# NTSB investigations, 2004: 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.

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## Latest cases

- [NTSB NYC05LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA036.md): Cessna 175B · Lawrenceburg, KY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 31, 2004 · N8141T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning and in-flight planning decision, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and a subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB DFW05LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA049.md): Beech BE35 · Los Fresnos, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 29, 2004 · N860R · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the prevailing dark night ilumination.
- [NTSB DFW05IA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05IA048.md): Beech A36 · Natchitoches, LA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Dec 29, 2004 · N920GL · Minor damage
  > The loss of engine power due to pre-ignition and detonation. Contributing factors were the lack of suitable terrain available for the forced landing and the unapproved installation of a turbocharger.
- [NTSB DEN05FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA045.md): Piper PA-31P · Gallup, NM · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 29, 2004 · N573B · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain minimum controllable airspeed which resulted in the loss of control, and impact with wires, a tree and terrain.
- [NTSB CHI05FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05FA049.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Ironwood, MI · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 28, 2004 · N5398M · Substantial damage
  > Fatigue fracture of an engine cylinder resulting in a loss of power on the left engine. Additional causes were the pilot's failure to maintain minimum control airspeed (Vmc), the resulting loss of aircraft control, and an inadvertent stall/spin. Contributing…
- [NTSB DEN05LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA041.md): Arctic S-1B2 · Steamboat Spngs, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 18, 2004 · N78AT · Substantial damage
  > the loss of engine power due to carburetor icing. Contributing factors include the conditions conducive for carburetor icing, the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing, the inadequate preflight planning and decision making and the fence.
- [NTSB DEN05FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA038.md): Cessna 421 · Englewood, CO · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 17, 2004 · N421FR · Destroyed
  > loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, and the instructor's failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factors were a partially blocked fuel line resulting in restricted fuel flow, the instructor's failure to perform critical emergency…
- [NTSB DFW05FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05FA038.md): Cessna T210N · Abita Springs, LA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 14, 2004 · N4873C · Destroyed
  > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Also causal was the pilot's improper in-flight emergency planning when he misjudged his available altitude and made a 360 degree turn away from the airport instead of proceeding directly to it, which resulted…
- [NTSB CHI05LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA045.md): Pilatus PC-12/45 · South Bend, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 14, 2004 · N922RG · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the fuel control unit (FCU) bellows which resulted in a significant loss of engine power and the pilot's encounter with unsuitable terrain during the subsequent forced landing. A contributing factor was the pilot's inadvertent exceedence of the…
- [NTSB ANC05LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA018.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Sleetmute, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 14, 2004 · N801FS · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power during cruise flight due to a fractured exhaust valve, which resulted in a forced landing, and subsequent nose over of the airplane. A factor associated with the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for a successful emergency…
- [NTSB DEN05FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA034.md): Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 · Englewood, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 11, 2004 · N538EA · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain minimum controllable airspeed during the night visual approach resulting in a loss of control and uncontrolled descent into terrain. A contributing factor was the precautionary shutdown of the left engine for undetermined…
- [NTSB DFW05LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA033.md): Mooney M20F · Fabens, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 9, 2004 · N3208F · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power as a result of the failure of a connecting rod due to oil starvation/exhaustion. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB DFW05FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05FA028.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Hammond, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 6, 2004 · N4750L · Destroyed
  > A loss of engine power due to the pilot's in-flight mismanagement of the available fuel supply by his failure to switch fuel tank position, which resulted in fuel starvation. Factors were the low ceilings and the prevailing dark night conditions.
- [NTSB CHI05CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA044.md): Goiden Circle T-Bird · Ft. Dodge, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 4, 2004 · UNREG · Destroyed
  > The loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB MIA05LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA036.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Milton, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 2, 2004 · N7510W · Destroyed
  > A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the improper fuel selector position.
- [NTSB DFW05LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA027.md): Cessna P210N · Pawhuska, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 1, 2004 · N6300P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel by his failure to adequately set the fuel selector position which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.
- [NTSB DFW05LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA026.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Granbury, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 1, 2004 · N7706P · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing factors were the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB ATL05LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA031.md): Cessna 172K · Smyrna, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 29, 2004 · N78402 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning of fuel required for the flight, and his inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CHI05LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA037.md): Cessna 172H · Belle Plaine, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 28, 2004 · N2663L · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during descent, and the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing.
- [NTSB LAX05FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA041.md): Cessna 411 · Corona, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 2004 · N747JU · Destroyed
  > A loss of engine(s) power for undetermined reasons. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain the airplane's minimum controllable airspeed (Vmc) during the initial climb following a loss of power in one engine, which resulted in a loss of aircraft…
- [NTSB DFW05LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA025.md): Wingo Long-Ez · Huntsville, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 2004 · N234BW · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the unsuitable terrain for landing.
- [NTSB CHI05LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA033.md): Cessna 150H · Columbia, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 24, 2004 · N6932S · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight. Factors were the unsuitable field encountered during the forced landing, the muddy field, and the dark night.
- [NTSB NYC05LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA024.md): Cessna 172R · Martinsburg, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 21, 2004 · N5294W · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB SEA05LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA016.md): Hannah Avid Amphibian · Creswell, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 14, 2004 · N80AH · Substantial damage
  > Carburetor icing and the failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall. Factors contributing to the accident included the lack of a carburetor heat system and the probability of carburetor ice.
