# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-23-160: 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 FTW01FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FA007.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Cotulla, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 10, 2000 · N3390P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power. Also contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to feather the engine.
- [NTSB ATL00LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA029.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Titusville, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 2000 · N441WA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to attempt a flight on minimal fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor was the closed fuel pumps at the departure airport.
- [NTSB SEA99LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA157.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Hillsboro, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 9, 1999 · N4065P · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power due to fuel contamination.
- [NTSB FTW98LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA288.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Casper, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 26, 1998 · N4132P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision making by selecting an inadequate landing area for an emergency landing when a suitable landing area was available. Factors were fuel exhaustion, inaccurate preflight planning, and lack of recent experience.
- [NTSB SEA95LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA020.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Casper, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 14, 1994 · N3323P · Substantial damage
  > Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to refuel.
- [NTSB ATL94LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA136.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Hampton, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 1994 · N3381P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate aircraft pre-flight inspection, his failure to abort the takeoff, and his failure to maintain airspeed that resulted in a stall. A factor was the inadequate aircraft inspection that did not identify the worn fuel cell caps.
- [NTSB SEA94LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA097.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Hurricane, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 9, 1994 · N4480P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot in command's failure to refuel and excessive airspeed during the approach. Factor(s) were: fencepost(s) and the lack of recent experience in type of aircraft.
- [NTSB CHI93LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA184.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Ely, MN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 27, 1993 · N3333P · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's decision to continue flight with a known deficiency in the airplane's hydraulic system. Factors associated with the accident are the loss of power in the left engine due to fuel contamination, and a leak in the hydraulic system.
- [NTSB CHI93LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA093.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Cannonball, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 20, 1993 · N4229P · Substantial damage
  > The blockage of the inlet air filter from snow.
- [NTSB SEA92LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA158.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Burley, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 21, 1992 · N4317P · Substantial damage
  > Fuel exhaustion when anticipated fuel consumption was not adequately calculated.
- [NTSB ATL90LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA032.md): Piper PA-23-160 · New Bern, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1989 · N4359P · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the instructor pilot to ensure that the engine fuel selector valves were properly positioned prior to takeoff, which led to fuel starvation and a loss of engine power during takeoff.
- [NTSB MIA86LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA036.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Dorado, PR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 27, 1985 · N4444P · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that after a brief local flight he was returning to isla grande arpt when he experienced a loss of power in both engines & made a forced landing on the beach near Dorado puerto rico. Post crash examination of the wreckage revealed that the two…

## 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" = 353))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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