# NTSB investigations: Air Tractor AT-401: Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf

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 LAX00LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA271.md): Air Tractor AT-401 · Ripley, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 2000 · N4508Y · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to the separation of a connecting rod from the crankshaft.
- [NTSB CHI98LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA355.md): Air Tractor AT-401 · N. Ottawa Twp., MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 28, 1998 · N4543F · Destroyed
  > A loss of engine power due to a worn piston ring. A related factor was the owner exceeded the manufacturer's recommended engine overhaul.
- [NTSB CHI95LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA258.md): Air Tractor AT-401 · Aurora, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 1995 · N4543F · Substantial damage
  > the cracked engine assembly that caused the power loss during a critical phase of flight. Factors associated with this accident were the restricted airplane performance due to the power loss, the airplane's altitude was too low, and remedial action, by, the…
- [NTSB FTW95LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA301.md): Air Tractor AT-401 · Cash, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 1995 · N1004W · Substantial damage
  > Engine power loss due to partial failure of one magneto combined with total failure of the other magneto. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
- [NTSB MIA93LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA104.md): Air Tractor AT-401 · Fort Pierce, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 17, 1993 · N7316L · Destroyed
  > Failure of the no. 2 cylinder in fatigue for undetermined reasons, over unsuitable terrain. The lack of suitale terrain for the forced landing was a factor.

## 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 ('0390204', '0390209')
    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" = 352))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=0390204&occurrence=352

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