- [NTSB CHI05FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05FA024.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Detroit, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 8, 2004 · N63887 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to feather the propeller and to maintain control of the airplane following the loss of engine power which resulted from undetermined reasons. Factors associated with the accident were the power lines and the house that the airplane…
- [NTSB CHI05LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA026.md): Bruce Protech PT2B · Anita, IA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 6, 2004 · N46WT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed and an inadvertent stall/spin resulting in loss of control and an in-flight collision with terrain. An additional cause was a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB DFW05LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA017.md): Bell 206B · S.Timbelier 187 · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 5, 2004 · N496RL · Destroyed
  > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ATL05LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA020.md): Franzreb Loehle 5151 Mustang · Athens, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 5, 2004 · N711AH · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to the electrical fuel pump failure, and fuel starvation.
- [NTSB MIA05FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05FA020.md): Rawdon Bros. T1 · Pembroke Pines, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 2, 2004 · N2706D · Destroyed
  > Improper maintenance by company maintenance personnel, and the pilot-in-command's operating the airplane with known deficiencies, which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel system contamination, and a loss of control while maneuvering to return to…
- [NTSB DEN05LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA019.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Ogden, UT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 2, 2004 · N7852P · Substantial damage
  > the loss of engine power due to carburetor icing. Contributing factors include the weather conditions conducive for carburetor icing, and a lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
- [NTSB LAX05LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA022.md): Bell 47D1 · San Martin, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 31, 2004 · N903B · Substantial damage
  > A loss of power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB LAX05LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA021.md): Cessna 210A · North Las Vegas, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 30, 2004 · N6675X · Substantial damage
  > loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ATL05LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA018.md): Bellanca Citabria 7ECA · Summerville, SC · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 30, 2004 · N57388 · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ATL05CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA016.md): Cessna 172 · Mobile, AL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 29, 2004 · N2845Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and his inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent collision with the ground.
- [NTSB MIA05LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA015.md): David Cadorette Fox Model II · Vero Beach, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 2004 · N267KF · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power, for undetermined reasons, resulting in the airplane impacting with a tree and the ground during the subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB CHI05LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA018.md): Kramer Glasair III · Schaumburg, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 2004 · N6158N · Substantial damage
  > Fuel starvation for undetermined reasons during initial climb after takeoff. Contributing factors were the fence and fence post impacted during the forced landing.
- [NTSB ATL05LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA012.md): Rogers Lancair IVP · Sylvester, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 2004 · N724HP · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ATL05LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA009.md): North American Harvard II T-6 · Leesville, SC · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 23, 2004 · N92871 · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power due to fuel system contamination which blocked the flow of fuel which resulted in fuel starvation.
- [NTSB DFW05LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA007.md): Cessna T210N · Seven Points, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 16, 2004 · N11FB · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to the failure of the number one connecting rod. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB ATL05CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA003.md): Bell 206 B · Eutaw, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 14, 2004 · N300HT · Substantial damage
  > The pilots inadequate preflight planning of fuel required for the flight that resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power.
- [NTSB MIA05LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA003.md): de Havilland DH-82C · Cross City, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 12, 2004 · N819DH · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a forced landing.
- [NTSB SEA05FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA004.md): Maule MT-7-420 · Bend, OR · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 8, 2004 · N186SB · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power during takeoff climb for undetermined reasons. Rough terrain was a factor.
- [NTSB CHI05CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA001.md): Piper PA-23-180 · Beatrice, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 3, 2004 · N173DC · Destroyed
  > The loss of right engine power undetermined reasons. Factors to the accident were the loss of engine power at a low altitude and below the single engine best rate of climb airspeed (Vyse), and the unsuitable terrain encountered during the subsequent forced…
- [NTSB MIA05LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA001.md): Rotorway 162F · New Smyrna Beac, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 2004 · N7059F · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons, which resulted in the pilot entering autorotation and affecting a forced landing to the water.
- [NTSB CHI04LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA292.md): Cessna 150M · Durand, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 30, 2004 · N45673 · Substantial damage
  > The elongated exhaust valve leading to the in-flight loss of engine power during initial climb. A factor was the transmission wire the airplane impacted during its emergency landing after takeoff.
- [NTSB CHI04FA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04FA290.md): Beech B95A · Burlington, WI · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 30, 2004 · N1703Y · Destroyed
  > The improper maintenance of the fuel servo resulting in a loose adjustment nut and subsequent failure of the fuel injection servo which led to a complete loss of power on the right engine. Other causes were the pilot's failure to obtain or maintain minimum…
- [NTSB MIA04LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA132.md): Bell 206L · Gulf of Mexico · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 2004 · N34CA · Destroyed
  > A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons while on short final to land on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, which resulted in the pilot ditching the helicopter into the water.
- [NTSB MIA04FA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04FA128.md): Cessna R182 · Milton, FL · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 23, 2004 · N5157T · Destroyed
  > The pilots operation of the airplane with known deficiencies in the equipment based on witness statements describing an excessive rpm drop and rough running engine after starting, during the engine run-up, and after becoming airborne, his failure to abort the…
- [NTSB ATL04LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA187.md): Piper PA-22-108 · Inverness, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 16, 2004 · N4647Z · Substantial damage
  > The improper installation of the carburetor which resulted in a loss of engine power and subsequent collision with trees during an emergency landing.
- [NTSB DEN04LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA142.md): Robinson R22 · Spanish Fork, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 2004 · N777UH · Substantial damage
  > the instructor's premature flare, resulting in a hard landing, and his failure to align the helicopter with the direction of travel, resulting in a rollover.Contributing factors were the low rotor RPM and inadequate airspeed. The reason for the loss of engine…

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## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2004
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE 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?occurrence=350&year=2004

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