# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-22-160: 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 MIA01LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA226.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Daytona Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 2001 · N3516Z · Substantial damage > a total loss of engine power due to the pilot's improper procedures by not placing the fuel selector on the tank with the most fuel, after a reported restricted movement of the flight controls for undetermined reasons, which resulted in fuel starvation and a… - [NTSB IAD01LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA001.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Lewisberg, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 2000 · N9697D · Substantial damage > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. - [NTSB DEN00LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA035.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Brighton, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 31, 1999 · N9225D · Substantial damage > The pilot's not following preflight procedures, the starvation of fuel to the engine, and the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing. - [NTSB LAX98LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA157.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Clarksburg, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 15, 1998 · N198TP · Substantial damage > A total loss of engine power for undetermined non-mechanical reasons. A contributing factor in the landing nose-over was the presence of the soft terrain. - [NTSB CHI95LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA134.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Rock Falls, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 20, 1995 · N9418D · Substantial damage > the failure of the pilot to refuel prior to fuel exhaustion. A factor in the accident was the pilot's poor preflight planning/preparation. - [NTSB BFO94LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA067.md): Piper PA-22 · Butler, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 17, 1994 · N9183D · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to select the proper fuel tank, which resulted in fuel starvation and the loss of engine power. - [NTSB FTW92LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA217.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Farmington, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 1992 · N8841D · Substantial damage > Total loss of engine power due to carburetor ice and the pilot's delayed use of carburetor heat. A factor was unsuitable terrain. - [NTSB CHI90LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA035.md): Piper PA-22 · Barron, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 30, 1989 · N8749D · Substantial damage > Improper use of the carburetor heat by the pilot and subsequent carburetor ice. Contributing factors were: carburetor icing conditions, slick (wet/snow covered) runway, and trees/brush near the departure end of the runway. - [NTSB LAX89LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA213.md): Piper PA-22-160 · El Cajon, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 1989 · N8836D · Substantial damage > The inadequate maintenance of the airplane & inadequate preflight inspection which resulted in the undetection of contaminated fuel. - [NTSB NYC89LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA122.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Gettysburg, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 19, 1989 · N8745D · Destroyed > The pilot's poor preflight and in-flight planning in electing to continue the flight beyond the planned destination which resulted in fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB FTW89LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA066.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Henryetta, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 15, 1989 · N9023D · Substantial damage > The loss of engine power from fuel starvation due to inadequate inflight planning/decision. - [NTSB FTW86LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA173.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Abbeville, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 30, 1986 · N3050Z · Substantial damage > The pvt plt took off on a pleasure flt with 1 pax on board. Drg the initial climb, the eng lost power at about 300 ft AGL. The plt then turned downwind & subsequently made a forced landing in a sugar cane field adjacent to the arpt. Drg the landing, the acft… - [NTSB NYC82DA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA227.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Marlboro, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Sep 18, 1982 · N8905D · Destroyed > The aircraft lost power after takeoff. While the pilot was attempted to land, the left wing of the aircraft collided with trees and the plane crashed. The fuel was found to have been exhausted. - [NTSB ATL82DA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA166.md): Piper 22-160 · Lynchburg, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jun 16, 1982 · N9843D · Substantial damage > The pilot took off from newport news, VA on a VFR flight to south boston, VA. Later at dusk, he contacted the roanoke fss and asked for an "accurate fix" of his position. At that time, the pilot indicated that he was low on fuel. Fss personnel reported that… ## 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 ('7102214') 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=7102214&occurrence=353 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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