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NTSB investigations, 2003

187 cases where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power”.

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NTSB LAX04LA083Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210 · Rialto, CAThe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision by his fuel mismanagement and his delay in initiating remedial action which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.Dec 30, 2003 · N6539X · Substantial damageNTSB ANC04LA017Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Togiak, AKA loss of engine power due to an undetermined reason that resulted in a forced landing, a collapse of the main landing gear, and a collision with trees. A factor associated with the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.Dec 30, 2003 · N3624M · Substantial damageNTSB ATL04FA061Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMooney 20F · Campobello, SCThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering for an emergency landing resulting in an inadvertent stall and a collision with trees and the ground during an uncontrolled descent. A factor in the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight…Dec 28, 2003 · N2996L · DestroyedNTSB ATL04LA060Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCirrus Design SR22 · King, NCA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout and obstacle clearance while performing a simulated engine out resulting in an in-flight-collision with a power line and the ground.Dec 27, 2003 · N742CD · Substantial damageNTSB FTW04LA063Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172K · Lake Charles, LAThe disintegration of the piston, which resulted in the catastrophic failure of the engine. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.Dec 23, 2003 · N111TK · Substantial damageNTSB FTW04LA047Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210N · Marfa, TXThe loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.Dec 21, 2003 · N4689Y · Substantial damageNTSB LAX04LA073Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson R22 Beta · Temecula, CAa loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Dec 20, 2003 · N7189U · Substantial damageNTSB ATL04LA058Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Louisburg, NCOther maintenance personnel's inadequate engine overhaul that resulted in engine case fretting and engine oil starvation.Dec 20, 2003 · N93002 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW04LA040Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportHackney Vans RV-6A · Carthage, TXThe loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall,Dec 14, 2003 · N528DH · DestroyedNTSB SEA04LA025Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 369D · Moclips, WAA sudden loss of engine power during hover for undetermined reasons.Dec 8, 2003 · N8343F · Substantial damageNTSB LAX04LA060Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · Watsonville, CAloss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Dec 7, 2003 · N396TA · Substantial damageNTSB ATL04TA047Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBell OH-58A · Ruskin, FLLoss of engine power due to undertermined reasons which resulted in a collision with terrain.Dec 7, 2003 · N62939 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI04LA039Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Pontiac, MIThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor to the accident was the tree line and the unsuitable terrain.Dec 3, 2003 · N65455 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL04LA044Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182-K · Birmingham, ALA loss of engine power due to the throttle/power lever cable becoming disconnected in-flight, as a result of maintenance personnel failure to comply with Airworthiness Directive (AD) 86-24-07 and Cessna information letter SE79-6.Dec 3, 2003 · N3056Q · Substantial damageNTSB NYC04LA041Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRussell Cozy MK III · Holbrook, NYThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power.Dec 2, 2003 · N238CZ · Substantial damageNTSB FTW04LA028Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172H · Wichita Falls, TXThe loss of engine power due to an obstruction in the fuel line.Nov 26, 2003 · N8058L · DestroyedNTSB ATL04LA039Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R · Columbia, SCThe pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply, and his inadequate preflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion.Nov 22, 2003 · N5041T · Substantial damageNTSB ATL04FA038Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 55 · Griffin, GAA loss of engine power due to the pilot's failure to follow the engine failure after liftoff emergency procedure to feather the left engine propeller resulting in a loss of control during climbout, and the subsequent collision with a commercial building. A…Nov 21, 2003 · N4482S · DestroyedNTSB LAX04LA049Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Phoenix, AZthe flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight and delayed remedial action, which resulted in a loss of directional control. The reason for the partial power loss in the left engine was not determined.Nov 20, 2003 · N971PA · Substantial damageNTSB LAX04LA047Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A36TC · Visalia, CAa loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Nov 17, 2003 · N52AM · Substantial damageNTSB CHI04FA029Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportLearjet 24D · Belleville, ILThe total loss of power to the right engine and the partial loss of power to the left engine after the airplane encountered a flock of birds during initial climb out, resulting in impeded ram induction airflow.Nov 12, 2003 · N77JL · DestroyedNTSB NYC04LA029Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWalters Kolb Mark III · Ashtabula, OHA power loss for undetermined reason(s).Nov 9, 2003 · N456GW · Substantial damageNTSB CHI04LA028Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 175 · Mears, MILoss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot's delayed application of carburetor heat during descent. A factor was the carburetor icing conditions.Nov 8, 2003 · N9275B · Substantial damageNTSB FTW04LA015Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Henryetta, OKA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. A contributing factor was the inadequate inflight planning procedures for a cross country flight.Oct 26, 2003 · N8090E · Substantial damageNTSB CHI04LA021Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer 269C · Ann Arbor, MIThe loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Weather conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice and a roadway were contributing factors.Oct 26, 2003 · N191GC · Substantial