# NTSB investigations: Smith AEROSTAR 601P: 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 DFW05CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA201.md): Smith Aerostar 601P · Sinton, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 4, 2005 · N15BA · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff and the subsequent loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing factors were the attempted operation of the airplane with known deficiencies in the equipment and the lack of suitable terrain for the…
- [NTSB FTW02LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA257.md): Smith Aerostar 601P · Piedmont, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 16, 2002 · N90652 · Substantial damage
  > A fuel leak at the left boost pump to bladder tank flange, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of power to both engines.
- [NTSB MIA96LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA149.md): Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 601P · Orlando, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 1996 · N441CB · Substantial damage
  > loss of power in both engines for undetermined reason(s).
- [NTSB NYC87FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA225.md): Piper PA-60-601P · Atlantic City, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1987 · N814SG · Destroyed
  > During the takeoff roll witnesses observed the aircraft swerve from left to right with the engine(s) 'missing' or intermittent. The aircraft lifted off and climbed to approximately 50 feet AGL and continued across a waterway in a leftturn with the landing…
- [NTSB LAX84FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA049.md): Piper 601P · Helendale, CA · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 6, 1983 · N9774Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that during cruise flight the right engine manifold pressure fell to zero. The engine was feathered and set up for single engine performance but the acft continued to descend. Suitable airports were flown over during the descent and the acft…

## 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 ('8360608')
    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=8360608&occurrence=350

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