# NTSB investigations: Maule M-4-220C: 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 LAX99LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA084.md): Maule M-4-220C · Jean, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 30, 1999 · N474W · Substantial damage
  > Fuel starvation due to the pilot's failure to ensure that a tank containing an adequate fuel supply was selected for takeoff. A factor in the accident was the contamination in the engine driven fuel pump, which likely was not capable of providing full system…
- [NTSB LAX91LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA239.md): Maule M-4-220C · Byron, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 1991 · N40693 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot-in-command to perform an adequate preflight inspection by taking the necessary steps to eliminate water contamination of the airplane's fuel system.
- [NTSB ANC91LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA054.md): Maule M-4-220C · Beluga, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 2, 1991 · N40676 · Substantial damage
  > The engine failure due to undetermined causes. Contributing to the accident was the unsuitability of the available landing area.
- [NTSB CHI91DEE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEE02.md): Maule M-4-220C · Romeoville, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Dec 11, 1990 · N40614 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection resulting in power loss from fuel contamination. A factor in the accident was the owner's failure to accomplish airworthiness directive 84-9-7 which provided direct, convenient access to sample and purge the main…
- [NTSB ANC88LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA143.md): Maule M-4 · Cordova, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 18, 1988 · N2044U · Substantial damage
  > While on base leg to the airport, the engine stopped producing power forcing the pilot to land the airplane on the tundra short of the runway. Upon landing the airplane nosed over. Subsequent examination of the engine showed water in the carburetor. The water…

## 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 ('5460114')
    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=5460114&occurrence=353

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