# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-23: Loss of engine power(partial) - 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 CHI00FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA214.md): Piper PA-23 · Dodge Center, MN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 22, 2000 · N1069P · Destroyed
  > The pilot not maintaining airplane control in his turn back in the direction of the airport and the pilot not performing an emergency landing straight ahead. Factors were the water and debris contamination found in the fuel screens and carburetor bowl and the…
- [NTSB MIA96LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA003.md): Piper PA-23 · Spring Hill, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 1995 · N183JD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed (VMC) on initial takeoff climb resulting in an in-flight loss of control, and subsequent in-flight collision with the ground and a building. Contributing to the accident was a partial loss of engine power on the left…
- [NTSB CHI95LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA085.md): Piper PA-23 · Benton Harbor, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 1995 · N2092P · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper use of carburetor heat. Factors were carburetor icing conditions, snow, and blowing snow.
- [NTSB LAX92LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA200.md): Piper PA23-150 · Modesto, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 5, 1992 · N2310B · Substantial damage
  > An engine power loss due to fuel contamination.
- [NTSB BFO88FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FA063.md): Piper PA-23 · Friendly, MD · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 1988 · N1021P · Substantial damage
  > Shortly after takeoff at an altitude of 200 ft AGL, a power loss was experienced on the left engine. According to the plt, when the throttle was retarded to verify the engine failure, the engine seemed to 'come back to life'. The throttle was advanced and…
- [NTSB FTW86LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA126.md): Piper PA-23-150 · Georgetown, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 1986 · N2155P · Substantial damage
  > The instructor pilot was instructing his student pilot in an engine shutdown for a multi-engine instructor rating, after which the engine would not restart. The instructor decided to land at the closest airport. While on final approach another aircraft landed…
- [NTSB MKC86LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA171.md): Piper PA-23-150 · Iowa City, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 1986 · N1130P · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor stated that he had planned to conduct an engine-out drill after takeoff by reducing power to the starboard engine. During the engine-out drill the student reduced power to the operating engine and the aircraft landed hard back on the…
- [NTSB DEN84FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA148.md): Piper PA-23-150 · Parker, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 13, 1984 · N1425P · Substantial damage
  > According to the pilot the acft had not been flown for two months and he intended to practice touch and go landings. Maintenance personnel were requested to add 10 gals of fuel to the right main tank just prior to departure. They reported that upon arrival…

## 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" = 354))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102302&occurrence=354

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