# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172E: Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf

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 ANC01FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01FA095.md): Cessna 172 · Eagle River, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 2001 · N5312T · Substantial damage
  > The fatigue induced fracture of a connecting rod wrist pin, resulting in a complete loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CHI96LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA213.md): Cessna 172 · Conway, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 1996 · N3823S · Substantial damage
  > A crack in the intake manifold which led to oil exhaustion and subsequent piston failure. A factor was the soft field.
- [NTSB DEN91LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA108.md): Cessna 172 · Slaton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 1991 · N7806U · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the engine's number three piston. A related factor was: collision with a ditch during the landing roll.
- [NTSB LAX90LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA198.md): Cessna 172E · Glendale, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 28, 1990 · N3888S · Substantial damage
  > Fuel exhaustion. Resulting from the pilot's failure to perform refueling.
- [NTSB MKC89LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA143.md): Cessna 172 · Sauk Rapids, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 1989 · N3814S · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to properly secure the oil cap when he serviced the aircraft and oil starvation. Contributing factors were the terrain conditions.
- [NTSB MKC88LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA182.md): Cessna 172E · Harrison, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 1988 · N3943S · Substantial damage
  > While in normal cruise flt, the plt declared an emergency. He stated the eng had failed & that he thought it had 'thrown a rod.' Subsequently, the acft was extensively damaged drg an emerg landing in a wooded area. An investigation revealed the #6 connecting…
- [NTSB ATL86LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA122.md): Cessna 172E · Clyde, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 3, 1986 · N3960S · Substantial damage
  > The acft was approaching a grass airstrip when the eng quit.a landing short of the rwy in a wheat field resulted in a collapsed nose gear. Exam of the acft revealed a birds nest inside the eng cowling, a dead magneto, reversed 'p' leads, and one shorted…

## 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 ('2072412')
    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" = 351))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072412&occurrence=351

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