# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-22-150: 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 NYC99LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA105.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Oswego, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 3, 1999 · N2716P · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate fuel management which resulted in fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power. - [NTSB CHI96LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA276.md): Piper PA-22 · Flushing, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 1996 · N7245D · Substantial damage > fuel exhaustion caused by the failure of the pilot to select a fuel tank with fuel remaining. - [NTSB CHI96LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA096.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Bourbon, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 24, 1996 · N6939B · Substantial damage > Water contamination in the fuel, and an inadequate preflight by the pilot. Factors relating to the accident were: soft terrain in the emergency landing area, and an improper soft field landing procedure used by the pilot. - [NTSB NYC95LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA171.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Avoca, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 1995 · N1613P · Substantial damage > the pilot's poor inflight decision and improper fuel management resulting in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced landing over rocky terrain. - [NTSB MIA95FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA089.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Staley, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 18, 1995 · N7545D · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed (VSO) while maneuvering during a forced landing, resulting in an in-flight loss of control (inadvertent stall), and subsequent in flight collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate… - [NTSB CHI93LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA119.md): Piper PA-22 · Marysville, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 27, 1993 · N3439Z · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat while flying in carburetor icing conditions. - [NTSB LAX92LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA308.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 1992 · N3406Z · Substantial damage > The pilot's poorly planned approach and failure to attain the proper descent rate. The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the rough terrain conditions in the area of the forced landing were factors in the accident. - [NTSB FTW92LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA129.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Terrell, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 11, 1992 · N7152D · Substantial damage > The pilot's alcoholic impairment of efficiency and judgement which led to his inattention to the amount of fuel remaining in the left fuel tank, resulting in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power. A factor in the accident was the existence of the… - [NTSB LAX91LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA178.md): Piper PA22-150 · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 1991 · N4416A · Substantial damage > That the pilot improperly selected the fuel tank that did not contain any fuel and his subsequent failure to maintain airspeed. - [NTSB LAX89LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA316.md): Piper PA-22 · Winkelman, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 20, 1989 · N3015Z · Substantial damage > Improper in-flight planning/decision by the pilot, after he became lost/disoriented, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, before he was able to complete a precautionary landing. Factors related to the accident were: darkness, the pilot's lack of visual cues at… - [NTSB ANC89FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA094.md): Piper PA-22 · Kenai, AK · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 1989 · N6908D · Substantial damage > Inadequate preflight by the pilot and fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB SEA88LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA040.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Kennewick, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 24, 1988 · N3316Z · Substantial damage > At about 75 feet AGL a total loss of power occurred. The plt landed on the remaining runway but overran the rwy, coming to rest 200 ft beyond the end. During the overrun, the nose gear struck a rock and the acft nosed over. The aircraft's fuel tanks contained… - [NTSB DEN87LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA169.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Red Lodge, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 1987 · N5858D · Substantial damage > The plt stated that shortly after takeoff he intended to switch fuel to fullest tank but inadvertently put the fuel selector on off position. The engine failed. He did not have enough altitude or time to correct the situation and had to make a forced landing… - [NTSB MKC87LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA110.md): Piper PA-22 · Carbondale, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 1987 · N5868D · Substantial damage > The PIC was moving his acft fm one airstrip to another in the LCL area. Wind cond's fm a nearby fss, recorded winds fm the southeast at 18 KTS, gusting to 25 KTS. The PIC rptd departing the sod airstrip to the southwest, and shortly aft establishing a climb,… - [NTSB ANC86LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA109.md): Piper PA-22 · Umiat, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 1986 · N3366Z · Substantial damage > Pilot stated the engine quit due to fuel exhaustion during final approach, forcing him to land on a short unsuitable gravel bar. Aircraft nosed over upon landing and came to rest in 10 feet of water. - [NTSB MIA86LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA155.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Brooksville, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 12, 1986 · N2425P · Substantial damage > The plt stated that the acft lost power on initial climb while practicing touch & go landings. The acft crashed.2 miles from the end of the rwy due to the fuel selector being positioned to the right tank, which did not contain enough fuel to return to the… - [NTSB FTW86LRD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LRD09.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Sulphur, LA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 9, 1986 · N3821P · Substantial damage > On March 9, 1986, at 0900 CST, Piper aircraft PA22-150, N3821P, registered to derrick d. smith, experienced a power failure due to fuel exhaustion. This was a pleasure flight in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was filed. The aircraft was… - [NTSB MIA85FLD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FLD02.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Fort Pierce, FL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 12, 1985 · N7315D · Substantial damage > Prior to a flt from the Bahamas to west palm beach, FL, the plt noted a problem with the quick-drain for the left fuel tank. After landing in west palm beach, fuel was only added to the right tank since the plt anticipated replacing the left quick-drain. On… - [NTSB NYC84LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA250.md): Piper PA-22-150 · E. Hanover, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 22, 1984 · N2475P · Substantial damage > The acft made a forced landing shortly after takeoff when the engine lost power. At about 400 ft AGL the engine sputtered and stopped. The fuel tanks were switched by the plt and the engine made a slight pwr gain and quit again. A landing was made in a marshy… - [NTSB ATL83LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA372.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Jonesboro, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 1983 · N7829D · Substantial damage > The acft crashed during a forced landing after the engine quit. The pilot said he had been flying in the local area and came in to practice touch and go landings. During the 2nd takeoff the engine missed. He landed and did a magneto check then another takeoff… - [NTSB MIA83LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA190.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Merritt Island, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 1983 · N3936P · Substantial damage > The plt reported that during the preflt, he did not visually check the fuel tanks, but relied of the fuel gauges. They indicated there was 7 gal in the left tank & 4 gal in the right tank. The plt took off using fuel from the left tank to practice… - [NTSB MKC82DA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA167.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Higginsville, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Aug 31, 1982 · N6914D · Substantial damage > While attempting a power-off landing at a private airstrip, the pilot added power for a go-around. The engine sputtered, lost power and the pilot made a forced landing in a terraced area. The nose gear collapsed and the aircraft nosed over. Water was found in… ## 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 ('7102210') 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=7102210&occurrence=353 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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