# NTSB investigations: Cessna A185E: 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 ANC97LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA153.md): Cessna 185E · Wasilla, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 1997 · N70122 · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to water contaminated fuel, and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane. A factor associated with the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
- [NTSB ANC91LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA074.md): Cessna A185E · King Salmon, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 1991 · N70148 · Substantial damage
  > Fuel exhaustion, the pilot's inadequate preflight and the inadequate fuel consumption calculations. Contributing to the accident was the soft terrain, and tundra.
- [NTSB ANC90LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA058.md): Cessna 185E · Bethel, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 16, 1990 · N2214T · Substantial damage
  > Improper planning/decision by the pilot, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, due to an inadeqaute supply of fuel.
- [NTSB ANC90LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA006.md): Cessna 185 · Tuluksak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 15, 1989 · N70022 · Substantial damage
  > Mounting shaft (airbox through-shaft) for the throttle and mixture controls had become loose and backed out, which resulted in loss of engine power. Factors related to the accident were: darkness and rough terrain.
- [NTSB ANC89LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA052.md): Cessna 185E · Alexander Lake, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 9, 1989 · N70122 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper in-flight planning, decisions which resulted in exceeding the amount of fuel available which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB SEA86LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA241.md): Cessna 185 · St. John, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 1986 · N2262T · Substantial damage
  > After running a fuel tank dry in flight, the plt switched fuel tanks but failed to assure that the fuel selector was in the detent. The engine quit running and a forced landing was made in rough terrain.
- [NTSB NYC82DA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA120.md): Cessna 185E · Round Lake, NY · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 9, 1982 · N70232 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that during his preflight, he drained the main sediment bowl for 5 seconds, then repeated draining it for another 5 seconds. He reported that he performed an engine run-up, switched all tanks on, and initiated a takeoff. Reportedly, 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 ('2072818')
    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=2072818&occurrence=353

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