# NTSB investigations: Cessna 170A: 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 CHI06CA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA167.md): Cessna 170A · Atwood, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 24, 2006 · N9204A · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power during approach due to carburetor ice and the uneven terrain encountered during the forced landing which caused the airplane to nose over. Weather conducive to carburetor icing was a contributing factor.
- [NTSB MIA03FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03FA054.md): Cessna 170A · Davie, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 9, 2003 · N9701A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper preflight planning and his inadequate in-flight planning decision which resulted in loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and collision with wires and a road during the subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB ATL93LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA109.md): Cessna 170 · Mooresville, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 12, 1993 · N1619D · Substantial damage
  > Poor maintenance practices during the rebuilding of the aircraft which allowed the fuel system to become contaminated and resulted in the subsequent fuel starvation of the engine.
- [NTSB ANC91LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA012.md): Cessna 170A · Healy, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 7, 1990 · N5468C · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
- [NTSB DEN90LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA136.md): Cessna 170A · Salina, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 18, 1990 · N9086A · Substantial damage
  > Power loss as a result of water contaminated fuel. Contributing to the accident were: an inadequate preflight inspection by the pilot, and rough terrain encountered during the ground run, following the forced landing.
- [NTSB NYC87LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA057.md): Cessna 170A · Marston Mills, MA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 9, 1987 · N5571C · Substantial damage
  > The flight was on an aerial photography mission but due to the heavy cloud cover, the aircraft returned to departure airport. The engine quit before reaching the runway and the aircraft was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain. Examination of…
- [NTSB ANC86LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA104.md): Cessna 170 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 1986 · N3864V · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported experiencing a total loss of pwr during cruise flt. He stated he switched fuel tanks and was temporarily able to regain pwr before experiencing a second total loss. Substantial damage resulted during the forced landing. During post accident…
- [NTSB FTW83LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA233.md): Cessna 170A · Prague, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 14, 1983 · N170KM · Substantial damage
  > While turning to base leg for landing the eng quit. With insufficient altitude to reach the arpt, the plt selected another field, but landed short in rough terrain. A large quantity of water was found in the acft's fuel tanks which wastraced to a contaminated…

## 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 ('2072304')
    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=2072304&occurrence=353

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