# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28R-180: Loss of engine power

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 MIA06LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA019.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Heathrow, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 16, 2005 · N7453J · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons resulting in a forced landing in a residential area.
- [NTSB LAX04FA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA226.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Columbia, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 31, 2004 · N7626J · Destroyed
  > The loss of engine power for undetermined reason during takeoff-initial climb, and the pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid a stall/mush. Factors associated with the accident are an inadvertent stall/mush, and the pilot's failure to abort…
- [NTSB NYC04LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA101.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Elyria, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 3, 2004 · N19AG · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB SEA93LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA137.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Ephrata, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 1993 · N7591J · Destroyed
  > Undetermined loss of power and the lack of suitable terrain. A factor contributing to the accident was dark night conditions.
- [NTSB NYC87LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA131.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Dansville, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 1987 · N7684J · Substantial damage
  > About 5 min after taking off, the eng began running rough, then lost power & would not restart. Subsequently, the acft was damaged drg an emerg lndg in a potato field. The acft was moved before aviation inspectors arrived. No fuel was fnd in the fuel pumps,…
- [NTSB MIA86LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA244.md): Piper PA-28-R · Cedar Key, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 1986 · N4524J · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that he lost fuel pressure and all attempts to restart the acft were to no avail. He tried to make it to Cedar Key but was unable and ditched in the ocean waters 6 miles northwest of Cedar Key. Post crash examination of the fuel system revealed…
- [NTSB FTW86LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA146.md): Piper PA-28-R-180 · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 1986 · N3930T · Substantial damage
  > Private pilot of a Piper PA-28R-180 departed runway 15 at west Houston airport (iws), Houston, Texas. Pilot stated he had departed runway 15 when engine quit at approximately 600 feet AGL. Pilot executed a forced landing approximately 2 miles off the…
- [NTSB LAX82DA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA284.md): Piper PA-28R · San Pedro, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 31, 1982 · N3935T · Destroyed
  > Pilot was flying near catalina island and when he switched tanks the engine quit. Procedures to restart did not work so aircraft was ditched.

## 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 ('7102809')
    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" = 350))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102809&occurrence=350

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