# NTSB investigations: Beech A23: 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 LAX05LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA258.md): Beech A23 · Rancho Murieta, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 3, 2005 · N1456L · Substantial damage
  > fuel starvation due to the inadequate fuel system management by both pilots. Also causal was the inadequate preflight inspection by both the instructor and student and their failure to verify the fuel quantities in each fuel tank, and, the instructor's…
- [NTSB NYC99LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA223.md): Beech A23 · Carlisle, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 1999 · N3508R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management, resulting in fuel starvation.
- [NTSB MIA99LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA190.md): Beech A23 · Pinehurst, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 27, 1999 · N1455L · Substantial damage
  > The flight crew's improper fuel management resulting in engine loss of power due to fuel starvation and damage to the airplane due to collision with trees in the subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB BFO95LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA012.md): Beech A23 · Campbellsville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 12, 1994 · N3584R · Substantial damage
  > the mechanic's improper maintenance adjustment, which involved the misalignment of the fuel selector handle with the fuel selector valve. Related factors are the pilot's inadequate fuel management, and the rough/uneven terrain.
- [NTSB ATL93LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA052.md): Beech 23 · Mebane, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 17, 1993 · N3523R · Destroyed
  > The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply which resulted in fuel starvation to the engine.
- [NTSB CHI90FA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA250.md): Beech A23A · St Paul, MN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 1990 · N8871M · Substantial damage
  > Improper planning/decision by the pilot, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, due to an inadequate supply of fuel, and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.
- [NTSB CHI90LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA175.md): Beech A23 · Tecumseh, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 15, 1990 · N8854M · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to unknown reasons.
- [NTSB MIA88FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA144.md): Beech A-23 · Fort Myers, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 13, 1988 · N8856M · Substantial damage
  > The private pilot experienced an engine failure on final approach and executed a forced landing to a wooded area and crashed. The pilot said he had flown about 2.0 hours on the right tank and did not switch to the left tank prior to landing. Another pilot had…
- [NTSB NYC83LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA239.md): Beech A23 · Manchester, NH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 10, 1983 · N3501R · Substantial damage
  > The acft collided with VASI lights during an emergency landing. The pilot was making touch & go landings. On the 4th takeoff the engine lost power at 150 ft. the pilot switched the fuel selector to left tank and the engine regained power. In maneuvering at…

## 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 ('1151204')
    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=1151204&occurrence=353

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