# NTSB investigations: Cessna 188B: Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf

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 CHI97LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA273.md): Cessna 188B · South Haven, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 1997 · N21639 · Substantial damage
  > failure of a connecting rod in the engine assembly, which resulted in loss of engine power and a forced landing. Factors relating to the accident were: lack of a recommended engine overhaul, and the lack of suitable terrain for an emergency landing.
- [NTSB MKC88LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA143.md): Cessna 188 · York, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 1988 · N21779 · Substantial damage
  > En route to perform an aerial application operation, the plt said he experienced a partial power loss followed by complete power failure. He attempted an emergency ldg in a farm cornfield, substantially damaging the acft. An on scene investigation by the FAA…
- [NTSB ATL84LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA167.md): Cessna 188B · Paxville, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 7, 1984 · N21672 · Substantial damage
  > The acft nosed over short of the rwy after the engine failed to respond to the plts attempt to add power to reach the rwy. It was found after the accident that the carb heat control door brackets were worn which allowed the butterfly valve door to separate…

## 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 ('2073007')
    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" = 351))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2073007&occurrence=351

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