# NTSB investigations: Continental W670 series: Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf

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 IAD00LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA062.md): Boeing Stearman E75-N1 · Atwater, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 2000 · N75647 · Substantial damage
  > Loss of total engine power due to a fractured crankshaft.
- [NTSB MIA96LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA018.md): Boeing E75N1 · Wauchula, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 4, 1995 · N1535M · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to worn serrated teeth on the valve timing gear and intermediate camshaft drive gear which prevented the valve train and generator from operating. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB ATL95LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA107.md): Boeing D75N1 · Fayetteville, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 1995 · N53232 · Substantial damage
  > A malfunction of the carburetor needle valve which resulted in fuel starvation to the engine.
- [NTSB CHI93LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA357.md): Boeing A75N1 · Springfield, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 1993 · N54941 · Substantial damage
  > the disconnection of the primer supply line at the fuel strainer.
- [NTSB FTW92FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA197.md): Boeing A75 · Cibolo, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 1992 · N62552 · Destroyed
  > Failure of the engine crankshaft due fatigue and the resultant collapsing of the left wing.
- [NTSB MIA89IA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA080.md): Waco UPF-7 · Marathon, FL · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Feb 6, 1989 · N39721 · Minor damage
  > Fuel starvation due to a corroded carburetor.
- [NTSB ATL83LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA066.md): Boeing A75N1 · Anderson, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 16, 1982 · N61857 · Substantial damage
  > After takeoff, while several hundred feet in the air, the engine backfired & quit. The plt was able to turn around & head back toward the arpt, but could not quite reach the rwy. The acft landed 1,000 ft short of the rwy, hit a ditch & flipped over. The plt…
- [NTSB CHI82DA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA237.md): Waco UPF-7 · Popular Grove, IL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 4, 1982 · N39714 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot experienced severe engine vibration during cruise flight. The pilot performed an emergency landing in a field. Because of the length of the field the pilot landed hard and the left main gear collapsed. The separated gear struck and fractured the…

## 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 x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17018')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 351))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17018&occurrence=351

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