damageNTSB ATL04LA025Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna U206F · Edgefield, SCThe pilot's failure to follow the checklist to ensure the fuel filler cap was secured resulting in fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power.Oct 24, 2003 · N3007R · Substantial damageNTSB ATL04LA024Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · Troy, ALThe certified flight instructor's improper fuel management resulting in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation resulting in a forced landing, in-flight collision with trees and ground.Oct 23, 2003 · N5920P · Substantial damageNTSB LAX04LA022Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAmerican AA-1 · San Martin, CAThe absence of compression in two of the airplane's four cylinders, and the pilot/mechanic's failure to maintain the engine in an airworthy condition, which resulted in a loss of engine power during takeoff-initial climb, and subsequent forced landing.Oct 22, 2003 · N5968L · Substantial damageNTSB FTW04LA011Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 65-A90 · Fentress, TXThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Oct 17, 2003 · N511BF · DestroyedNTSB FTW04LA009Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAyres · Midland, TXA loss of engine power due to a ruptured oil line. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain available for the forced landing.Oct 15, 2003 · N4013Z · Substantial damageNTSB CHI04LA023Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A185E · Cedarville, MIA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor associated with the accident was the rough terrain on which the airplane was landed.Oct 14, 2003 · N3399L · Substantial damageNTSB ATL04LA029Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportYakovlev YAK55M · Troy, ALA loss of engine power due to a fractured connecting rod for undetermined reasons.Oct 14, 2003 · N55YA · Substantial damageNTSB SEA04FA003Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Chinook, MTThe total loss of engine power in cruise flight due to the separation of the carburetor from its mounting bolts, and the pilot's failure to adequately compensate for strong crosswinds while attempting the subsequent forced landing. Additional factors include…Oct 9, 2003 · N30921 · DestroyedNTSB ATL04LA009Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150G · Jeykll Island, GAThe pilot's preflight planning and the mismanagement of the fuel supply that resulted in fuel exhaustion.Oct 6, 2003 · N4662X · Substantial damageNTSB FTW04LA003Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStinson 108-1 · Pauls Valley, OKThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Oct 5, 2003 · N845 · DestroyedNTSB ATL04LA008Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182H · Knoxville, TNThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection by his failure to secure the left fuel tank cap which resulted in fuel exhaustion, and the loss of engine power.Oct 5, 2003 · N1919X · Substantial damageNTSB FTW04CA002Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPrice Cuby Acro Trainer · Canutillo, TXThe pilot's failure to refuel the airplane, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and decision making.Oct 4, 2003 · N300HS · Substantial damageNTSB CHI04LA001Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182A · Shenandoah, IALoss of engine power for an undetermined reason during cruise and the unsuitable terrain for landing encountered by the pilot. The factors to the accident were the dark night, the corn crop, and the ditch.Oct 3, 2003 · N3772D · Substantial damageNTSB ATL04LA003Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportWhitty Mustang II · Holly Ridge, NCThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering for a forced landing.Oct 3, 2003 · N888PW · Substantial damageNTSB LAX03LA302Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-34-220T · Show Low, AZThe pilot-in-command's (CFI) selection of the wrong runway (downwind) for the approach and landing. The failure of the left engine to respond to throttle application for undetermined reasons during the go-around was also causal. The high density altitude was…Oct 1, 2003 · N4167B · Substantial damageNTSB ATL04LA001Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportJohnson Walter A Hornet · Saint Marys, GAThe loss of engine power due to improper maintenance and the pilot's failure to maintian airspeed during the attempted forced landing that resulted in a stall.Oct 1, 2003 · N1928J · Substantial damageNTSB ANC03LA127Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Anchorage, AKA loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, which resulted in a forced landing and collision with a runway light fixture.Sep 29, 2003 · N2914M · Substantial damageNTSB CHI03LA322Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStinson 108-3 · Lincoln, NEThe total loss of engine power due to the fatigue fracture of the engine accessory gear drive. A factor was the concrete marker.Sep 27, 2003 · N6624M · Substantial damageNTSB FTW03LA232Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Beaumont, TXThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Sep 26, 2003 · N43376 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL03FA147Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportGrumman HU-16C · Fort Pierce, FLA loss of engine power due to the pilot placing the fuel selector in the off position which resulted in fuel starvation to the left engine, after the pilot intentionally shut down the right engine.Sep 25, 2003 · N70258 · DestroyedNTSB ANC03LA123Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Nenana, AKThe loss of engine power during cruise flight for an undetermined reason, which resulted in a forced landing and an in-flight collision with trees.Sep 24, 2003 · N330T · Substantial damageNTSB FTW03LA230Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Wayne, OKA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to refuel. Factors were the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.Sep 19, 2003 · N3336M · Substantial damageNTSB ATL03FA142Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Perry, GAThe pilot inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane, and also causal was his failure to detect water-contaminated fuel which resulted in a loss of engine power and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an stall.Sep 18, 2003 · N13375 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC03LA201Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRaytheon B36TC · Batavia, OHA loss of engine power during an approach for undetermined reasons.Sep 16, 2003 · N3212D · Substantial damageNTSB SEA03LA189Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47G-3B-1 · Diamond, ORLoss of engine power for undetermined reasons during hover.Sep 12, 2003 · N48020 · Substantial damage