# NTSB investigations: Volkswagen CONVERSION: 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 SEA01LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA144.md): Hutton KR-2 · Roseburg, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 2001 · N4GJ · Substantial damage > A total loss of power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed while maneuvering to a forced landing at a nearby airport. Contributing factors were the 8 knot tailwind and the fence which the aircraft impacted when it over… - [NTSB CHI98LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA303.md): Cook Teenie TWO · Stevensville, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 1998 · N40512 · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power. - [NTSB FTW93LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA034.md): Todd Goudeau KR-2 · San Marcos, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 7, 1992 · N151TG · Substantial damage > Power loss due to carburetor icing. Factors were the unsuitable landing area and no carburetor deice system installed on the powerplant. - [NTSB FTW92LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA076.md): Avions Fairey T-66 · Mineral Wells, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 29, 1992 · N621X · Substantial damage > Fuel starvation due to a contaminated fuel filter. A factor was the soft terrain. - [NTSB CHI88DEP08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEP08.md): Monnett Sonerai II · Wisc Rapids, WI · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 1, 1988 · N79TG · Substantial damage > The plt rprtd that drg takeoff, the eng lost power as the acft was climbing thru about 200' AGL. An emerg lndg was made in the best available area, which was a golf course on rolling terrain. Drg the lndg roll, the plt applied brakes, but was unable to stop… - [NTSB ATL87LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA026.md): Mullinax KR-2 · Augusta, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 22, 1986 · N313RR · Destroyed > The plt stated that the eng always ran rough at full pwr due to a rich mixture setting on the carburetor. Normally the eng roughness could be corrected by retarding the throttle or mixture control. The plt said that he adjusted the mixture on the carburetor… - [NTSB MKC87LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA005.md): Stahl-Ameter Monnett Sonerai II · Arab, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 1986 · N44KC · Destroyed > The pilot stated that the aircraft had capacity for ten gallons of usable fuel, and that he flew for less that an hour before landing at columbia, Illinois. According to the pilot, the sight gauges were not accurate on the ground and he did not visually check… - [NTSB CHI86FEM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEM01.md): Leone Sonerai II · Traverse City, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Oct 4, 1985 · N47GL · Substantial damage > The acft contacted a tree and impacted the terrain in a nose down attitude during a forced landing following a loss of pwr which resulted from fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB CHI85LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA293.md): John H. MC Clain, JR. Rand KR2 · Mechanicstown, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 1985 · N717J · Substantial damage > The acft landed short of the rwy after a power loss. The plt said he was approaching to ladn at 1800 RPM when he added power to clear some power lines. The eng did not respond and the acft was flown under the wires where it collided with a tree during landing… - [NTSB CHI85FA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA269.md): Chamberlain Viking Dragonfly · Faribault, MN · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 1985 · N59BC · Destroyed > The acft collided with trees and burst into flames during a forced landing. On the plt's second radio contact with Faribault municipal airport UNICOM he declared, 'I have engine failure. I'm going down in a corn field.' Post accident inspection of the… - [NTSB CHI84LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA233.md): Robert Judd Sonerai II · Troy, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 13, 1984 · N1394H · Substantial damage > The plt reported that after a local flt he began a reduced power (1800 RPM) descent from 4500 ft MSL back to the arpt. At 3300 ft MSL the eng quit. The plt was unable to restart the eng as the prop was not windmilling & the acft was not equipped with an eng… - [NTSB MKC83LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA192.md): Burnett Sonerai 2 · Oxford, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 1983 · N65MB · Substantial damage > After takeoff, the plt turned to a x-wind leg of the traffic pattern & then the engine lost power. He made a forced landing in an OAT field, but reported that during the approach, he misjudged his height & did not flare in time. Subsequently, the acft landed… - [NTSB ATL83LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA139.md): Brown Sonera II L · Bowling Green, KY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 14, 1983 · N86BB · Substantial damage > The acft nosed over during a forced landing after the engine lost power on the base leg of the landing pattern. The weather was VMC and no flight plan was filed. The pilot stated that he had worked on the carburetor prior to this flightand had also moved the… - [NTSB LAX82DVG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DVG31.md): Lindgren Evans VP-1 · Winters, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Aug 30, 1982 · N64552 · Substantial damage > Acft ran out of fuel while plt was practicing stalls. ## 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 ('63501') 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=63501&occurrence=353 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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