# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-23: 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 IAD97LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA071.md): Piper PA-23 · Washington, DC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 2, 1997 · N1044P · Substantial damage > total loss of power on both engines due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's improper fuel consumption calculations. - [NTSB NYC96LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA048.md): Piper PA-23-150 · Silver Spring, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 1, 1996 · N1082P · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power as a result of fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB MIA94LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA197.md): Piper PA-23 · San Juan, PR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 1994 · N556PR · Substantial damage > The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control following loss of engine power during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot-in-commands improper aircraft preflight inspection and draining of fuel tanks and his lack of… - [NTSB FTW94LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA094.md): Piper PA-23 · Duncan, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 13, 1994 · N2297P · Substantial damage > The pilot's selection of the wrong engine for shut down. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. - [NTSB LAX94LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA153.md): Piper PA-23-180 · Fairfield, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 1994 · N2142P · Substantial damage > The flight instructor's inadvertent movement of the left engine propeller control into the feather position, his decision to by-pass suitable landing sites in an attempt to restart the left engine as the aircraft energy and performance capability… - [NTSB MIA93LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA048.md): Piper PA-23 · Tampa, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 6, 1993 · N1439P · Substantial damage > Poor in-flight planning/decision by the CFI resulting in the total loss of engine power from both engines due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB CHI92LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA105.md): Piper PA-23-150 · Romeoville, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 8, 1992 · N242CF · Substantial damage > The pilot selected unsuitable terrain to make a precautionary landing when he did not receive a safe indication that the landing gear was down and locked. A factor in the accident was inability of the pilot to restart the left engine after intentionally… - [NTSB ATL90LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA034.md): Piper PA-23-150 · Jackson, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 3, 1989 · N1361P · Substantial damage > Loss of power in both engines (probable fuel starvation) due to improper planning/decision by the pilot(s), and lack of supervision by the instructor. Soft terrain in the emergency landing area was considered to be a factor. - [NTSB NYC84LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA235.md): Piper PA-23 · No. Andover, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 1984 · N1257P · Substantial damage > The acft lost power at about 200 ft AGL during takeoff. The plt feathered the right engine and then elected to land on the remaining rwy when the left engine lost power. The acft went off the rwys end with brakes locked. When the acft was examined by FAA… - [NTSB DEN83LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA139.md): Piper PA-23 · Jamestown, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 1983 · N2054P · Destroyed > The acft landed wheels-up with one engine feathered and nosed over during the slide-out. The pilot had intentionally feathered the left engine to 'try out' the acft. The left engine has the only engine driven hydraulic pump. This pump isnecessary to lower… - [NTSB CHI82FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA048.md): Piper PA-23 · Corydon, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 15, 1982 · N1108P · Destroyed > Prior to this flight, the aircraft had not been flown for an extended period. On the day of the accident, it had been sold. The aircraft did not have a current annual inspection and had several maintenance discrepancies. These included problems that prevented… ## 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 ('7102302') 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=7102302&occurrence=353 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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