# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24-180: 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 ATL00FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00FA021.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Cordesville, SC · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 4, 2000 · N5703P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate inflight planning that resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power.
- [NTSB SEA94LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA061.md): Piper PA-24 · Cheyenne, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 10, 1994 · N5639P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper use of the carburetor heat. A factor to the accident was carburetor icing conditions.
- [NTSB LAX93LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA271.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Malibu, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 1993 · N8058P · Substantial damage
  > the inadequate annual inspection by other maintenance personnel and the worn fuel selector valve shaft. Contributing to this accident was the loss of power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB DEN91LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA125.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Broomfield, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 8, 1991 · N16WW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to refuel and his misjudged fuel consumption calculations which resulted in fuel exhaustion power loss.
- [NTSB FTW91FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA055.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Pasadena, TX · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 22, 1991 · N888G · Destroyed
  > Power loss due to fuel exhaustion resultant from the pilot's failure to refuel at an alternate destination and the inadvertent stall. Factors were the dark night and weather conditions.
- [NTSB FTW90LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA129.md): Piper PA24-180 · Arlington, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 1990 · N5256P · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation caused by the pilot in commands failure to select a tank with fuel and the improper lowering of flaps while performing a forced landing resulting in the aircraft landing short and colliding with a fence.
- [NTSB CHI89LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA011.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Alexandria, MN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 14, 1988 · N8088P · Substantial damage
  > Poor judgement of the plt by flying while physically impaired from consumption of alcohol, his improper inflight planning/decision, and fuel exhaustion from his inadequate supply of fuel. The light conditions at night and uneven terrain (highway median) were…
- [NTSB MIA85LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA118.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Zephyrhills, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 14, 1985 · N7639P · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that he experienced a complete loss of power & upon making his emerg landing in a pasture, the acft struck fence posts, separating the right main landing gear. Investigation of the fuel system revealed there was no fuel in the left tank &…
- [NTSB FTW83LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA196.md): Piper PA 24-180 · Socorro, NM · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 18, 1983 · N5064P · Destroyed
  > The acft was returning from a cross-country flt and crash landed about 1 mile from the arpt when the engine quit. The pilot said he added power to reach the rwy but the engine would not respond. The acft impacted the ground and slid to a stop. An FAA…

## 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 ('7102403')
    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=7102403&occurrence=353

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