# NTSB investigations: Beech G18S: Loss of engine power

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 CHI99LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA254.md): Beech G18S · Minneapolis, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 1999 · N621KE · Substantial damage
  > the premature gear retraction and proper runway alignment not maintained during takeoff by the pilot. An additional cause was the proper descent rate not maintained by the pilot. Contributing factors were the carburetor icing conditions
- [NTSB FTW98LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA007.md): Beech G18S · Crosbyton, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 1997 · N9312Y · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate maintenance which resulted in diminished carburetor heat effectiveness due to missing alternate air doors. Contributing were conducive carburetor icing weather conditions, low ceilings during the emergency descent, and the lack of suitable terrain…
- [NTSB MIA94LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA075.md): Beech G18S · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 1994 · N49K · Destroyed
  > The pilot-in-command's improper approach planning and premature extension of the landing gear, resulting in the flight being unable to maintain sufficient altitude and airspeed to reach the runway. The loss of engine power on one engine was a factor.
- [NTSB ANC90LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA017.md): Beech 18 · Brevig Mission, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 23, 1989 · N220H · Substantial damage
  > Loss of power in the the right engine for an unknown reason. The rough/uneven terrain was a contributing 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 ('1151010')
    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" = 350))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1151010&occurrence=350

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