# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18A 150: 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 ATL05CA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA096.md): Piper PA-18A-150 · Griffin, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 8, 2005 · N8680D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply which resulted in fuel starvation. A contributing factor was the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation which failed to verify the fuel amount.
- [NTSB ANC93LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA113.md): Piper PA-18 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 1993 · N1ZA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's improper positioning of the fuel selector. Factor was the soft condition of the forced landing area.
- [NTSB ANC92LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA035.md): Piper PA-18A-150 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 13, 1992 · N3877P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgment of the fuel consumption of the airplane; thereby exhausting the fuel supply prematurely. Factor relating to the accident was the lack of a suitable forced landing area.
- [NTSB ANC92LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA021.md): Piper PA-18 · Kenai, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 20, 1991 · N8678D · Substantial damage
  > Engine failure due to fuel contamination. Contributing to the accident was unsuitable terrain.
- [NTSB MKC90LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA113.md): Piper PA-18A · Creve Coeur, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 20, 1990 · N9071D · Substantial damage
  > Fuel contamination and inadequate preflight.
- [NTSB ANC89LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA132.md): Piper PA-18 · Canyon Creek, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 1989 · N679RK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper planning/decision concerning fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation. Contributing factors were: probable water in the fuel, inadequate altitude for an engine restart, and the terrain conditions.
- [NTSB LAX86LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA049.md): Piper PA-18A-150 · Likely, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 27, 1985 · N6878B · Substantial damage
  > While practicing power-off forced landings in an open, snow covered field, the pilot said he applied the throttle to abort the approach but the engine 'sputtered then quit.' The aircraft landed in the snow covered field and flipped over. The pilot said he…
- [NTSB ANC85LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA003.md): Piper PA-18 · Big Susitna Rvr, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 9, 1984 · N2583P · Substantial damage
  > Engine failure occurred shortly after takeoff due to water contamination in the fuel system. The pilot stated that a more thorough pre-flight inspection should have been accomplished. The acft collided with the terrain during the uncontrolled descent.

## 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 ('7101837')
    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=7101837&occurrence=353

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