# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-22: Loss of engine power

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 SEA05CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA140.md): Piper PA-22 · Kamaih, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 3, 2005 · N1735P · Substantial damage
  > Fuel starvation due to the pilot's improper placement of the fuel selector, resulting in a loss of engine power, and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB CHI98LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA247.md): Piper PA-22 · Nehawka, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 1998 · N3770A · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper fuel management and his improper use of the fuel tank selector. Factors were fuel starvation and crops.
- [NTSB CHI93LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA278.md): Piper PA-22-150 · West Plains, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 1993 · N6723B · Destroyed
  > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. The lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing was a factor.
- [NTSB LAX89LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA171.md): Piper PA-22 · Truckee, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 24, 1989 · N840A · Substantial damage
  > The improper installation of fuel lines by maintenance personnel who installed the engine.

## 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 ('7102202')
    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" = 350))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102202&occurrence=350

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