# NTSB investigations, 2004: 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 DFW05CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA044.md): Bell B206L-1 · Patterson, LA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 9, 2004 · N5007F · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation resulting from the pilot's failure to activate the fuel boost pumps prior to takeoff. A contributing factor was that the helicopter was at an airspeed and altiutude combination (below height/velocity curve)…
- [NTSB NYC05LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA022.md): Cessna 182E · Duanesburg, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 27, 2004 · N1DZ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to attempt a takeoff without allowing the engine to adequately warm-up; which resulted in a partial loss of power during takeoff and subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB ATL05CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA028.md): Enstrom F-28A · Smyrna, TN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 22, 2004 · N9235 · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's improper flare during forced landing, which resulted in an inflight collision into an open field.
- [NTSB IAD05LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA013.md): Cessna 172E · Rupert, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 21, 2004 · N3750S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s delayed application of carburetor heat, which resulted in a rough running engine. A factor was the bulldozer on the logging road where the pilot performed a precautionary landing.
- [NTSB IAD05LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA031.md): Enstrom 280C · Galloo Island, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 14, 2004 · N51739 · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the pilot's improper decision to operate the helicopter outside the height velocity curve.
- [NTSB ATL05LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA022.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Chamblee, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 8, 2004 · N411CP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply, which resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent loss of engine power..
- [NTSB DEN05LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA013.md): Cessna 170A · Glenwood Spring, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 23, 2004 · N9176A · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat which resulted in the formation of carburetor ice and the loss of engine power. Related factors were conditions conducive for carburetor icing and the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
- [NTSB CHI05CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA006.md): Piper PA-28-160 · Altoona, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 18, 2004 · N5520W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate fuel management leading to the fuel starvation in the left tank during the flight's descent. A factor was the impacted power line.
- [NTSB IAD05LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA002.md): Bradley Renegade · Stow, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 7, 2004 · N210SQ · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in the airplane's inability to climb over a stand of trees.
- [NTSB DEN05FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA003.md): Cessna A185E · Luna, NM · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 2004 · N5964 · Destroyed
  > the pilot's improper use of the mixture control, his failure to maintain clearance from the trees, and his improper preflight planning resulting in his taking off into a canyon and subsequently impacting the trees and terrain. Factors contributing to the…
- [NTSB ANC04IA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04IA115.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-82 · Anchorage, AK · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 2004 · N16894 · No damage
  > The loss of engine power due to the flight crew's failure to follow published procedures and directives, and an inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in ice ingestion into the left engine during the takeoff roll. Factors associated with the incident…
- [NTSB FTW04FA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04FA243.md): Cessna 421C · Bee Caves, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 23, 2004 · N729DM · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper positioning of the fuel selector valves, which resulted in a loss of power to the left engine due to fuel exhaustion. After the power loss, the pilot failed to follow checklist procedures and did not secure (feather) the left propeller,…
- [NTSB LAX04LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA328.md): Cessna 210B · Flagstaff, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 22, 2004 · N9757X · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper leaning procedures and delayed decision to abort the takeoff when it became obvious that the engine was not developing full power. A factor in the accident was the pilot's decision to use a runway with a quartering tailwind.
- [NTSB LAX04LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA322.md): Wolf Glassair IIS · Mesa, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 18, 2004 · N110UX · Destroyed
  > a partial loss of power for undetermined reasons, and, the failure of the pilot to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering for a forced landing that resulted in a stall and a collision with terrain.
- [NTSB DEN04LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA145.md): Bell 214B-1 · Aspen, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 2004 · N214B · Substantial damage
  > the inadvertent activation of the engine's fuel shut off valve, resulting in the reduction of engine power to 50 percent due to an improper cannon plug wire repair on the engine's wire harness assembly. Contributing factors include the improper wire repair,…
- [NTSB SEA04FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04FA188.md): Beech A-36 · Auburn, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 13, 2004 · N100EV · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff early enough to allow him to stop the aircraft before it went off the departure end of the runway. Factors include the pilot's inadequate preflight procedures, water contamination in the fuel, a partial loss of power,…
- [NTSB ANC04LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA106.md): Cessna 180A · Kasiloff, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 2004 · N5304D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper use of the carburetor heat control which resulted in carburetor ice and the loss of engine power. A factor associated with the accident was the carburetor icing conditions.
- [NTSB FTW04LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA229.md): Cessna 175 · De Ridder, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 2004 · N6517E · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB MIA04LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA120.md): Beech 65-A90 · Pensacola, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 2004 · N45TT · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate planning/decision and his failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in fuel exhaustion and an inadvertent stall.
