# NTSB investigations: Douglas DC3C: Loss of engine power(partial) - 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 MIA91FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA140.md): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-3C · Aguadilla, PR · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 10, 1991 · N134FS · Destroyed
  > The pilot in command's failure to maintain airspeed (vs) after a partial loss of engine power on the left engine due to failure of the no. 8 engine assembly cylinder. This resulted in an in flight loss of control (stall), and in flight collision with terrain.
- [NTSB FTW85LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA029.md): Douglas DC3C · El Paso, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 1984 · N3433U · Substantial damage
  > Due to low oil pressure and high oil temp the right eng was secured. During the precautionary landing gear extension was delayed until aprx 800 ft AGL. Since the right eng powers the only hydraulic pump a landing gear down and locked condition 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 ('3021457', '3021455')
    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" = 352))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3021457&occurrence=352

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