# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172C: 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 MIA07CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA002.md): Cessna 172C · Jay, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 7, 2006 · N1425Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB FTW97LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA106.md): Cessna 172 · Rogers, AR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 15, 1997 · N1419Y · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper fuel consumption calculations, which resulted in the loss of engine power, due to fuel exhaustion. A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
- [NTSB LAX97LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA007.md): Cessna 172C · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 7, 1996 · N1332Y · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper use (positioning) of the fuel selector, which resulted in fuel starvation and loss of engine power.
- [NTSB MIA95LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA106.md): Cessna 172 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 13, 1995 · N1520Y · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate preflight planning by the pilot-in-command to assure that adequate fuel was on-board the airplane to complete the flight, which resulted in a loss of engine power, forced landing and the collision with a tree on touchdown.
- [NTSB BFO95LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA022.md): Cessna 172C · Laurel, MD · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 22, 1994 · N1620Y · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection which failed to detect water-contaminated fuel.
- [NTSB CHI93LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA226.md): Cessna 172C · West Chicago, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 26, 1993 · N1441Y · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper use of carburetor heat. Conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice was a factor.
- [NTSB SEA93FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA102.md): Cessna 172C · Darrington, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 25, 1993 · N1406Y · Destroyed
  > Fuel exhaustion and the pilot in command's inadequate refueling of the aircraft.
- [NTSB FTW92LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA216.md): Cessna 172C · Weatherford, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 1992 · N1672Y · Substantial damage
  > Fuel starvation as result of a blocked fuel vent system. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB LAX87LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA021.md): Cessna 172C · Michigan Bar, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 19, 1986 · N8449X · Substantial damage
  > During a pleasure cross-country flight, the aircraft experienced an enging failure. Examination of the fuel tanks revealed that both tanks were empty of fuel. The carburetor was removed from the engine and found to contain approximately 1 tablespoon of fuel.…
- [NTSB LAX84LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA001.md): Cessna 172 · Salinas, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 1983 · N8426X · Substantial damage
  > The acft nosed over during a forced landing after the engine quit on an inital approach to land. The pilot had taken offfrom monterey CA at 1100 hours PDT to fly to Salinas CA with an estimated 4-5 gallons of fuel on board the acft. At 1150PDT the acft landed…
- [NTSB LAX82DA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA220.md): Cessna 172 · Lancaster, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 14, 1982 · N1580Y · Substantial damage
  > During flight, the pilot landed at an airport to refuel. However, the fuel trucks were locked up and no one was at the UNICOM office, even though, the airport directory indicated the field was attended and fuel should have been available. The pilot…

## 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" = 353))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072408&occurrence=353

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