# Final NTSB investigations, ND: 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 CHI07CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA161.md): Weatherly 201C · Mc Clusky, ND · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 5, 2007 · N1246W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to check for fuel contamination during the preflight inspection, which resulted in a loss of engine power shortly after takeoff due to water contamination. Contributing factors to the accident included the rough/uneven field and the…
- [NTSB CHI98LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA241.md): Rockwell S-2R · Fort Ransom, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 1998 · N4232X · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Factors contributing to this accident were the pilot's failure to ensure the airplane had enough fuel to complete the flight, and the fence.
- [NTSB CHI97LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA037.md): Cessna 150 · Bowbells, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 27, 1996 · CGOCS · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to lean the mixture control after applying carburetor heat as the pilot's operating handbook states should be done. The carburetor icing conditions and the terrain were factors.
- [NTSB CHI93LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA099.md): Cessna 150M · Stanley, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 1993 · N704AF · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's delayed use of carburetor heat. The soft terrain in the landing area was a factor.
- [NTSB CHI90DTG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DTG05.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Sykeston, ND · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 9, 1990 · N4471Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate aircraft preflight. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain on which to perform a forced landing.
- [NTSB DEN88LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA133.md): Cessna 152 · Grand Forks, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 1988 · N96730 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN88LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA060.md): Cessna 150L · Reynolds, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 1, 1988 · N11312 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN87LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA131.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Emerado, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 22, 1987 · N8088P · Substantial damage
  > The commercial plt was en route on a personal flt. Thirteen miles from his destination, he smelled oil fumes and the cabin filled with oil smoke. The engine oil pressure dropped to zero. The plt shut down the engine, ventilated the cabin, and declared an…
- [NTSB DEN86LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA091.md): Cessna 175 · Kulm, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 2, 1986 · N7647M · Substantial damage
  > According to the plt, the eng lost partial pwr on takeoff due to carberetor ice. A forced landing was made during which the nose gear collapsed resulting in substantial damage to the acft.
- [NTSB DEN85LTG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LTG08.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Underwood, ND · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Sep 5, 1985 · N8864N · Substantial damage
  > The acft nosed over during a forced landing following a loss of pwr. The plt stated he was practicing slow flt on the return flt from picking the acft up after an annual inspection. As the acft slowed to 90 mph during slow flt, the plt attempted to increase…
- [NTSB DEN85LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA071.md): Beech 76 · Grand Forks, ND · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 27, 1985 · N1850S · Substantial damage
  > On Sunday 1/27/85 at approximately 0849 MST, a Beech DUCHESSN1850S, on lease to the university of north dakota crashed after takeoff from the Grand Forks airport, Grand Forks, ND.the student pilot and certified flight instructore were not injured. Two…
- [NTSB DEN84FTG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FTG01.md): Lee M. Brown Taterbug SB-1 · Sawyer, ND · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 22, 1984 · N9026T · Substantial damage
  > The plt switched from main tank to aux tank, & about 10 minutes later, the eng began losing power switching back to the main tank did not help. The engine continued running but at greatly reduced power. A forced landing was made in a frozen stubble field. The…
- [NTSB DEN82DA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA091.md): Cessna 180 · Backoo, ND · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 19, 1982 · N2195C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot flew to the vicintiy of his destination by following the path of recent showers. He was a farmer and was interested in the amount of standing water. He had arranged to fly over a friend's house so the friend would pick him up at the airport. After…

## 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" = 'ND' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
  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=ND&status=final

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