# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172I: 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 NYC01LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA080.md): Cessna 172I · Suffolk, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 25, 2001 · N46115 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision and his failure to refuel, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB MIA98LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA104.md): Cessna 172I · Kinston, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 22, 1998 · N35326 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate preflight and improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a forced landing. Soft terrain in the emergency landing area was a related factor.
- [NTSB SEA97LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA166.md): Cessna 172I · Naches, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 1997 · N35436 · Substantial damage
  > inadequate preflight by the pilot, and subsequent fuel exhaustion, which led to a forced landing and subsequent nose over of the aircraft. Related factors were: the FBO did not refuel the aircraft as requested, and soft terrain was encountered during the…
- [NTSB ATL97LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA081.md): Cessna 172I · N. Myrtle Beach, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 1997 · N5124G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate pre-flight inspection which resulted in fuel exhaustion and total loss of engine power. A factor was the soft terrain at the emergency landing site.
- [NTSB NYC93LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA171.md): Cessna 172 · Phillips, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 22, 1993 · N90441 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight and inflight decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.
- [NTSB FTW91LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA003.md): Cessna 172 · Claremore, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 9, 1990 · N46174 · Substantial damage
  > Failure of pilot in command to insure the aircraft contained enough fuel for the flight resulting in engine failure due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB MKC88LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA013.md): Cessna 172 · Sweet Springs, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 2, 1987 · N46094 · Substantial damage
  > During a night cross country flight an emergency ldg was made due to complete power failure. PIC said he failed to visually check fuel supply before departure, and also failed to check winds aloft, which were quartering headwinds, of twenty five knots. Post…
- [NTSB FTW83LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA281.md): Cessna 172I · Forrest City, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 1983 · N35520 · Destroyed
  > The acft experienced power failure from about 20 feet AGL during takeoff from a private grass strip. A witness heard theengine spit and pop during the takeoff roll. He said it sounded just like his old pickup when it runs out of gas. After the accident the…
- [NTSB MKC83FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA087.md): Cessna 172 I · Paola, KS · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 9, 1983 · N35722 · Substantial damage
  > The acrt crashed in a pasture after fuel exhaustion during an approach to johnson county industrial arpt. The acft had made a missed approach at his destination of Nevada MO. Enroute to a suggested alterate of butler arpt. The weather became worse and johnson…

## 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 ('2072426')
    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=2072426&occurrence=353

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