Fatal NTSB investigations, WI

9 cases where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical”.

Cases per year

19822026
Fatal NTSB investigations, WI per year, 1982–2026: 9 cases
19821
19841
19851
19911
19952
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duckdb -csv -c "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\" = 'WI' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"highestInjuryLevel\" = 'Fatal'
    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\" = 353)
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB CHI05FA180Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Lake Michigan, WIThe pilot's inaccurate preflight planning and his delayed en route decision to make a fuel stop, which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and subsequent ditching.Apr 26, 2005 · N5360F · Substantial damageNTSB CHI03FA138Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31P · Woodruff, WIThe pilot's failure to follow the before take-off checklist which led to an improper selection of the auxilliary fuel tanks for the takeoff leading to the subsequent fuel starvation of the left engine. Additional causes were the pilot not maintaining minimum…May 25, 2003 · N36DR · DestroyedNTSB CHI02FA247Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Shell Lake, WIThe pilot's failure to refuel the airplane prior to departure leading to fuel exhaustion during the flight, the inadequate preflight/inflight planning, and the unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot during the forced landing attempt. Contributing factors…Aug 14, 2002 · N4731D · DestroyedNTSB CHI95FA310Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportChampion 7GCB · Howard, WIa loss of engine power due to water-contaminated fuel and the pilot's inadequate preflight.Sep 3, 1995 · N9838Y · DestroyedNTSB CHI95FA255Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech T-34C · Oak Creek, WIthe pilot's failure to maintain an adequate fuel supply, and his failure to maintain airspeed.Aug 1, 1995 · N6922S · DestroyedNTSB CHI91DER03Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportVarieze 001 · Superior, WIThe pilot's poor planning and decision making which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Apr 19, 1991 · N87VE · DestroyedNTSB CHI86FA017Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBell 47G-5 · Plainfield, WIThe acft crashed into trees and nosed into the wooded terrain after a loss of powr. The helicopter had been refueled the day before the acc. Normal fuel load was 20 gals. The plt had sprayed 20 acres & flown 9 miles to another field to spray but aborted due…Oct 27, 1985 · N7840S · DestroyedNTSB CHI84FA303Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 421 · Birchwood, WIDuring flt, the plt transmitted to ARTCC 'we've got a problem, we're losing altitude.' The controller provided a vector to the nearest arpt, but shortly after that, the plt stated that he would not be able to reach the arpt. The plt did not inform ARTCC of…Jul 20, 1984 · N14TC · DestroyedNTSB CHI83FA049Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportAeronca 11CC · Spencer, WIThe acft was observed in a steep left turn at low altitude then impacting the ground straight down. Both propeller blades were bent back with no evidence of twisting. Approximately 1/2 inch of ice was found in the fuel line gascolator.Nov 27, 1982 · N4110E · Destroyed