# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172F: 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 DFW05FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05FA082.md): Cessna 172F · Hot Springs, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 8, 2005 · N8382U · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power due to the pilot's failure to refuel resulting in fuel starvation. Contributing factors were the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing, and a shoulder harness restraint system was not installed. - [NTSB DEN02LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA053.md): Cessna 172F · Salt Lake City, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 12, 2002 · N7873U · Substantial damage > the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decisions, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. - [NTSB ATL02LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA081.md): Cessna 172 · Smithfield, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 13, 2002 · N8458U · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning that resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power. - [NTSB MIA01LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA139.md): Cessna 172F · Fort Pierce, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 6, 2001 · N8664U · Substantial damage > a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion which resulted in a forced landing, and subsequent impact with a sign and a ditch. - [NTSB DEN01LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA055.md): Cessna 172F · Larkspur, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 26, 2001 · N8389U · Substantial damage > the flight instructor inadvertently stalling the airplane during a forced landing. Contributing factors were fuel exhaustion due to inadvertent opening of the fuel drain, lack of familiarity with the airplane, inadequate supervision of the flight, and the… - [NTSB ANC99LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA151.md): Cessna 172 · Galena, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 1999 · N5309R · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to refuel, and the resulting fuel exhaustion. A factor was the dark night which hampered location of a nearby closed, and unlit, airstrip. - [NTSB ATL99LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA125.md): Cessna 172P · Buchanan, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 6, 1999 · N7883U · Substantial damage > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors were conditions favorable for the formation of carburetor ice during glide and cruise, and rough and uneven terrain. - [NTSB MIA97FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA010.md): Cessna 172F · Venice, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 22, 1996 · N5130F · Substantial damage > inadequate maintenance servicing of the airplane during an oil change by the owner/pilot for his failure to secure the oil temperature probe securing nut. Also, inadequate maintenance of the airplane by the owner/pilot for his failure to operate the engine… - [NTSB LAX95LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA295.md): Cessna 172F · Bradley, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 1995 · N5563R · Substantial damage > fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to refuel prior to takeoff and his delayed decision to proceed to his alternate airport. The night light conditions and the lack of a suitable emergency landing area were factors. - [NTSB BFO93LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA112.md): Cessna 172 · Normalville, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 1993 · N7954U · Substantial damage > The presence of carburetor icing conditions, which caused a total loss of engine power. A factor related to the accident was the pilot's delayed use of carburetor heat and rough terrain. - [NTSB DEN92LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA087.md): Cessna 172F · Folsom, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 1992 · N5101F · Substantial damage > Carburetor heat not used and improper use of throttle and mixture control. A factor was: the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing. - [NTSB FTW92LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA074.md): Cessna 172F · Mc Alester, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 27, 1992 · N5499R · Substantial damage > Inadvertent stall. A factor was a total power loss due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB CHI90LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA268.md): Cessna 172F · Huntington, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 1990 · N8259U · Destroyed > The student pilot's improper preflight planning ensuring sufficient fuel for the intended flight. - [NTSB DEN89LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA105.md): Cessna 172F · Morgan, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 10, 1989 · N7847U · Substantial damage > Inadequate servicing of the aircraft by the pilot, partial blockage of the fuel line and fuel filter, and fuel starvation. Contributing factors were: the downward sloping runway and a fence. - [NTSB ATL88LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA002.md): Cessna 172F · Grand Bay, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 1987 · N5647R · Substantial damage > The engine lost pwr shortly after t/o. the engine regained pwr as the plt was about to make a forced ldg in a field. He aborted the ldg attempt and attempted to make it back to the airstrip. The engine subsequently lost pwr again. The plt stretched his glide… - [NTSB DEN86LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA089.md): Cessna 172F · Ephraim, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1986 · N7879U · Substantial damage > According to the plt, upon his arrival at the dest arpt, he could not activate the rwy lghts by radio, so he proceeded to the nearest arpt. He stated he could not find his alternate arpt beacon light, so he reversed direction and headed once more to his… - [NTSB FTW86LRA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LRA03.md): Cessna 172F · Saratoga, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jan 5, 1986 · N8267U · Destroyed > Pilot was enroute from rocksprings, TX. To hardin county airport near kountz, TX. As pilot appoached Saratoga, TX., the engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. Pilot landed in field near Saratoga causing substantial damage to the aircraft. No injuries were… - [NTSB ATL86LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA022.md): Cessna 172F · Hazelhurst, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 8, 1985 · N8852U · Substantial damage > During cruise flight the engine experienced a loss of power and the pilot applied carb heat. The engine operated normally with the carb heat on and when it was turned off the engine again ran rough. The pilot again turned on the carb heat and the engine ran… - [NTSB CHI85FEI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FEI02.md): Cessna 172F · Akron, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Apr 20, 1985 · N5608R · Substantial damage > The acft contacted trees during a night forced landing following a loss of pwr. State patrol personnel reported there was no sign of fuel on board the acft at the accident site. The eng was test run after the accident, during which time it functioned normally. - [NTSB MKC84LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA076.md): Cessna 172 · Chariton, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 15, 1984 · N2502Y · Substantial damage > The acft lost power during takeoff and was forced to land in a muddy field. The CFI said he examined the fuel in a sightglass after refueling the acft and did not notice any water in the fuel. Later examination of the acft by FAA showed water in the fuel… - [NTSB FTW82DA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA379.md): Cessna 172 · Corpus Christi, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Sep 12, 1982 · N8233U · Substantial damage > Aircraft landed short after engine quit on final approach. The fuel was down to minimum usable quantity. ## 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 ('2072414') 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=2072414&occurrence=353 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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