# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24-260: 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 NYC04LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA057.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Bradford, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 10, 2004 · N1XF · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during approach.
- [NTSB SEA95LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA044.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Salem, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 27, 1995 · N9201P · Substantial damage
  > Fuel starvation due to inadequate supervision of the dual student by the pilot-in-command when the dual student improperly adjusted the fuel selector position.
- [NTSB LAX94LA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA382.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Fullerton, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 27, 1994 · N8707P · Destroyed
  > Fuel starvation due to improper fuel management.
- [NTSB BFO94LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA084.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Montgomery, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 1994 · N9041P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply with an improper fuel selector position which resulted in fuel starvation and the loss of engine power. A factor is the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.
- [NTSB BFO94LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA053.md): Piper PA-24- 260 · Stow, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 1994 · N9322P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to follow the checklist which resulted in fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power. The lack of suitable terrain to complete a forced landing was a factor.
- [NTSB ATL93LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA001.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Aliceville, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 1992 · N8548P · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel's failure to properly secure the fuel line from the fuel pump to the fuel injector during the engine installation, which resulted in a complete engine failure.
- [NTSB NYC92LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA051.md): Piper PA-24-260C · Stratford, CT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 1991 · N9423P · Destroyed
  > Water/ice in the fuel system, which resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power. Factors related to the accident were: freezing temperatures and inadequate pre-flight preparation by the pilot.
- [NTSB NYC92LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA012.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Montgomery, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 19, 1991 · N9122P · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot-in-command to correctly position the fuel selector when the right main fuel tank was exhausted, resulting in fuel starvation to the engine.
- [NTSB LAX91LA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA395.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Tehachapi, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 1991 · N8888P · Substantial damage
  > Fuel exhaustion due to improper inflight planning.
- [NTSB LAX90FA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA229.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Corona, CA · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1990 · N9302P · Substantial damage
  > Sabotage wherein unknown person(s) put sand in the airplane's fuel tank.
- [NTSB MIA89LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA041.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Ocala, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 20, 1988 · N9064P · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that while switching to the right fuel tank, the eng quit and he was unable to restart it. While attempting a forced landing in a field, the gear collapsed resulting in damage to the wings and flaps. Over 40 gallons of fuel were found in the…
- [NTSB SEA88LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA182.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Bend, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 1988 · N8765P · Destroyed
  > At aprx 1239 PDT, while on an IFR x-country flt at 14,000', the acft enctrd icing conds. Drg the next 1.4 hrs, the plt changed altitude in increments, climbing to 17,000', then descending to 11,000' to avoid icing. At aprx 1411 PDT, he indcd the eng had lost…
- [NTSB MIA88LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA266.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Punta Gorda, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 6, 1988 · N8670P · Substantial damage
  > The plt was returning from VFR xc flt during which many climbs, descents & detours were made to avoid adverse wx & maintain VFR. He stated the strong headwinds considerably reduced his grndspeed. At his 1st intended ldg arpt, strong gusty x-winds made the…
- [NTSB DEN88LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA197.md): Piper PA-24-260C · Hamilton, MT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1988 · N9436P · Substantial damage
  > The private plt was descending to the destination arpt at the conclusion of a 3.5 hr x-country flight. The plt said he selected the right main fuel tank and flew until the 'fuel was low to the point of exhaustion.' During a right turn, with the gear extended,…
- [NTSB DEN88LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA024.md): Piper PA-24-260B · Akron, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 15, 1987 · N9039P · Substantial damage
  > Bfr tkof, snow was melted off the acft in a heated hangar. The flt was bgn in blowing snow with a forecast of ocnl mod icing to 20,000'. The plt said the snow lasted only 5 to 10 min & only a trace of ice (less 1/16 inch) accumulated drg the 1st 15 min of…
- [NTSB LAX86FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA069.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Newport Beach, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 19, 1985 · N9044P · Destroyed
  > The plt contacted coast TRACON (terminal radar control) & requested VFR traffic advisories to torrence. At aprx 0747 psthe declared an emergency, said the eng had quit & requested vectors to the john wayne/orange county arpt. The controllerprovided a hdg to…
- [NTSB BFO85LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85LA058.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Middletown, DE · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 1985 · N8577P · Substantial damage
  > Following takeoff, at about 350 feet AGL, the engine quit abruptly. The plt attempted to land in a field which was located about 15 degrees east of the acft's heading. While attempting to avoid pwr lines near the field, the right wing collided with the wires.…
- [NTSB CHI85LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA078.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Ypsilanti, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 1984 · N8921P · Substantial damage
  > The acft collided with a fence & two parked cars during a forced landing while on a personal flt. The plt reported that after a 40 to 50 min ground delay he made a normal climb to 5000 ft MSL where he trimmed the acft & leaned the mixture to 75 percent power.…
- [NTSB CHI84LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA047.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Columbus, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 18, 1983 · N8921P · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that during the preflt, he visually checked the fuel & estemated that the left tank was aprx 1/4 full & the right tank was about 1/2 full. He made his pretakeoff checks, but stayed on the ground longer than normal to allow the oil to warm up.…

## 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 ('7102406')
    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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