# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-22: 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 SEA07CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA086.md): Piper PA-22 · Enumclaw, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 30, 2007 · N968A · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat during cruise flight. Factors include ambient weather conditions that were conducive to carburetor icing, and soft, muddy terrain at the location where the pilot attempted the power-off forced landing. - [NTSB SEA99LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA109.md): Piper PA-22 · Cottage Grove, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 1999 · N4707C · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate management of fuel which led to fuel starvation.. A related factor was the unsuitable terrain. - [NTSB SEA90LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA038.md): Piper PA-22 · Boring, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 4, 1990 · N8898C · Substantial damage > Carburetor icing, and the pilot's improper use of carburetor heat. Factors related to the accident were: carburetor icing conditions and the soft/uneven terrain in the emergency landing area. - [NTSB FTW89FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA171.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Elgin, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 22, 1989 · N4329A · Destroyed > The pilot's inadvertent closure (deactivation) of the mixture control, which resulted in a loss of engine power, and his failure to maintain sufficient airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Factors related to the accident were: the gusty wind, and… - [NTSB SEA89LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA137.md): Piper PA-22 · Meridian, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 1989 · N3700P · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to properly position the fuel selector, which resulted in fuel starvation, his failure to follow the emergency procedure, and his inadequate visual lookout (failure to see & avoid obstructions). The power line was a related factor. - [NTSB LAX86LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA054.md): Piper PA-22 · Deer Valley, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 5, 1985 · N3334A · Substantial damage > Shortly after begining descent from 7,500 ft. m.s.l. the acft experienced a total loss of power. Prior to descent the plt richened the mixture and applied carb heat. The pilot radioed his position & situation to Deer Valley tower, Deer Valley, Arizona while… - [NTSB FTW85LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA058.md): Piper PA-22 · Brownwood, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 1984 · N2259A · Substantial damage > A witness who is a pilot and an A&P mechanic, stated that he heard the engine on N2259A sputtering as if it was running out of fuel as it passed over his house. The witness continued to state that shortly after the aircraft passed, the pilot of N2259A called… - [NTSB ATL84FLT13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FLT13.md): Piper PA-22 · Nashville, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Aug 31, 1984 · N950A · Destroyed > The engine quit on final apch to the arpt as a result of fuel starvation. Sixteen gallons of fuel remained in the right fuel tank, but the left tank was selected. No fuel was found in the left tank. The acft collided with powerlines during the forced landing… - [NTSB CHI83LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA104.md): Piper PA22-150 · Napoleon, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 1983 · N4357A · Substantial damage > The aircraft lost power during climb after takeoff. The pilot made a forced landing in an open field. He stated that contamentation was the cause of the power loss. - [NTSB ANC83LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA017.md): Piper PA-22 · Cordova, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 22, 1982 · N1461A · Substantial damage > The plt stated as he approached Cordova he smelled & observed smoke in the cockpit. He reduced power & commenced a modified approach to rwy 9 which was nearest his position. When he elected to add power the engine did not respond. The plt turned & landed on a… - [NTSB DEN82DA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA140.md): Piper PA-22 · Glenburn, ND · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jul 22, 1982 · N949A · Substantial damage > The pilot reported that the engine lost power at about 100 AGL during a night takeoff. The aircraft was examined after the crash and the fuel selector was found positioned on the right tank. The aircraft had remained upright during and after the crash and the… ## 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" = 353)) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102202&occurrence=353 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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