# Recip eng wiring - Type: NTSB finding subsection - Path: [Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01) › [Aircraft power plant](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0105) › [Engine (reciprocating)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/010585) › Recip eng wiring - NTSB code: 01058597 - Cases: 8 - In the probable cause: 7 - Fatal cases: 3 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01058597/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01058597/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01058597 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2009: 1 / 1 - 2015: 1 / 1 - 2017: 0 / 1 - 2020: 2 / 2 - 2023: 2 / 2 - 2024: 1 / 1 ## Defining events in these cases - [Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342): 3 cases - [Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341): 3 cases - [Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340): 1 cases - [Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096): 1 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Stinson VULTEE V-77](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-vultee-v-77): 1 cases - [Cessna 150D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d): 1 cases - [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120): 1 cases - [Daniel J Mesnard VELOCITY TWIN](https://openairdocs.org/model/daniel-j-mesnard-velocity-twin): 1 cases - [Matt Mcswain JA30 SUPERSTOL](https://openairdocs.org/model/matt-mcswain-ja30-superstol): 1 cases - [Barber Warren D TURBINE CUBS P A 18](https://openairdocs.org/model/barber-warren-d-turbine-cubs-p-a-18): 1 cases - [Sanford Fred E ZENITH CH 601XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/sanford-fred-e-zenith-ch-601xl): 1 cases - [Reynolds Ronald B TEAM ACFT Z-MAX](https://openairdocs.org/model/reynolds-ronald-b-team-acft-z-max): 1 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 2 cases - [Scheduled/routine maintenance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02062010) (Personnel issues): 2 cases - [Climb rate](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062035) (Aircraft): 2 cases - [Performance/control parameters, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000) (Aircraft): 2 cases - [Spark plugs/igniters](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01057421) (Aircraft): 2 cases - [Conducive to carburetor icing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03031030) (Environmental issues): 1 cases - [Mountainous/hilly terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021010) (Environmental issues): 1 cases - [Installation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02062035) (Personnel issues): 1 cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 1 cases - [Lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030) (Personnel issues): 1 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB ANC24LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA025), Apr 21, 2024: Cessna 120 (N77032), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A degraded ignition system, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel’s inadequate inspection of the ignition system. - [NTSB WPR23LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA314), Aug 9, 2023: Reynolds Ronald B Team Acft Z-MAX (N440ZM), Rigby, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during takeoff due to inadequately secured wires, which resulted in the wearing of the wires’ sheaths and the grounding of the airplane’s electrical system. Contributing to… - [NTSB ERA23LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA320), Aug 1, 2023: Mesnard Velocity Twin (N106VT), Sandersville, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of power in the right engine due to the right ECU injector wires being severed by the main landing gear actuator piston teeter bar as a result of a lack of clearance and protection of… - [NTSB ERA20LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA286), Aug 15, 2020: Just JA 30 Superstol (N146BB), Clover, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of a spark plug lead, resulting in a partial loss of engine power and collision with trees. - [NTSB WPR20FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20FA077), Jan 24, 2020: Stinson V77 (N50249), Auburn, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to a combination of mechanical engine anomalies. Contributing to the accident was inadequate maintenance that failed to identify the engine anomalies. - [NTSB WPR18LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA009), Oct 15, 2017: Barber Warren D Turbine Cubs P A 18 (N181TJ), Skull Valley, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The activation of the wheel brakes during landing, which resulted in a nose-over. The reason for the wheel brake activation could not be determined. - [NTSB CEN15FA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA315), Jul 25, 2015: Sanford Zenith CH 601XL (N9601), Bristol, WI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed and airplane control following a loss of engine power during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident was the installation of ignition system coils that… - [NTSB CEN09CA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA232), Mar 22, 2009: Cessna 150D (N5920T), Madison, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the failure of the engine's muffler which melted and grounded the ignition P-lead wire. 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. 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