# Low temperature - Type: NTSB finding subsection - Path: [Environmental issues](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03) › [Conditions/weather/phenomena](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0303) › [Temp/humidity/pressure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/030310) › Low temperature - NTSB code: 03031010 - Cases: 8 - In the probable cause: 5 - Fatal cases: 2 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03031010/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03031010/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03031010 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2010: 1 / 1 - 2013: 2 / 2 - 2015: 0 / 1 - 2016: 1 / 1 - 2022: 0 / 1 - 2024: 1 / 2 ## Defining events in these cases - [Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341): 2 cases - [Flight control sys malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/333): 2 cases - [Electrical system malf/failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/332): 1 cases - [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 1 cases - [Structural icing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/210): 1 cases - [Fuel contamination](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/193): 1 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Eurocopter EC 130 B4](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-ec-130-b4): 1 cases - [Eurocopter AS 350 B2](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2): 1 cases - [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300): 1 cases - [Piper PA-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a): 1 cases - [Cirrus Design SR22](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22): 1 cases - [Cessna 208B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b): 1 cases - [Boeing 767-332](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-332): 1 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 3 cases - [Conducive to structural icing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03031025) (Environmental issues): 2 cases - [Inspection, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061500) (Personnel issues): 2 cases - [Knowledge of equipment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02032015) (Personnel issues): 2 cases - [Powerplant parameters](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062050) (Aircraft): 2 cases - [Performance/control parameters, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000) (Aircraft): 2 cases - [Not determined, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000) (Not determined): 1 cases - [Adequacy of policy/proc](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/04021015) (Organizational issues): 1 cases - [Dark](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020) (Environmental issues): 1 cases - [Drizzle/mist](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03035050) (Environmental issues): 1 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB CEN24FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA095), Jan 21, 2024: Cirrus Design SR22 (N255JP), Little Rock, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control after a partial loss of engine power during initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to follow airplane flight manual… - [NTSB ERA24LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA094), Jan 19, 2024: Cessna 208 (N1983X), Dulles, VA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command’s approach to the critical angle of attack during initial climb, which resulted in a vibration the flight crew improperly identified as an engine issue and resulted in the… - [NTSB DCA22LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22LA179), Jul 7, 2022: Boeing 767-332 (N181DN), New York, NY, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The failure of maintenance personnel to close the drain mast heater circuit breakers which resulted in the formation of ice in the forward drain mast, an improper flow of wastewater into the main… - [NTSB ANC17LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17LA014), Nov 21, 2016: Piper PA 32R-300 (N4352F), McGrath, AK, minor damage. Probable cause: The failure of the nose landing gear to extend and lock due to the failure of the alternator and reduced battery power due to the cold ambient temperature, which prohibited the electrically-driven… - [NTSB GAA16CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA102), Dec 21, 2015: Piper PA 18A (N2791P), Girdwood, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel contamination resulting in the loss of engine power, a forced landing on a highway, and subsequent right wing impact with highway signage. - [NTSB CEN13FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA174), Feb 22, 2013: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N917EM), Oklahoma City, OK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to engine ice ingestion during initial climb after takeoff in dark night light conditions. Contributing to the accident were the lack of an installed engine air inlet… - [NTSB CEN13FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA121), Jan 2, 2013: Eurocopter EC130 B4 (N334AM), Seminole, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to ice ingestion. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel’s delayed decision to install the helicopter's engine inlet cover until after the engine had been… - [NTSB CEN11IA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11IA108), Dec 13, 2010: Piaggio P180 (N140SL), Columbus, OH, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The failure of water to properly drain through the fuselage drain holes, thus becoming trapped and freezing around the flight control cables, which resulted in the loss of control authority to the… 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.