# NTSB investigations: Engine starting, general

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 WPR22LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA330.md): Sikorsky S-61N · Shady Cove, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 1, 2022 · N617CK · Substantial damage
  > 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 CEN19LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA223.md): Cessna 177 · Elkhart, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 14, 2019 · N29516 · Substantial damage
  > 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.md): Cessna 172 · Melba, ID · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 1, 2019 · N6486J · Substantial damage
  > 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.md): Aeronca 65 CA · Mount Vernon, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 2017 · N33778 · Minor damage
  > 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.md): Piper PA 28 · Merritt Island, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 2016 · N601FT · Substantial damage
  > 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 determined because the airplane was not made available for…
- [NTSB GAA16CA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA216.md): Airborne Redback · Arlington, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 4, 2016 · N528PG · Substantial damage
  > 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 hangar roof.
- [NTSB WPR15LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA155.md): Cessna 140 · Crescent Lake, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 1, 2015 · N2514N · Substantial damage
  > 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 that could not be determined because postaccident examination…

## 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 f.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_findings.parquet' f WHERE starts_with(f."findingCode", '01058000'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01058000/cases

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