# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24: 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 DFW07CA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA202.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Taylor, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 17, 2007 · N6017P · Substantial damage > The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as result of the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision. Contributing factors were the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing and the dark night. - [NTSB IAD96FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96FA138.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Whitefield, NH · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 1996 · N7635P · Destroyed > the pilot's failure to adequately preflight the aircraft which led to the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and the pilot's attempt to return to the airport by executing a steep left turn which led to a stall and subsequent loss of control of the… - [NTSB BFO92FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA011.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Sandston, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 1, 1991 · N5174P · Destroyed > The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the pilots selection of unsuitable terrain for the force landing. A factor was the pilot's improper inflight decision. - [NTSB ATL90LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA106.md): Piper PA-24 · Cartersville, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 3, 1990 · N7868P · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper use of the engine fuel mixture control which resulted in fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB ATL90FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA031.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Helen, GA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 1989 · N7681P · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to properly preflight and plan en route refueling stops. The airplane collided with trees during the emergency descent. - [NTSB MIA89LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA244.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Titusville, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 10, 1989 · N7946P · Substantial damage > Failure of the private pilot (dual student) to assure the fuel selector was positioned to the proper tank, which resulted in fuel starvation; and inadequate supervision by the instructor pilot (CFI). The trees were a related factor. - [NTSB CHI89FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA117.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Delphi, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 1989 · N30BS · Destroyed > Improper planning/decision of the pilot, which resulted in fuel exhaustion from an inadequate supply of fuel, and his failure to maintain flying speed during a forced landing, which resulted in a stall and subsequent impact with the ground. - [NTSB DEN89FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA061.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 14, 1989 · N5983P · Destroyed > Engine stoppage from fuel starvation which resulted from the pilot's failure to select the fullest tank for takeoff. In addition the pilot attempted to return to the airport during the forced landing and inadvertently stalled the aircraft during the… - [NTSB MIA87LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA119.md): Piper PA-24 · Gainesville, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 26, 1987 · N6143P · Substantial damage > The non instument rated private pilot filed an instrument flight plan for a 5 hour flight. The flight lasted 5 hours and 26 minutes when the pilot radioed controllers that he had run out of fuel and the engine failed. The aircraft crashed at the destination… - [NTSB DEN86LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA221.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 1986 · N7681P · Substantial damage > The plt rprtd the acft was refueled to capacity at longmont, CO. Full capacity should have provided at least 3.6 hrs of flying time at normal consumption. After refueling, the acft was flown 1.3 hrs to fowler, CO, where it remained parked for a week. The plt… - [NTSB LAX85FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA137.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Corona, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 9, 1985 · N8898 · Destroyed > After refueling, the acft took off & lost pwr at 150 ft to 200 ft AGL. The acft struck trees while in a steepening left bank & crashed in an open field adjacent to the arpt. No contaminants or water were found either in the acft's fuel system or in the fuel… - [NTSB ATL83FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA117.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Hendersonville, NC · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 22, 1983 · N6313P · Destroyed > After reporting level at 7,000 ft in rain, the plt reported that altitude could not be maintained due to a power loss. He stated that '...we're down to about fourteen inches and we just broke out and I got the lights.' At 1849, after a discussion with ATC… ## 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 ('7102402') 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=7102402&occurrence=353 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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