the throttle. - [NTSB WPR23LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA249), Jul 1, 2023: Piper PA-28-140 (N4586R), Meeks Bay, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information. NTSB has coded findings and defining events since 2008; earlier cases used its older occurrence and cause codes and aren't counted. Findings: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings.md. Defining events: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events.md. Phases of flight: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases.md. Every investigation, filtered by finding, event, phase, state, year or model: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md (for example ?state=MI&fatal=1). NTSB's definitions: Accident and incident, 49 CFR 830.2 (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-VIII/part-830/subpart-A/section-830.2), CICTT occurrence categories (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/OccurrenceCategoryDefinitions.pdf), CICTT phases of flight (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/PhaseofFlightDefinitions.pdf), and NTSB coding manual, before 2008 (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). NTSB publishes no definitions for its findings, only their names. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.