# NTSB investigations: Cessna 120: 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 FTW04LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA065.md): Cessna 120 · Lonoke, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 26, 2004 · N1961V · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the dusk lighting conditions and unlit airfield.
- [NTSB CHI02LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA118.md): Cessna 120 · Racine, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 30, 2002 · N6RP · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate weather evaluation and delayed application of carburetor heat by the pilot, and the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing. The carburetor icing conditions and the low altitude were factors.
- [NTSB NYC97LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA147.md): Cessna 120 · Napoleon, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 1997 · N2550N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to take off with inadequate fuel.
- [NTSB LAX95LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA054.md): Cessna 120 · Torrance, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 19, 1994 · N89885 · Substantial damage
  > A blockage in the carburetor heat air duct which limited the effectiveness of the system's ability to prevent the formation of carburetor ice and resulted in a loss of power. A factor in the accident was the soft nature of the recently plowed ground in the…
- [NTSB MIA91LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA184.md): Cessna 120 · Pocahontas, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 12, 1991 · N77411 · Substantial damage
  > Partial loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons and in-flight collision with a power line during an emergency descent for a forced landing.

## 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 ('2071402')
    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=2071402&occurrence=350

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