# NTSB investigations: Bellanca 8KCAB: Loss of engine power(total) - 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 LAX98LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA058.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · Truckee, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 20, 1997 · N5058L · Substantial damage
  > internal mechanical failure of the engine due to a progressive failure of the No. 3 connecting rod assembly. A contributing factor was the snow pack which covered the only accessible emergency landing area.
- [NTSB ATL96LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA016.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · Alexander City, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 1, 1995 · N53870 · Substantial damage
  > The leaking fuel injector, which created a rich mixture, and caused the aircraft engine to lose power.
- [NTSB LAX95LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA202.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · Mission Viejo, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 1995 · N5540K · Substantial damage
  > the loss of engine power due to the failure of company maintenance personnel to correctly connect the throttle arm and throttle linkage during engine installation.
- [NTSB FTW94LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA049.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · Westcliffe, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 17, 1993 · N5065G · Substantial damage
  > Was failure of the number two connecting rod bearing. A factor was unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.
- [NTSB NYC83LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA100.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · Ashley Falls, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 23, 1983 · N86948 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that he was about a half mile from the airport when the engine quit. He restarted it but it quit a 2nd time and would not restart. By this time the acft was down to about 200 ft. a right turn was made to land on an island. The acft landed…

## 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 ('1220801')
    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" = 351))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1220801&occurrence=351

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