# NTSB investigations: Cessna 182: Loss of engine power

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 LAX02LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA298.md): Cessna 182 · Lucerne Valley, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 28, 2002 · N6412A · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations.
- [NTSB NYC02LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA043.md): Cessna 182 · Falmouth, KY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 27, 2001 · N660DD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather. A factor was the snow.
- [NTSB LAX94LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA348.md): Cessna 182 · Orland, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 1994 · N5449B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to follow checklist procedures to assure that the fuel selector was in the both fuel tanks position. Fuel starvation and the dark night were factors in this accident.
- [NTSB FTW93LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA111.md): Cessna 182 · Washington, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 26, 1993 · N5520B · Destroyed
  > Loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s).
- [NTSB FTW92LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA147.md): Cessna 182 · Coweta, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 1992 · N5381B · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors were the darkness of the night and the lack of suitable terrain available to the pilot for the forced landing.
- [NTSB DEN90LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA153.md): Cessna 182 · Miles City, MT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 1990 · N5665B · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to use carburetor heat during descent for landing, resulting in a loss of power.
- [NTSB LAX88LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA263.md): Cessna 182 · Ajo, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 1988 · N6223A · Substantial damage
  > The plt rprtd that while on final apch to land, the eng suddenly lost power. A forced landing was made about 400' short of the rwy. Drg the landing roll, the acft hit a ditch & nosed over. The airplane was disassembled & moved before it was examined by…
- [NTSB DEN83LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA181.md): Cessna 182 · Forsyth, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 1983 · N5479B · Substantial damage
  > The flt originated at cambridge, id with a planned refueling stop at billings, MT. The plt stated the acft was 'topped off' at cambridge before takeoff. En route, southerly winds were encountered which drifted the acft north, so a refueling stop was made at…
- [NTSB MKC83LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA005.md): Cessna 182 · Cuba, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 10, 1982 · N5829B · Substantial damage
  > Pilot says aircraft lost power at 200 feet AGL. Forced landing resulted in collision with a tree stump. No reason for engine malfunction found.
- [NTSB ATL82DA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA194.md): Cessna 182 · Madison, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jul 4, 1982 · N5584B · Destroyed
  > The pilot reported that he experienced a gradual loss of power on a dark night. The terrain was hilly and covered with trees, and reportedly, the pilot elected to land upwind on the Ohio river. After ditching, the occupants egressed and swam to shore, but the…

## 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 ('2072702')
    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" = 350))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072702&occurrence=350

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