# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-22-135: Loss of engine power(total) - 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 LAX02LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA197.md): Piper PA-22-135 · Brownsville, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 2002 · N3329B · Destroyed
  > a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during a turn to reverse course back to the runway, resulting in a stall and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB IAD96LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA064.md): Piper PA-22-135 · Dover, DE · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 19, 1996 · N3506A · Substantial damage
  > the overhaul maintenance personnel's improper major overhaul procedure (improper torque on the engine block center through bolts), which resulted in an in flight loss of engine power. A related factor was the lack of suitable terrain available for a forced…
- [NTSB ATL92LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA182.md): Piper PA-22 · Jasper, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 1992 · N8005C · Substantial damage
  > The fractured valve which resulted in a total loss of engine power, while flying over terrain that was not suitable for a forced landing. A factor was the densely wooded, mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB DEN92LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA011.md): Piper PA-22-135 · Siebert, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 2, 1991 · N3745A · Substantial damage
  > Total loss of engine power due to a plugged vent in the tank filler cap, resulting in fuel starvation. Factors related to the accident were: darkness and the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
- [NTSB MIA83FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA031.md): Piper PA-22-135 · Miramar, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 21, 1982 · N3677A · Destroyed
  > The aircraft lost power after a touch and go landing and the pilot elected to land in a meadow. The aircraft collided with a ditch after 300 feet of ground roll and the pilot lost control. The aircraft cartwheeled and was destroyed. The pilot was fatally…

## 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 ('7102206')
    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" = 351))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102206&occurrence=351

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