# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172C: 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 DFW07LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA172.md): Cessna 172C · Pascagoula, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 11, 2007 · N1835Y · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB MIA05LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA158.md): Cessna 172C · Saint Cloud, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 16, 2005 · N1814Y · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain the airspeed while maneuvering following loss of engine power resulting in a stall/mush, an uncontrolled descent, and collision with trees and the ground.
- [NTSB NYC05FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05FA138.md): Cessna 172C · Winthrop, ME · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 2005 · N1680Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and a subsequent forced landing and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CHI01LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA219.md): Cessna 172C · Grand Island, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 2001 · N1860Y · Substantial damage
  > The procedures for using carburetor heat not followed by the student pilot and the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing. Additional factors included the carburetor icing conditions, the carburetor icing, the student pilot's lack of…
- [NTSB MIA85LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA124.md): Cessna 172 · Big Pine Key, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 17, 1985 · N1814Y · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that while in cruise flt at about 1200 ft & 2300 RPM the eng lost pwr & the acft was ditched aprx 100 yards off shore in the ocean waters. The acft was found to have sufficient fuel in both tanks. The fuel selector was on, the fuel screen was…

## 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 ('2072408')
    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=2072408&occurrence=350

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