# NTSB investigations, KS: Loss of engine power(partial) - 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 DEN08LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA041.md): Mooney M20C · Phillipsburg, KS · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 16, 2007 · N63LH · Destroyed > Total loss of engine power due to contamination of the carburetor, total blockage of the fuel inlet screen, and partial blockage of the fuel lines and fittings. Contributing to the accident were the dark night light conditions and the trees. - [NTSB CHI02LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA223.md): Cessna A188B · Nickerson, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 2002 · N9639G · Substantial damage > Fuel starvation due to the fuel contamination, the blocked fuel strainer, and the refueling truck's contaminated fuel. A factor was the berm. - [NTSB CHI00LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA137.md): Weatherly 201C · Ionia, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 14, 2000 · N9198W · Substantial damage > the partial engine failure for undetermined reasons and the unsuitable terrain for landing encountered by the pilot. A factor to the accident was the hilly terrain condition. - [NTSB CHI95LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA336.md): Cessna T210M · Dodge City, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 28, 1995 · N7660E · Substantial damage > the pilot's improper use of the auxiliary fuel boost pump during descent which led to fuel flooding and loss of combustion. - [NTSB CHI95LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA223.md): Cessna 182C · Derby, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 15, 1995 · N8779T · Substantial damage > the pilot's improper use of the powerplant controls, which resulted in a rough running engine and partial loss of engine power. - [NTSB CHI91LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA290.md): Cessna 152 · Minneapolis, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 1991 · N67781 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to assure an adequate fuel supply was on board the airplane which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor related to the accident was inaccurate preflight planning. - [NTSB MKC89LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA047.md): Piper PA-28 · Derby, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 28, 1988 · N2213T · Substantial damage > Drg an eng run-up before a simulated instrument flt, the crew noticed the carb heat control would only move about 1/2 of its normal travel. The plts discussed the malfunction & ran the eng for another 1 to 2 min until the oil temp gauge indcd a temp rise. Drg… - [NTSB MKC89LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA002.md): Cessna 140 · Quinter, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 1988 · N73051 · Substantial damage > The pilot was flying at reduced power without the use of carburetor heat. The aircraft engine began to run rough. The pilot added carburetor heat and full throttle which resulted in the engine backfiring. The pilot elected to execute a precautionary landing.… - [NTSB MKC88FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA042.md): Gulfstream 500B · Pierceville, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 20, 1988 · N611CA · Destroyed > The acft dptd garden city under extremely poor wx cond's. more than half way to dodge city, the PIC rptd eng pblms to Kansas city (ARTCC). Vectors were provided to the dodge city arpt, but the PIC did not maintain assigned hdgs. The acft headed back towards… - [NTSB MKC88LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA010.md): Cessna 182 · Atwood, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 20, 1987 · N2472Q · Substantial damage > The PIC said that he did an engine runup and allowed the engine to run about 6 additional minutes before commencing the takeoff. The PIC said that upon reaching 100 feet altitude in the takeoff sequence, he observed a decline in engine revolutions per minute… - [NTSB MKC86LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA157.md): Randolph R.Clark KR-2 · Russell, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 1986 · N151RC · Substantial damage > The pilot had just completed some adjustments to the carburetor and was making a high-speed taxi test when he became airborne. He applied more power to avoid stalling and immediately thereafter, the engine started running rough. He then decided to make a… - [NTSB MKC83LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA224.md): Beech A36 · Oberlin, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 1983 · N797CC · Substantial damage > The plt stated he was flying near his relatives' house when he switched fuel tanks and the eng began running rough. The plt suspected the magnetos since they had recently been serviced. The plt switched fuel tanks again with the boost pumpson and the engine… ## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'KS' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' 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" = 354) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=354&state=KS --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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