# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-23-160: Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf

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 FTW98FA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA229.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Guthrie, OK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 18, 1998 · N4410P · Destroyed
  > The designated pilot examiner's decision to execute a single engine go-around which exceeded the airplane's engine out climb capability in the gear down configuration. Factors were the arcing of an electrical wire that grounded the engine starter and the high…
- [NTSB ATL95LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA094.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Dayton, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 6, 1995 · N4300Y · Destroyed
  > Installation of an improper crankshaft oil seal which eventually separated from its seat resulting in excessive oil loss, and the pilot's improper inflight planning in that he did not allow sufficient time to lower the landing gear.
- [NTSB CHI94LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA351.md): Piper PA-23-160 · West Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 30, 1994 · N5272A · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to use the manual hydraulic pump to lower the landing gear. Factors were the failure of the fuel selector handle, the subsequent fuel starvation, and the pilot's failure to properly crossfeed and restart the left engine.
- [NTSB NYC91LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA092.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Westbrook, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 23, 1991 · N4155P · Substantial damage
  > Improper emergency procedures by the pilot. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's lack of experience and flight time in type of airplane, the pilots decision to take an airplane with a known mechanical defect, a leaky accelerator pump seal on the…
- [NTSB SEA89FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA040.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Carson City, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 27, 1989 · N4391P · Destroyed
  > Loss of power on the left engine due to a foreign object which obstructed the fuel flow, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed above VMC during his attempted return to the airfield. Contributing to the accident was the lack of recent flight time by the…
- [NTSB FTW83LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA082.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Mangum, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 7, 1983 · N4171P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that shortly after takeoff the left engine surged twice and quit. He elected to make a precautionary landing in an open field which was soft from melting snow. During roll out the nose wheel dug in and the drag link broke which collapsed the…

## 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" = 351))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102304&occurrence=351

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