# NTSB investigations: Franklin 6A4150 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 LAX01LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA131.md): Stinson 108-1 · Redlands, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 31, 2001 · N8158K · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power during cruise flight over rough terrain for undetermined non-mechanical reasons.
- [NTSB LAX96LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA329.md): Stinson 108 · Quincy, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 8, 1996 · N97337 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's over leaning of the fuel mixture, which resulted in the initial loss of engine power; and continued fuel starvation, resulting from the pilot's inadvertent mispositioning of the fuel selector valve during an attempted restart of the engine.
- [NTSB NYC96LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA130.md): Stinson 108-1 · Elbridge, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 1996 · N8073K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to use auto fuel and to fly the airplane when it was in need of major repairs and overdue its annual inspection.
- [NTSB MIA95LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA028.md): Bellanca 14-13 · Tunica, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 24, 1994 · N74232 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delay in obtaining ATC assistance after becoming lost/disoriented resulting in the total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was failure of the pilot to navigate using the VOR system.
- [NTSB CHI92LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA102.md): Stinson 108 · Heyworth, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1992 · N97599 · Substantial damage
  > Improper use of the carburetor heat control which resulted in carburetor ice and subsequent loss of power. A factor related to the accident was the carburetor icing conditions which existed at the time of the accident.
- [NTSB NYC87LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA130.md): Stinson 108 · Rumford Point, ME · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 25, 1987 · N9119K · Substantial damage
  > While circling a pond, the plt failed to switch fuel tanks and the engine lost power. He attempted to switch from the right to the left tank but was forced to set the acft down in a nearby field. The left wing, fuselage, landing gear, prop, and engine mounts…
- [NTSB CHI85LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA260.md): Stinson 108-1 · Roseau, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 20, 1985 · N9070K · Substantial damage
  > The plt intentionally ground looped the acft during a forced landing to avoid obstacles following a loss of power en route. Aprx 1 1/2 hrs into the flt the plt noticed an engine roughness followed by an increase in oil temp which returned to normal shortly…

## 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 ('27024')
    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=27024&occurrence=353

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