# NTSB investigations: Bellanca 7ECA: 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 LAX92LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA127.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Apple Valley, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 25, 1992 · N4193Y · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and inadvertent stall. Contributing to this accident was engine fuel exhaustion for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ANC90LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA160.md): Champion 7ECA · Cordova, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1990 · N7651S · Substantial damage
  > Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot-in-command's improper preflight preparation and planning.
- [NTSB NYC89LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA040.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Erwinna, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 1988 · N8572V · Substantial damage
  > Off airport landing in unsuitable terrain due to a power loss caused by carburetor icing.
- [NTSB LAX86LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA018.md): Champion 7ECA · Turlock, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 19, 1985 · N5059G · Substantial damage
  > The acft made a forced lndg after a loss of power during a descent. The plt stated that the eng RPM decreased to 1100 with all other gauges in the green. He also said he could not get the fuel drain sumpt to drain as it was frozen shut during preflt. The plt…
- [NTSB MKC85LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA224.md): Bellanca Citabria 7ECA · Council Bluffs, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 30, 1985 · N1008E · Substantial damage
  > On climbout fm the Council Bluffs airport the plt reported a loss of engine power and the engine quitting. The plt attempted an air restart but was too low to the grnd to continue. The plt weaved in and out of trees during his descent finally impacting the…
- [NTSB FTW82DA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA060.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Henderson, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Feb 17, 1982 · N53769 · Substantial damage
  > After reducing power to idle, gliding for some distance, and then applying carburetor heat he realized that additional power would be needed to reach the runway. Power was added with no results and the aircraft was set down in a rough field approximately 1/4…

## 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 ('1220460')
    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=1220460&occurrence=353

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