# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28R-200: 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 ATL04CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA091.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Delco, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 24, 2004 · N32891 · Substantial damage > The flight instructor's improper fuel management resulting in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. A factor was the flight instructor's failure to use the checklist. - [NTSB DEN03FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FA038.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · La Sal, UT · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 24, 2003 · N106AW · Destroyed > the loss of engine power (total) due to fuel starvation, the pilot not following procedures/directives (fuel management procedures), and the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation for the flight. Contributing factors were the pilot's inadequately… - [NTSB NYC02LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA061.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Fredericksburg, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 17, 2002 · N9302N · Substantial damage > The private pilot's failure to verify the fuel tank selector position, which resulted in fuel starvation and a subsequent forced landing. - [NTSB FTW00LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA022.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Bogalusa, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 30, 1999 · N2654T · Substantial damage > The total loss of engine power as a result of water contamination in the fuel system. - [NTSB FTW99FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99FA021.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Conroe, TX · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 8, 1998 · N4726R · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Factors were the dark night light conditions prevailing for the ensuing forced landing and the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model… - [NTSB CHI98LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA139.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · East Hannibal, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 3, 1998 · N75306 · Substantial damage > the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and his improper in-flight planning/decision. A factor was fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB CHI98LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA004.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Nebraska City, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 1997 · N1092X · Substantial damage > the pilot's improper positioning of the fuel slector to a tank which contained only unusable fuel. - [NTSB NYC97LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA160.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Ashland, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 1997 · N33341 · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper fuel management which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power. - [NTSB FTW95LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA070.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Oklahoma City, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 22, 1994 · N2874R · Substantial damage > The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of improper fuel selector position. Factors were the dark night and lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. - [NTSB LAX92LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA083.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Altadena, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 6, 1992 · N2638R · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper use of the fuel selector by selecting an empty tank. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to operate the airplane with a known deficiency without having maintenance performed to determine the cause of a previous loss of… - [NTSB ATL91LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA029.md): Piper PA 28R-200 · Senoia, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 9, 1990 · N5003T · Substantial damage > Improper preflight planning and preparation by the pilot which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Factors to the accident were the dark night operation and the collision with utility lines. - [NTSB BFO90LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA019.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Petersburg, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 3, 1990 · N33685 · Substantial damage > Fuel starvation and improper use of emergency procedures (fuel selector) by the pilot. - [NTSB MIA89LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA185.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Hilliard, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 1989 · N9473N · Substantial damage > The inadequate pre-flight examination by the pilot, after refueling, which failed to detect water in the fuel. - [NTSB ATL85FMG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FMG08.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Shuffletown, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Sep 6, 1985 · N6102J · Destroyed > The acft contacted a fence during a forced landing following a loss of pwr. The flt orginated at grand ledge, MI, at 1100 EST and an unscheduled landing was made at adrian, MI, because of wx. The flt departed adrian, MI, at 1320 EDT. The plt reported that… - [NTSB CHI84LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA350.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Put-In-Bay, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 1984 · N4428T · Substantial damage > Plt departed on flt with 30 gals fuel. En route weather required route deviation, extending flt. Calculated fuel reserve was consumed before reaching destination. When fuel exhaustion occurred, plt attempted forced landing on curving road. Acft departed road… - [NTSB CHI84LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA150.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Lafayette, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 8, 1984 · N56738 · Destroyed > The pilot was practicing accuracy landings when he noticed that the acft had blown away from the rwy. When he attempted to increase the throttle setting there was no response. In an attempt to land on a highway on-ramp the acft struck an electric wire, a… - [NTSB CHI84LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA067.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Terre Haute, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 27, 1983 · N44042 · Substantial damage > The acft made an off arpt forced landing after the engine quit. According to the plt, the flt departed wichita falls, TX at 1516 with 48 gallons of fuel on board. When about 7 miles south-southeast of Terre Haute, IN, the engine quit. Theplt tried to restart… - [NTSB MKC84LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA009.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Carlisle, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 16, 1983 · N2825T · Substantial damage > The pilot said the fuel gauges read full on the ground but as he leveled off in cruise they dropped to a reading of much less than full. The acft ran out of fuel short of destination. The pilot blamed the flu and fatigue for his oversight. - [NTSB ATL83LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA244.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Russell, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 26, 1983 · N6982J · Substantial damage > Aprx 3 hrs & 19 min after takeoff, the plt made a radio transmission, stating that he had run out of fuel. Reportedly, he had taken off with 43 gal of fuel on board. During an emergency landing, the acft was substantially damaged. After landing, the plt… - [NTSB FTW82DA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA035.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Estancia, NM · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jan 4, 1982 · N32335 · Substantial damage > The pilot stated he experienced an engine stoppage in flight and attempted to land on a dirt road. Both fuel tanks were found empty and a total of 3 to 4 ounces of fuel was drained from the aircraft fuel system. ## 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 ('7102811') 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=7102811&occurrence=353 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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