- [NTSB NYC04LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA187.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Phillipsburg, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 3, 2004 · N6311P · Substantial damage
  > A loss of partial engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CHI04CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA194.md): Cessna 182A · Noblesville, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 25, 2004 · N3708D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to select carburetor heat and his failure to maintain airspeed resulting in a stall. Factors were unstabilized approach the aircraft's low altitude, and the weather conditions conducive to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB DEN04LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA108.md): Davis-Zenair Stol CH 801 · Erie, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 21, 2004 · N10627 · Substantial damage
  > impact with terrain during a forced landing following a loss of engine power for underdetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
- [NTSB IAD04IA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04IA032.md): Aviat A-1A · Fryeburg, ME · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 2004 · N4674L · Minor damage
  > The pilot's improper use of carburetor heat, which resulted in a loss of engine power. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB ATL04FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04FA139.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 2004 · N9578C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and the pilot's failure to maintain flying speed which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and the subsequent collision with a building.
- [NTSB SEA04LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA104.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Jerome, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 11, 2004 · N2579N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane resulting in fuel exhaustion and the loss of power during descent for landing. Factors contributing to the accident were the soft terrain and the forced landing site.
- [NTSB ANC04LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA057.md): Cessna 185E · Anchorage, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 2004 · N70233 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot/owner's failure to ensure that the airplane was in an airworthy condition prior to flight, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and subsequent in-flight collision with a residence during an emergency landing after takeoff. Factors…
- [NTSB DEN04CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA080.md): Cessna T188C · Lamar, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 25, 2004 · N2030J · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. Contributing to the accident was the low altitude.
- [NTSB NYC04LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA122.md): Garlick Helicipters OH-58A · Columbia, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 13, 2004 · N59MH · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a forced landing during cruise flight.
- [NTSB ATL04CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA115.md): Loehle Ent. 2/3 Earlybird Jenny · Grantham, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 13, 2004 · N112PE · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ATL04LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA105.md): Cessna 182A · Elberta, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 1, 2004 · N5099D · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to a foreign substance blockage of the fuel line which resulted in fuel starvation, and the pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance during an aborted landing.
- [NTSB SEA04LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA073.md): Hiller UH-12E · Haines, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 26, 2004 · N9785C · Substantial damage
  > A momentary partial loss of power for undetermined reason(s) and the pilot's failure to maintain adequate RPM during his autorotation landing.
- [NTSB ANC04LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA040.md): Piper PA-12 · Copper Center, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 16, 2004 · N3029M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, and his failure to utilize carburetor heat, which resulted in a loss of engine power during takeoff initial climb, and a subsequent encounter with snow-covered terrain. Factors contributing to the…
- [NTSB SEA04CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA054.md): Menefee RAF Vari-Eze · Bremerton, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 21, 2004 · N200TZ · Substantial damage
  > Failure to maintain airspeed while on final approach resulting in a stall. Factors include a rough running engine for undetermined reasons and rough/uneven terrain.
- [NTSB LAX04FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA168.md): Alon A2 · Cameron Park, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 21, 2004 · N6374V · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering for a forced landing, which resulted in a stall/spin. Also causal was the partial loss of engine power due to improperly secured magnetos.
- [NTSB LAX04TA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04TA161.md): WSK PZL Mielec M-18A · Safford, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Mar 16, 2004 · N6259N · Destroyed
  > A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and at least one ensuing engine power surge, which caused the airplane to pitch up abruptly into a stall at an altitude too low for recovery. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's mismanagement of the fuel…
- [NTSB NYC04FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA077.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Corry, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 27, 2004 · N4166P · Substantial damage
  > The loss of partial engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's lost of control after performing an evasive maneuver to avoid trees during a forced landing at night. Factors related to the accident were a rough running engine and the pilot's…
- [NTSB FTW04LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA081.md): Cessna 182A · Claremore, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 22, 2004 · N30408 · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel contamination (water). A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB ANC04LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA031.md): Cessna 182M · Yakutat, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 9, 2004 · N71886 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delayed use of carburetor heat, which resulted in an engine power loss during takeoff-initial climb, a forced landing, and subsequent collision with terrain. A factor contributing to the accident was the presence of carburetor icing conditions.
- [NTSB SEA04LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA036.md): Bell 206B · Turner, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 26, 2004 · N92CA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection which failed to detect contaminated fuel. A collapsed fuel screen was a contributing factor.
- [NTSB NYC04LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA059.md): Robinson R-22 · Nicholasville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 19, 2004 · N224LC · Destroyed
  > A leak in the fuel system due to a loose fitting, which resulted in a loss of engine power, and the inadequate maintenance inspection, which failed to detect/correct the security of the fitting.

## 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" = 354)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=354&year=2004

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