# NTSB investigations: Lycoming O&VO-360 series, WI: 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 CHI05FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05FA180.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Lake Michigan, WI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 26, 2005 · N5360F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inaccurate preflight planning and his delayed en route decision to make a fuel stop, which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and subsequent ditching.
- [NTSB CHI96LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA346.md): Beech B23 · Viroqua, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 22, 1996 · N66338 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate aircraft preflight which led to fuel exhaustion. A factor was the rough uneven terrain.
- [NTSB CHI94LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA101.md): Mooney M20C · Richland Center, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 10, 1994 · N6811N · Substantial damage
  > improper use of carburetor heat. Factors related to the accident were carburetor icing conditions, and the sign and fence poles.
- [NTSB CHI93LA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA367.md): Mooney M20C · Crivitz, WI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 1993 · N6752N · Substantial damage
  > fuel starvation caused by foreign matter in the fuel tank strainer.
- [NTSB CHI93LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA055.md): Piper PA-28-180 · West Bend, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 21, 1992 · N8806J · Substantial damage
  > Total loss of engine power due to the failure of the pilot to select the fuel tank with the most fuel.
- [NTSB CHI86FEP04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEP04.md): Day Skybolt DB · Wisconsin Rapid, WI · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 21, 1986 · N23DA · Substantial damage
  > The plt thought he had sufficient fuel for a 'short trip around the pattern.' However, shortly after taking off from rwy 29, the eng began to lose power. The plt attempted to land on rwy 2, but all power was lost & he was unable to reach the rwy. He landed…
- [NTSB CHI85FA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA325.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Eureka, WI · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 1985 · N8503E · Substantial damage
  > Prior to takeoff the pilot calculated that with 48 gallons of fuel he could make the four hour flight to oshkosh with one hour of fuel to spare. Upon arriving at a point 25 mi sw of oshkosh he received a request to descend 1200 ft, a request to climb 1200 ft…
- [NTSB CHI83LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA170.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Rice Lake, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 19, 1983 · N1491T · Substantial damage
  > The acft hit a ditch and nosed over during a forced landing after the engine quit. The plt was on a cross country and had landed enroute 3 times without refueling. With the assistance of eau claire fss he overflew Rice Lake arpt but could not find it. 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'WI' 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 ('41514')
    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=41514&occurrence=353&state=WI

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