NTSB investigations, UT
45 cases where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power”.
Cases per year
| 1982 | 2 |
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| 1983 | 4 |
| 1984 | 3 |
| 1987 | 2 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 3 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 5 |
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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\" = 'UT' 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\" = 350)
ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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" = 'UT' 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" = 350) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB SEA08LA008Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Industries DA 20-C1 · Santaquin, UTA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors include rough/uneven vegetation-covered terrain at the location where the pilot executed his emergency forced landing.NTSB SEA07LA276Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWerner Vari-Eze · Tooele, UTThe loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. Contributing factors were the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing and the wind shear conditions encountered during the forced landing attempt.NTSB SEA07FA240Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportFlight Design Ctsw · St. George, UTThe loss of engine power during approach for an undetermined reason. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB SEA07LA188Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVance Renegade Spirit · Blanding, UTThe loss of engine power during cruise due to oil starvation.NTSB LAX07LA184Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBrook Lancair IV-P · Parowan, UTA loss of engine power due to engine inlet icing. Contributing to the accident was the lack of engine inlet anti-icing capability.NTSB SEA06LA185Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210M · Delta, UTA loss of engine power for an undetermined reason during cruise flight.NTSB SEA06LA124Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 369D · Salt Lake City, UTA loss of rotor rpm for undetermined reasons, resulting in a hard landing on top of the commercial building over which the helicopter was working.NTSB SEA06CA017Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna T210M · Salt Lake City, UTA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's improper in-flight decision not to use the before landing checklist. A factor which contributed to the accident was the improper position of the mixture control.NTSB DEN05LA127Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Cedar City, UTthe loss of engine power for reasons undetermined. Contributing factors include the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing, and the soft dirt.NTSB DEN05LA019Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · Ogden, UTthe 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 DEN04LA142Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson R22 · Spanish Fork, UTthe 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…NTSB DEN03LA085Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson R22 Beta · West Jordan, UTThe loss of power for undetermined reasons. Also causal was the student's failure to maintain aircraft control and the instructor's inadequate supervision. The instructor's delayed remedial action as a contributing factor.NTSB DEN03LA051Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPanzl PAN · Vernal, UTthe pilot's inadequate preflight preparation and his lack of familiarity with the airplane, which subsequently resulted in fuel starvation to the engine. Contributing factors were unfavorable wind conditions and the downdraft weather condition.NTSB FTW02LA173Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · Provo, UTthe total loss of engine power for reasons undetermined.NTSB FTW02LA102Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206L-3 · Oakley, UTThe loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB DEN02LA013Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206B · Bryce, UTloss of engine power for reasons undetermined. Contributing factors were the low airspeed and altitude at which to perform an autorotation.NTSB DEN01LA128Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182P · Bountiful, UTthe loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. A contributing factor was inadequate clearance of an obstacle during the forced landing by the pilot.NTSB DEN99LA110Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182A · Salt Lake City, UTA total loss of engine power (nonmechanical) for reasons undetermined. Factors were the existence of conditions conducive to carburetor icing, and unsuitable terrain on which to make a forced landing.NTSB SEA97LA184Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20C · Bountiful, UTThe pilot's inadequate fuel management which resulted in fuel starvation.NTSB SEA97LA165Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportYoung Turbo Cruiser · Milford, UTLoss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Factors include the pilot's fuel consumption calculations based upon insufficient or erroneous information provided by the amateur-built airplane's builder and previous owner, and terrain conditions not suitable…NTSB SEA97LA128Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Lake Powell, UTA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB SEA96LA152Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHanks Avid Flyer · Spanish Fork, UTpartial loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). A factor relating to the accident was: the tall grain crop that was encountered during the forced landing.NTSB SEA96LA102Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T188C · Hooper, UTloss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). A factor relating