# NTSB investigations: Continental GO-300 series: Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical

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 LAX03LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA255.md): Lefever-Paul Skybolt · Mt. Hamilton, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 2003 · N94PL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in a loss of engine power.
- [NTSB SEA03LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA093.md): Cessna 175 · Middleton, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 2003 · N7238M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to follow the checklist which led to fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power. A contributing factor was the uneven terrain at the landing site.
- [NTSB DEN03LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA088.md): Cessna 175B · Cedar City, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 23, 2003 · N8199T · Destroyed
  > the pilot's inadvertently switching the fuel selector to the right tank, resulting in fuel starvation, and his failure to maintain direction control during the forced landing. Contributing factors were the crosswind and the tree.
- [NTSB LAX02LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA174.md): Cessna 175 · Anaheim, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 2002 · N6713E · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB SEA97LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA192.md): Cessna 175 · Lynnwood, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 1997 · N7533M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation, which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ANC97LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA044.md): Cessna 175 · Naknek, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 1, 1997 · N9261B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane prior to fuel exhaustion. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation and planning by failing to obtain information about the out of service runway lighting, and the rough…
- [NTSB IAD97LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA053.md): Cessna 175 · Weirs Cave, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 10, 1997 · N9485B · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and inaccurate fuel calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a forced landing. Darkness and high vegetation in the forced landing area were related factors.
- [NTSB CHI95LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA311.md): Cessna 175 · Staples, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 1995 · N9425B · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's delay in the application of carburetor heat, which resulted in carburetor ice, loss of engine power, and a subsequent forced landing in a swampy area. The carburetor icing (weather) condition was a related factor.
- [NTSB CHI94LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA236.md): Cessna 175 · Cottage Hill, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 22, 1994 · N7101M · Substantial damage
  > the pilot inadequate preflight planning/preparation and his inaccurate fuel consumption calculations.
- [NTSB CHI94LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA160.md): Cessna 175 · Plainfield, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 14, 1994 · N7678M · Substantial damage
  > fuel contamination (water), and inadequate aircraft preflight inspection.
- [NTSB LAX94LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA036.md): Cessna 175 · Palm Springs, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 4, 1993 · N7646M · Substantial damage
  > fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to adequately monitor the fuel consumption during the flight.
- [NTSB LAX89LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA161.md): Cessna 175 · Victorville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 1989 · N8174T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to conduct an adequate preflight and assure the proper quantity of fuel on board for the proposed flight.
- [NTSB MKC89LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA078.md): Cessna 175 · Murray, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 11, 1989 · N175RP · Substantial damage
  > Water contamination of the fuel and the pilot's inadequate preflight of the aircraft. A factor related to the accident was: the ditch in the emergency landing area.
- [NTSB FTW84LA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA384.md): Cessna 175 · Corsicana, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 9, 1984 · N7483M · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated the acft lost eng power & he attempted an emerg landing in a field. During the landing roll the acft collided with a wire fence due to darkness. The exact amount of fuel remaining in the acft was not determined during removal of the acft from…
- [NTSB ATL83LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA148.md): Cessna 175 · Tuscaloosa, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 3, 1983 · N7588M · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft landed off the runway in soft terrain during a forced landing and nosed down. According to the pilot the engine began to run rough at 400 AGL on takeoff. He turned back toward the field and the engine quit. The pilot could not complete the turn…
- [NTSB FTW82DA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA225.md): Cessna 175 · Fort Worth, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jun 13, 1982 · N9419B · Substantial damage
  > During a go-around the aircraft's engine quit. The pilot attempted an off-airport emergency landing; however, collided with bushes and nosed over. Investigation revealed there was a minimum amount of fuel onboard.
- [NTSB LAX82DA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA152.md): Cessna 175A · Lathrop Wells, NV · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Apr 30, 1982 · N7058E · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft's engine quit while on approach to Lathrop Wells. During the emergency landing the aircraft stalled and dropped from about 15 feet AGL and came to rest inverted. Fuel was present at the accident site and the fuel selector was found midway between…

## 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 ('17024')
    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" = 353))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17024&occurrence=353

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