# NTSB investigations: Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B: 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 FTW97LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA232.md): Aero Commander Callair A-9B · El Indio, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 1997 · N7684V · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate preflight, subsequent fuel starvation, and failure of the pilot to reposition the fuel selector to another tank (perform emergency procedure) after the loss of engine power, which resulted in a forced landing and subseqent nose-over.…
- [NTSB CHI92DTG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DTG02.md): Callair A9B · Bisbee, ND · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jun 13, 1992 · N7761V · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation resulting from the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection.
- [NTSB ATL86LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA216.md): Aero Commander Callair A-9B · Ridgeland, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1986 · N7946V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot was performing a test flight to test a new spray pump which was recently installed on the aircraft. Following a low pass over the runway the pilot heard a grinding noise from the left side of the aircraft. Shortly thereafter the aircraft lost total…
- [NTSB SEA83LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA105.md): Callair A-9B · Winear, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 23, 1983 · N7778V · Substantial damage
  > The acft collided with a fence during an off airport forced landing. The pilot was completing an aerial application pass & when the low fuel warning light came on the pilot switched tanks & turned on fuel booster. The engine quit at about 200 feet AGL.…

## 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.aircraft_model_code IN ('0144206')
    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?model=0144206&occurrence=353

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