# Engine starting

- Type: NTSB finding section
- Path: [Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01) › [Aircraft power plant](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0105) › Engine starting
- NTSB code: 010580
- Cases: 12
- In the probable cause: 10
- Fatal cases: 1
- All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/010580/cases.md
- Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/010580/cases.md?cause=1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/010580

## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all)

- 2008: 1 / 1
- 2011: 1 / 1
- 2015: 1 / 3
- 2016: 2 / 2
- 2017: 1 / 1
- 2019: 2 / 2
- 2022: 2 / 2

## Findings

- [Engine starting, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01058000): 7 cases, 6 in the probable cause
- [Cranking](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01058010): 3 cases, 2 in the probable cause
- [Starter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01058011): 2 cases, 2 in the probable cause

## Defining events in these cases

- [Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341): 4 cases
- [Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230): 2 cases
- [Ground handling event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/080): 2 cases
- [Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342): 1 cases
- [Fuel starvation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191): 1 cases
- [Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150): 1 cases
- [AC/prop/rotor contact w person](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/081): 1 cases

## Aircraft models (registry)

- [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177): 2 cases
- [Sikorsky S-61N](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-61n): 1 cases
- [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161): 1 cases
- [Piper PA-17](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-17): 1 cases
- [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n): 1 cases
- [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140): 1 cases
- [Beech 95-B55 (T42A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a): 1 cases
- [Airborne REDBACK](https://openairdocs.org/model/airborne-redback): 1 cases
- [Dwyer Michael D Q-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/dwyer-michael-d-q-200): 1 cases
- [Air Tractor AT-802A](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-802a): 1 cases

## Other findings in the same cases

- [Not determined, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000) (Not determined): 3 cases
- [Incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015) (Personnel issues): 2 cases
- [Fuel control/carburetor](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01057322) (Aircraft): 2 cases
- [High temperature](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03031015) (Environmental issues): 1 cases
- [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000) (Environmental issues): 1 cases
- [Airport structure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022042) (Environmental issues): 1 cases
- [Tree(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020) (Environmental issues): 1 cases
- [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 1 cases
- [Use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015) (Personnel issues): 1 cases
- [Modification/alteration](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02062030) (Personnel issues): 1 cases

## Newest cases

- [NTSB WPR22LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA330), Sep 1, 2022: Sikorsky S-61N (N617CK), Shady Cove, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the failure of the No. 2 engine’s stage 1 turbine blades as a result of an unreported hot start two days earlier.
- [NTSB ERA22LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA159), Mar 17, 2022: Dwyer Michael D Q (N3QP), Spring Hill, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper modification of the pull starter motor, which resulted in its failure and the subsequent loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN19LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA223), Jul 14, 2019: Cessna 177 (N29516), Elkhart, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent engine start of the airplane and subsequent takeoff without the pilot on-board for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.
- [NTSB WPR19LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA092), Mar 1, 2019: Cessna 172 (N6486J), Melba, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to a separated carburetor idle mixture adjustment screw and spring assembly for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB CEN17LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA234), Jun 17, 2017: Aeronca 65 CA (N33778), Mount Vernon, OH, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper starting procedure before hand propping the engine, and his subsequent attempt to stop the moving airplane, which resulted in him being struck by the propeller.
- [NTSB GAA16LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16LA352), Jun 29, 2016: Piper PA 28 (N601FT), Merritt Island, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during the landing roll, and an engine fire during a subsequent engine restart attempt. Neither the cause for the loss of engine power nor the source of the fire could be…
- [NTSB GAA16CA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA216), May 4, 2016: Airborne Redback (N528PG), Arlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately secure the aircraft while manually starting the engine from outside the cockpit, which resulted in the unmanned aircraft becoming airborne and colliding with a…
- [NTSB WPR15LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA267), Sep 24, 2015: Cessna 177 (N3416T), Thermal, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A fire in the engine compartment due to the pilot overpriming the hot engine.
- [NTSB CEN15CA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA410), Sep 9, 2015: Piper PA-17 (N4653H), Delphi, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's attempt to start the engine by himself without properly securing the airplane.
- [NTSB WPR15LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA155), May 1, 2015: Cessna 140 (N2514N), Crescent Lake, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inability to restart the engine for reasons…

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.

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