# NTSB investigations: Lycoming 0-320 series, SC: Loss of engine power

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 ATL98LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA131.md): Piper PA 22-150 · Lancaster, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 1998 · N8027D · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factor were conditions favorable for the formation of carburetor ice..
- [NTSB ATL98LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA116.md): Piper PA-12 · Myrtle Beach, SC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1998 · N78583 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning of fuel required for the flight that resulted in fuel exhaustion and the total loss of engine power. A factor was the pilot continued flight operation with known deficiencies in equipment.
- [NTSB ATL95LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA056.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Charleston, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1995 · N7498R · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the position washer in the fuel selector valve, which resulted in the fuel starvation of the engine.
- [NTSB ATL93LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA152.md): Cessna 172 · N. Myrtle Beach, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 9, 1993 · N2437E · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the engine exhaust valve which resulted in the loss of engine power. The soft terrain in the landing area was a factor.
- [NTSB ATL87LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA138.md): Cessna 172-N · Walhalla, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 16, 1987 · N739QF · Destroyed
  > During a local sightseeing flight the plt trimmed the aircraft to a slow flight configuration, and circled a lake in the mountains of south carolina at an alt of approx 1,000 ft AGL. The aircraft was near max gross weight and the ground temp was 82 deg f. the…
- [NTSB ATL86LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA254.md): Piper PA-25 · Myrtle Beach, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 1986 · N9101D · Destroyed
  > The acft was about 1/2 hrs into a planned 2.0 hr banner tow flt. On the last pass along the Beach, at about 500 ft AGL, the eng popped and lost pwr. The plt turned the acft out to sea and landed in the ocean. The plt swam to shore and the acft sank.
- [NTSB ATL83FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA093.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Johns Island, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 30, 1983 · N4548R · Substantial damage
  > The acft crash landed in a swamp as the pilot tried to return to the arpt during a forced landing. The engine lost powerduring takeoff climb at about 300 ft AGL. Witnesses said the acft was trailing black smoke as it departed. During the last annual…

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'SC' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('41508')
    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" = 350))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=41508&occurrence=350&state=SC

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