# Misc hardware, general - Type: NTSB finding subsection - Path: [Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01) › [Fluids/misc hardware](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0107) › [Misc hardware](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/010714) › Misc hardware, general - NTSB code: 01071400 - Cases: 41 - In the probable cause: 35 - Fatal cases: 6 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071400/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071400/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071400 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2008: 5 / 5 - 2009: 2 / 3 - 2010: 1 / 1 - 2011: 3 / 3 - 2012: 4 / 4 - 2013: 3 / 3 - 2014: 3 / 3 - 2015: 2 / 2 - 2016: 3 / 5 - 2017: 4 / 5 - 2020: 1 / 1 - 2021: 2 / 2 - 2022: 1 / 1 - 2024: 1 / 3 ## Defining events in these cases - [Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341): 6 cases - [Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342): 5 cases - [Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340): 3 cases - [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 3 cases - [Fuel contamination](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/193): 3 cases - [Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900): 2 cases - [Flight control sys malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/333): 2 cases - [Fuel starvation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191): 2 cases - [Fuel related](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/190): 2 cases - [Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092): 2 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER](https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-aircraft-works-spol-sro-sportcruiser): 2 cases - [Stinson 108-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3): 1 cases - [Eurocopter EC 130 B4](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-ec-130-b4): 1 cases - [Robinson Helicopter R44 II](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii): 1 cases - [Robinson Helicopter R44](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44): 1 cases - [Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta): 1 cases - [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200): 1 cases - [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235): 1 cases - [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108): 1 cases - [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150): 1 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Preflight inspection](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061510) (Personnel issues): 9 cases - [Installation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02062035) (Personnel issues): 6 cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 6 cases - [Fuel](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010) (Aircraft): 6 cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 4 cases - [Airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010) (Aircraft): 4 cases - [Engine (reciprocating), general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01058500) (Aircraft): 4 cases - [Fuel system, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022800) (Aircraft): 3 cases - [Modification/alteration](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02062030) (Personnel issues): 2 cases - [Fuel storage](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022810) (Aircraft): 2 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB ANC24FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24FA102), Sep 24, 2024: Cessna 206 (N8255Q), Chalkyitsik, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to water-contaminated fuel as a result of the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection. Contributing to the accident was the operator’s failure to ensure replacement filters… - [NTSB ANC24LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA097), Sep 14, 2024: Stinson 108-3 (N691E), Lime Village, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced landing in tree-covered terrain. - [NTSB ERA24LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA205), May 1, 2024: Airbus Helicopters AS350B3 (N413JM), Plant City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate yaw control of the helicopter while maneuvering at a low altitude and airspeed, which resulted in a hard landing. - [NTSB DCA22FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22FA157), Jul 23, 2022: Beech A35 (N8466A), Centralia, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s unsuccessful attempt to switch fuel tanks, which resulted in fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the uninstalled fuel selector handle warning device. - [NTSB WPR21LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA135), Feb 19, 2021: Aviat A-1C-200 (N43LL), Carefree, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The substandard installation of the airplane’s autopilot system hardware, which resulted in a malfunction of the rudder control system during flight and a loss of directional control during the… - [NTSB WPR21LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA107), Feb 5, 2021: Hughes OH-6A (N6639R), Horseshoe Bend, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to a leak in the fuel cell outlet valve. - [NTSB ERA21LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA024), Oct 18, 2020: Robinson R22 (N566BC), Winder, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly secure the engine cooling fan attachment bolts, leading to vibration of the cooling fan, the overextension of the tension belt actuator, the failure of the… - [NTSB CEN17FA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA364), Sep 24, 2017: Beech C35 (N5958C), Camden, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to return to the runway instead of landing straight ahead when the engine lost power and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering for an emergency… - [NTSB CEN17LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA348), Sep 12, 2017: Beech N35 (N9368Y), South Bend, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improperly seated fuel cap, which resulted in an in-flight fuel leak and subsequent total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. - [NTSB GAA17CA537](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA537), Aug 23, 2017: Bellanca 8GCBC (N181TM), Foley, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The ground crew’s incorrect hook up of the banner, which resulted in a nose-over. 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.