# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172K: 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 ATL07CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA050.md): Cessna 172K · Paris, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 12, 2007 · N46588 · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper fuel management resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB ATL05CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA107.md): Cessna 172 K · Panama City, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 19, 2005 · N7748L · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate planning of the fuel supply, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB NYC03LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA139.md): Cessna 172K · White Marsh, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 2003 · N5138G · Substantial damage > The pilot's in-flight decision to not land and refuel, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor in the accident was the pilot's inadequate communications. - [NTSB LAX03LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA184.md): Cessna 172K · Early, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 2003 · N78690 · Substantial damage > The student pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in a loss of engine power while on approach to land, and subsequent off-airport landing. - [NTSB FTW01LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA022.md): Cessna 172K · Belcher, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 20, 2000 · N567QL · Substantial damage > the total loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Contributing factors were the weather conditions conducive to carburetor icing and the lack of suitable terrain available for the forced landing. - [NTSB IAD99LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA001.md): Cessna 172K · Middlefield, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 1998 · N78624 · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection which resulted in fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB NYC96LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA189.md): Cessna 172K · Deal, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 28, 1996 · N84593 · Substantial damage > the pilot's improper decision/planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced landing. - [NTSB CHI94LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA251.md): Cessna 172K · Rockford, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 1994 · N84514 · Substantial damage > the student pilot's failure to refuel the airplane prior to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB FTW91LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA019.md): Cessna 172 · Granbury, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1990 · N46383 · Substantial damage > Total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Factors were the pilot's improper fuel consumption calculations, and the darkness of the night. - [NTSB SEA88LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA144.md): Cessna 172K · Moses Lake, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1988 · N84445 · Substantial damage > While on his first x-country flt in this type aircraft, the pilot decided to land short of the destination due to low fuel. The engine quit from fuel exhaustion during descent. The aircraft nosed over on touchdown in a soft irrigated field one mile from the… - [NTSB NYC87LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA143.md): Cessna 172 · Block Island, RI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 28, 1987 · N79041 · Substantial damage > The plt rprtd that drg takeoff, the eng lost power. Subsequently, the acft crashed into an area of brush on level terrain about 1/2 mi off the departure end of the rwy. The operator rprtd that in a conversation with the plt, the plt indicated that he had… - [NTSB CHI83LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA070.md): Cessna 172 · Greenburg, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 2, 1983 · N7230G · Substantial damage > The pilot reported that the engine RPM began dropping while he was crusing at 2500 ft. when carburetor heat was applied, the engine stopped running. The pilot was able to restart the engine and get it to 1200 prm, but it stopped again. A forced landing was… - [NTSB NYC82DA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA032.md): Cessna 172K · Plymouth, MA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Feb 10, 1982 · N84330 · Substantial damage > After entering the traffic pattern, the pilot completed his prelanding checklist while opposite of the numbers on downwind. After turning to final approach, there was a loss of engine power. He stated that he reached down and switched the fuel selector… ## 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 ('2072430') 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=2072430&occurrence=353 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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