# NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A: 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 DFW05LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA031.md): Beech B200 · Tulsa, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 9, 2004 · N6PE · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight planning / preparation.
- [NTSB MIA04LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA071.md): Beech Be-300 · Daytona Beach, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 2004 · N301KS · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate management of the airplane's fuel system, which resulted in fuel starvation, a loss of engine power, a forced landing, and damage to the airplane during the landing.
- [NTSB ANC92LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA077.md): De Havilland DHC-2-T · Alexander Creek, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 1992 · N4478 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent deactivation of the engine's fuel supply by switching off the fuel shut off. Factor related to the accident was the soft mud in the forced landing area.
- [NTSB MIA89FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA124.md): Beech C-45H · Tampa, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 8, 1989 · N711BF · Substantial damage
  > Fuel contamination of the left engine fuel system which resulting in a failure of the left engine.
- [NTSB MIA86FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86FA113.md): Beech 65-90 · Fort Pierce, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 6, 1986 · N58KA · Substantial damage
  > Flt experienced loss of power in both engines due to fuel starvation. The pilots failed to operate fuel transfer switches to transfer fuel from the wing tanks into the nacelle tanks which feed the engines. The pilot in command had 16 total hours in the king…
- [NTSB ATL85MA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85MA286.md): Cessna 208 · Jenkinsburg, GA · Accident · 17 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 1985 · N551CC · Destroyed
  > As the plt & 16 jumpers deptd on a skydiving flt, the eng lost pwr at aprx 300' AGL. The acft then banked steeply left, spiraled in a steep nose dwn attitude & crashed. An exam revealed fuel in the tanks was contaminated with wtr & foreign material with 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('52043', '51999')
    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=52043&occurrence=353

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