# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-34-200: 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 LAX04CA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA173.md): Piper PA34-200 · La Verne, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 31, 2004 · N74SA · Substantial damage
  > the CFI 's failure to correctly reconfigure the right engine fuel selector, resulting in a total loss of power to that engine. Also causal was the CFI's failure to maintain direction control of the airplane and an adequate airspeed, which led to the airplane…
- [NTSB ATL02LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA161.md): Piper PA-34-200 · Peachtree City, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 2002 · N55210 · Substantial damage
  > The certified flight instructors failure to feather the propeller in accordance with operating procedures that resulted in loss of altitude and the in-flight collision with terrain.
- [NTSB MIA01FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01FA102.md): Piper PA-34-200 · Palm Coast, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 16, 2001 · N44589 · Destroyed
  > the second pilot's failure to maintain Vmc during a single engine approach resulting in a loss of control in flight and subsequent collision with objects and terrain during an uncontrolled descent. Contributing to the accident was the PIC turning the right…
- [NTSB ATL95FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA162.md): Piper PA-34-200 · Double Springs, AL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 1995 · N15866 · Destroyed
  > failure of the pilot to follow emergency procedures for loss of engine power, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation and improper fuel consumption…
- [NTSB FTW94LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA063.md): Piper PA-34-200 · Vacherie, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 7, 1994 · N1063U · Substantial damage
  > Was fuel exhaustion engine power loss due to the pilot's failure to refuel. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain available for the forced landing.
- [NTSB NYC89LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA044.md): Piper PA-34-200 · Laconia, NH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 7, 1988 · N16502 · Substantial damage
  > Aircraft striking the road sign after the aircraft experienced a double power loss due to mismanagement of the fuel system by the pilot.
- [NTSB ATL84LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA153.md): Piper PA-34-200 · Smyrna, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 28, 1984 · N1027U · Substantial damage
  > The CFI simulated an engine failure on the right engine during takeoff after having simulated a left engine failure during the landing approach. The left engine failure was simulated with the left throttle retarded during the approach and landing. After the…

## 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 ('7103405')
    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=7103405&occurrence=353

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