# Major NTSB investigations: 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 DCA05MA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA05MA003.md): Canadair CL-600 · Jefferson City, MO · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Oct 14, 2004 · N8396A · Destroyed > (1) the pilots’ unprofessional behavior, deviation from standard operating procedures, and poor airmanship, which resulted in an in-flight emergency from which they were unable to recover, in part because of the pilots’ inadequate training; (2) the pilots’… - [NTSB DCA04MA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA04MA068.md): Convair Div. of Gen. Dynamics CV-340 (580) · Florence, KY · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Aug 13, 2004 · N586P · Destroyed > fuel starvation resulting from the captain's decision not to follow approved fuel crossfeed procedures. Contributing to the accident were the captain's inadequate preflight planning, his subsequent distraction during the flight, and his lateinitiation of the… - [NTSB DCA00MA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA00MA052.md): British Aerospace J-3101 · Bear Creek Town, PA · Accident · 19 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · May 21, 2000 · N16EJ · Destroyed > The flight crew’s failure to ensure an adequate fuel supply for the flight, which led to the stoppage of the right engine due to fuel exhaustion and the intermittent stoppage of the left engine due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident were the… - [NTSB DCA94MA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA94MA033.md): Saab-Scania 340B · New Roads, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Feb 2, 1994 · N349SB · Substantial damage > The captain's movement of the power levers below flight idle in flight, the inadequate certification requirements and consequent design of the airplane's power levers that permitted them to be moved below the flight idle position into the beta range, either… - [NTSB LAX92MA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92MA183.md): de Havilland DHC-6-200 · Perris, CA · Accident · 16 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Apr 22, 1992 · N141PV · Destroyed > The pilot-in-command's inadvertent feathering of the wrong propeller following an engine power loss, and the failure of the operator to assure that the pilot was provided with adequate training in the airplane. Factors related to the accident were: water… - [NTSB BFO90MA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90MA023.md): Hawker Siddeley HS.125-35 · Columbia, MO · Accident · 1 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Jan 31, 1990 · G0B0B · Destroyed > Inadequate preflight by the pilot(s), water contamination of the fuel, low level of deice fluid (methanol) in the deice tank, and subsequent ice blockage of the fuel filters. Darkness was a related factor. - [NTSB FTW88MA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88MA021.md): Convair 640 (340D) · Bartlesville, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Major investigation · Final report · Oct 28, 1987 · N3411 · Destroyed > The capt was cross-feeding both engines from the right tank while the first officer (f/o) was flying, without informing the f/o. the capt then left the cockpit while cross-feeding. Both tank valves and the right boost pump were on. The right tank ran dry, the… - [NTSB ANC87MA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87MA057.md): Cessna 402 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Apr 2, 1987 · N967JW · Substantial damage > The acft was on the last leg of a scheduled commuter flight, when it crashed in a heavily wooded area while making a VFR approach to merrill field, Anchorage, AK. The capt and his sole passenger were killed in the crash when the airplane struck the ground… - [NTSB SEA87MA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87MA035.md): Cessna TU206G · Jean, NV · Accident · 6 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Dec 7, 1986 · N732ZF · Destroyed > While en route at night on an IFR flt plan, the acft ran out of fuel. Subsequently, the plt was provided vectors toward a hiway for a forced lndg. However, before reaching the area of the hiway, the acft crashed on rising terrain at an elev of about 4000 ft.… - [NTSB LAX87MA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87MA052.md): Beech A36TC · Bakersfield, CA · Accident · 4 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Nov 27, 1986 · N6750L · Destroyed > On an instructional flt, the student plt & instructor (CFI) made an ILS low apch to rwy 30R. Drg a go-arnd (missed apch)a twr ctlr obsvd a 'light trace of smoke' emanating fm the eng exhaust. Shortly thereafter, the acft 'banked hard to the left and appeared… - [NTSB LAX86MA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86MA161.md): Boeing 767-222 · San Fransisco, CA · Incident · No injuries · Major investigation · Final report · Mar 31, 1986 · N609UA · No damage > While climbing through 3000 feet AGL, during the initial climb phase of the flight, both engines flamed out. The crew was able to restart both engines and return to the airport of departure for an uneventful landing. - [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… - [NTSB ATL85MA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85MA177.md): Gulfstream G-159 · Nashville, TN · Accident · 2 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Jun 1, 1985 · N181TG · Destroyed > The acft was being operated as general aviation flt 115 & was deptg on a routine night flt. Drg takeoff/initial climb, the left eng lost pwr. The flt crew attempted to cont the climb-out, but following the application of water-methanol, the plt lost drctnl… - [NTSB ATL84MA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84MA296.md): Piper PA-31T3 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Major investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 1984 · N9193Y · Substantial damage > The normal fuel load for the flt was 1500 lbs, but with a forecast tail wind & an estimated flt time for only 1+10, the crew accepted the lower indctd (950 lb) fuel load. The flt was uneventful until an indctn of 250 lbs per side, then the fuel 'seemed to… - [NTSB NYC84MA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84MA151.md): Piper PA-60-601P · Cockeysville, MD · Accident · 2 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Apr 28, 1984 · N6079R · Destroyed > On the day of departure the plt had received a 30 min familiarization flt upon completion of the superstar conversion. Emphasis was directed to eng gages, fuel flow & counter, & power settings. The flt was flown at 5,500 ft. the plt then obtained a wx… - [NTSB DCA84AA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA84AA014.md): Fokker F27-100 · Jamaica, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jan 13, 1984 · N148PM · Substantial damage > During the previous flt, the acft encountered light icing conditions while crusing at 4000 ft. the capt stated that the ice disappeared from the acft's structure in the course of its descent at 3000 ft & he did not use wing de-icing or the eng cowling… - [NTSB MKC84MA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84MA060.md): Douglas DC-3C · St. Louis, MO · Accident · 1 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Jan 10, 1984 · CGSCA · Substantial damage > After landing, the plt-in-command (PIC) placed a refueling order to fill the acft's two 210 gal main tanks for a return flt to toronto, ontario, Canada. After the cargo was unloaded & the acft was refueled, the aircrew aborted the 1st 2 attempts to takeoff… ## 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.board_report_url IS NOT NULL OR c."investigationClass" = 'Class 1' OR c."caseType" = 'Major - Launch') AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE 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?major=1&occurrence=353 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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