to the accident was: the proximity of obstructions, which limited the pilot's ability to reach a suitable emergency landing area.NTSB SEA95LA085Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206L-1 · Richfield, UTIce ingestion. Factors to the accident were: aircraft protective coverings were unavailable, inadequate preflight inspection, and uneven terrain.NTSB SEA93LA208Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-150 · Salt Lake City, UTA power loss for undetermined reasons. Factors include a fence, an animal, and a ditch in the landing roll path.NTSB SEA93LA191Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Bryce Canyon, UTLoss of engine power for an undetermined reason. Factors related to the forced landing were: high density altitude and rough terrain.NTSB SEA93LA161Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell B206BII · Lake Powell, UTA power loss for undetermined reasons. Factors include landing in water.NTSB SEA92LA217Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Moab, UTThe loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion resulting from inaccurate fuel consumption calculations by the pilot. A factor relating to the accident was the terrain condition (ditch) in the landing area.NTSB SEA92LA168Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing A75N1 · Brigham City, UTA partial power loss for undetermined reasons and the pilot in command's inability to execute corrective action during the noseover. A factor contributing to the accident was the berm.NTSB SEA92LA120Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech V35B · Panguitch, UTShorting of the grounding wire (p lead) to the magnetos followed by overloading of the nose wheel strut. A factor contributing to the accident was: rough/uneven terrain.NTSB SEA91LA048Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMaule M-5-235C · Draper, UTAn undetermined loss of engine power.NTSB SEA91LA047Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Salt Lake City, UTAn undetermined loss of engine power.NTSB DEN90LA091Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172XP · Hurricane, UTThe engine oil leak induced connecting rod failure and subsequent total power loss.NTSB DEN90LA007Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210 · Ogden, UTAn engine stoppage for undetermined reasons.NTSB DEN87LA141Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210H · Salt Lake City, UTThe plt rprtd dscndg from 10,500 feet MSL for an apch to rwy 34 right at the Salt Lake City arpt. He stated he had selected landing flaps & had moved the mixture to rich & the prop to high RPM. At 8,500 MSL, 'the engine quit.' Subsequently, the plt made a…NTSB DEN87LA135Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Ogden, UTThe student plt & CFI were practicing slow flt & stalls. Carb heat was applied before the start of each stall series. During the recovery from the last stall the student plt applied only partial pwr. The CFI applied full pwr & the eng began to run rough. The…NTSB DEN85LA018Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech C-45H · Heber City, UTWhile in cruise flt, plt noted gradual left eng oil press drop from normal 70 PSI to 20 PSI. Plt shut down left eng, feathered prop and diverted to alternate airport. En route to alternate plt attempted to restart left eng to avoid single-engine landing. Plt…NTSB DEN84LA226Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · W Bountiful, UTThe acft was a Cessna 172 that had been converted to a 'Texas taildragger' in accordance with an approved STC. The purpose of the flt was for the plt to obtain a biennial flt review. He stated that immediately after takeoff, the eng began to progressively…NTSB DEN84LA140Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech F35 · Moab, UTDuring takeoff, the eng lost power at about 100 ft AGL. The plt decided to land the acft back on the rwy to avoid rough terrain beyond the end. The acft was landed with the gear up. During an investigation, fuel was found in the main tanks & the right…NTSB DEN84FA012Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna T210G · Bountiful, UTDuring flt at 11,000 ft, the plt noted that the fuel flow gage was 'wiggling' & the eng 'didn't sound real healthy.' He increased the mixture slightly & turned the aux fuel pump to 'low boost.' The fuel flow then stabilized 'pretty good.' The plt said that a…NTSB DEN83FA217Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportBell 206L-1 · Price, UTThe plt took off with an 800 lb sling load & used 100% torque to expedite clearing power lines. When clear of the lines, he started a climbing turn & reduced the torque to about 80%. At aprx 300 ft AGL & 50 to 60 KTS, the eng began surging which caused the…NTSB DEN83FA193Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 421A · West Jordan, UTInvestigation revealed that the plt aborted two takeoff attempts due to a 'roughness' in one eng. Not able to duplicate the roughness during subsequent ground checks, the plt departed. At an alt of 300 AGL the left eng began to surge and the right eng,…NTSB DEN83LA197Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28RT-201T · Vernal, UTDuring takeoff initial climb, as the gear was retracted, the turbo charger overboost light flashed once & the eng coughed & quit. The plt stated all gages were normal until the eng quit. The acft was still over the rwy, & the plt maintained 75 KTS with 1…NTSB DEN82FTM14Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportOsprey II · Ogden, UTThe pilot reported that during takeoff, he experienced a 400 RPM drop in the engine speed. He began a right turn to land on runway 04, but reportedly, the engine then stopped. The pilot intended to land on the hull with the gear retracted; however, the plane…NTSB DEN82FTM13Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportAerospatiale 315B · Coalville, UTDuring a seismic exploration flight the eng quit. No eng malfunction was found.