# NTSB investigations: Cessna 177A: 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 NYC05FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05FA140.md): Cessna 177A · S. Hackensack, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 2005 · N30491 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power. A factor in the accident was the pilot's impairment from prescription medication.
- [NTSB ATL05LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA115.md): Cessna 177A · Rome, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 27, 2005 · N70847 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delay in the use of carburetor heat, which resulted in the formation of carburetor / induction ice and the loss of engine power.
- [NTSB FTW03LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA110.md): Cessna 177A · England, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 12, 2003 · N30461 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane while searching for a private grass airstrip, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB IAD96LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA043.md): Cessna 177A · Sidney, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 17, 1996 · N30422 · Substantial damage
  > fuel contamination, and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in subsequent loss of engine power during cruise flight. A factor relating to the accident was: rough terrain in the emergency landing area.
- [NTSB LAX91LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA027.md): Cessna 177A · Dana Point, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 11, 1990 · N30438 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel consumption calculations.
- [NTSB CHI90LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA258.md): Cessna 177A · Perry, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 9, 1990 · N30414 · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations.
- [NTSB MIA90FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA177.md): Cessna 177-A · Gainesville, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 1990 · N30306 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to refuel prior to flight.
- [NTSB ATL90LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA068.md): Cessna 177A · Canon, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1990 · N30367 · Substantial damage
  > Improper use of carburetor heat by the pilot, which resulted in carburetor ice. Factors related to the accident were: carburetor icing conditions, and soft terrain.
- [NTSB ATL88LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA234.md): Cessna 177A · Ridgeland, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 22, 1988 · N30335 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot experienced a complete power loss about four hours after departing pompano beach. The pilot had varied his altitude throughout the flight. The flight manual indicates that the acft could fly about 3.8 hours, at 2500 feet altitude, on 48 gallons of…
- [NTSB ATL86LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA193.md): Cessna 177A · Huntsville, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 1986 · N30365 · Substantial damage
  > The acft had set on the ramp with little fuel in it for aprx one week. Just before the accident flt, the pilot took fuel samples, but found no water. He then taxied to the fuel pumps and added aprx 20 gal of fuel in each tank. Another fuel sample was not…

## 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 ('2073706')
    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=2073706&occurrence=353

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