# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-23-160: Loss of engine power 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 CHI06FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA030.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Bloomington, IL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 10, 2005 · N4319P · Substantial damage > The aircraft control not possible by the pilot during a visual approach to the runway due to the physical impairment of the pilot. - [NTSB CHI04LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA070.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Casey, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 15, 2004 · N4332P · Substantial damage > The pilot not maintaining aircraft control during the loss of engine power and his improper remedial action during the encountered uncommanded roll (VMC roll). An additional cause was the pilot's failure to obtain a maintenance inspection by a qualified… - [NTSB MIA04FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04FA047.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Lake Worth, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 22, 2004 · N4293P · Destroyed > The pilot's inadequate control of the aircraft by his use of an excessive bank angle, and his failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall and a loss of control following a loss of power in one engine. The reason for the loss of the engine power was… - [NTSB LAX02FA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA191.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Rio Rico, AZ · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 2002 · N4302P · Destroyed > a loss of engine power in the left engine for undetermined reasons, and the failure of the flying pilot to maintain an adequate single engine minimum control airspeed and aircraft control. Also causal was the decision of all three of the pilots to continue… - [NTSB MIA01LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA062.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Milton, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 13, 2001 · N2407M · Substantial damage > a loss of right engine power due to chaffed and frayed wiring on the right and left magnetos on the right engine resulting in a forced landing, an inadvertent stall, and subsequent impact with the ground. - [NTSB FTW00LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA205.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Rio Grande City, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 12, 2000 · N4322P · Substantial damage > the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing factors were the pilot flying the airplane with known deficiencies, and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. - [NTSB MIA00LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA193.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Winter Haven, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 2000 · N3317P · Substantial damage > the flight instructor's failure to follow procedures/directives and his misjudgment of distance/altitude following a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in the proper touchdown point not being attained, an off airport landing being… - [NTSB ANC99LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA018.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 19, 1998 · N4185P · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power due to fuel contamination. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain directional control. - [NTSB BFO95LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA017.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Blooming Grove, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 23, 1994 · N4430P · Substantial damage > The malfunction of the carburetor heat control which resulted in loss of engine power. The carburetor icing weather condition was a factor. - [NTSB FTW91LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA120.md): Piper PA-23 · Cresson, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 1991 · N289RL · Destroyed > A loss of engine power for unknown reasons and the failure of the certified flight instructor/pilot-in-command to feather the propeller. - [NTSB MIA87LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA216.md): Piper PA-23-160 · St Petersburg, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 1987 · N22GM · Substantial damage > After climbing abv 3000' drg an instrnl flt, the instructor (CFI) had the student lower the gear & flaps to a takeoff configuration & slow the acft below VMC (72 KTS). The CFI then shut off fuel to the left eng. The student followed the correct procedures to… ## 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 ('7102304') 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" = 350)) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102304&occurrence=350 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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