# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172A: 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 LAX93LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA273.md): Cessna 172A · Moccasin, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 1993 · N7875T · Substantial damage
  > Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to perform fuel consumption calculations. Factors related to this accident were: the pilot's inadequate preflight or inflight planning and preparation.
- [NTSB ATL90LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA096.md): Cessna 172A · Villa Rica, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 13, 1990 · N7677T · Substantial damage
  > Fuel starvation to the engine, initiated by the combination of a blocked fuel tank vent line and a malfunctioning fuel filler cap. A factor in the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, in that he did not detect the fuel vent line blockage.
- [NTSB MIA90LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA066.md): Cessna 172A · Pahokee, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 3, 1990 · N6812X · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power for am undetermined reason.
- [NTSB FTW89LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA063.md): Cessna 172 · Bastrop, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1989 · N7407T · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate preflight planning and preparation by the pilot which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident were the low ceilings and fog.
- [NTSB SEA86LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA221.md): Cessna 172A · San Juan Island, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 1986 · N7405T · Destroyed
  > The pilot was flying the aircraft at a low altitude in order to spot fish. He ran the right fuel tank dry causing the engine to quit. He was unable to switch fuel tanks and attempt a restart due to his low altitude. A forced landing was made close to the…
- [NTSB FTW85FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA060.md): Cessna 172A · Hammond, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1984 · N7415T · Destroyed
  > Non-stop endurance for this make/model is 4.2 hrs in normal cruise. Calculated ete for plt's reported route of flight is 4.0 hrs (non-stop, no wind, normal cruise). Time from intial departure to mishap was 6.0 hrs. Acft of this discription was observed to…
- [NTSB SEA83FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA029.md): Cessna 172A · Renton, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 11, 1982 · N9846T · Destroyed
  > The eng lost power during takeoff at about 200 ft AGL. The acft then executed a left descending 180 deg turn & crashed on the flightline of an acft company. Investigation revealed that the fuel filter bowl contained about 1/2 fuel & 1/2 water, and the…

## 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 ('2072404')
    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=2072404&occurrence=353

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