# NTSB investigations: Jacobs L4 /R755-7: 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 MIA97LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA222.md): Waco YMF5 · Lake Buena Vist, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 1997 · N14128 · Substantial damage
  > failure of maintenance personnel to follow installation procedures pertaining to the torque of the propeller retention nut, which resulted in a loose propeller retention nut, subsequent fatigue failure of the crankshaft, and loss of engine power. The lack of…
- [NTSB FTW90LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA078.md): Cessna T50-A17 · Brackettville, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 1990 · N578EK · Substantial damage
  > An engine failure caused by a malfunctioning carburetor and the pilot's misjudging his obstacle clearance which resulted in a wire strike while maneuvering to land. Factors in the accident were the uncommanded deployment of carburetor heat on both engines, an…

## 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 ('35003')
    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=35003&occurrence=351

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