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5,891 cases where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical”.
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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.\"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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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."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 LAX83LA016Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Sun City, CAThe pilot made a wheels up landing on hawn avenue in Sun City, CA and abandoned the aircraft. During the landing, both wing tips struck sign posts and were damaged. No fuel was found in the aircraft after it had crashed, but about 650 lbs of illegal drugs…NTSB LAX83FVM02Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportBeech F17D · Hollister, CAThe eng quit immediately after takeoff & the acft landed in an orchard. The fuel selector was found on the empty fuselage tank. The left wing auxillary tank was empty & the right wing auxillary tank was approximately full.NTSB CHI83LA020Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-260 · Vandalia, OHThe pilot estimated that he had 40 gal of fuel on board when he departed parkersburg, WV for new carlisle, OH. During a night arrival at new carlisle, he was unable to activate the runway lights by keying his microphone. Therefore, he diverted to Vandalia,…NTSB MKC83LA008Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Topeka, KSOn a flight from poplar bluff, MO to Topeka, KS, the pilot encountered headwinds. About 4 to 5 miles from his destination airport, the engine lost power. The aircraft was damaged during a forced landing in a plowed field between 2 north-south power lines.…NTSB SEA83LA004Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech J35 · Friday Harbor, WAWhile on the takeoff roll, the engine was slow to accelerate, and just prior to rotation, it coughed and sputtered. The takeoff was abandoned, but the pilot was unable to stop the aircraft on the remaining runway. The aircraft penetrated the perimeter fence…NTSB ATL83LA005Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Albany, GAThe pilot of N737LJ departed on a cross-country business trip with less than full fuel tanks. After flying about 2 hours the aircraft engine quit and the pilot made an emergency landing in an open field. The aircraft collided with trees at the edge of the…NTSB MKC83LA003Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Mcpherson, KSThe pilot estimated there was about 10 gallons of fuel on board before he took off. After making three takeoffs and landings, he picked up a passenger and flew in the local area. After flying about one hour and 17 minutes, the engine lost power. While landing…NTSB MIA83LA002Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Cocoa, FLDuring takeoff, the engine lost power as the aircraft was climbing through about 300 ft AGL. The pilot s-turned and landed on a clear area beside the runway to keep from going into a river. Subsequently, the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft flipped over.…NTSB FTW83FPM01Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna 180 · Foyil, OKThe pilot reported that he had 20 gal of fuel on board when he took off. He climbed to 10,000 ft for a parachute jump, then returned to the airport with an estimated 10 gal of fuel. During a downwind landing, he elected to go around. He said the engine lost…NTSB DEN83LTI01Accident · No injuriesFinal reportScorpion 133 · Manhattan, MTBattery failed because it had not been charged. No on board charging provision. Electric pump could not operate without electricity. No fuel to engine. During an autorotative landing, the tail rotor was damaged. With no tail rotor control, the helicopter slid…NTSB FTW82DA403Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna T210N · Midland, TXPilot landed gear up on airport after engine quit due to failure to position fuel tank selector. Right fuel tank was empty. Left fuel tank had fuel.NTSB FTW82DA399Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 150K · Tomball, TXA student pilot preparing to land pulled the mixture control instead of the carburetor heat control. The engine quit and the pilot started to land on a road. But had to take evasive action to avoid collision with a car. The right wing collided with a bush and…NTSB ANC82FA102Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Near Kotzebue, AKThe aircraft was landed in the tundra following a power loss returning from a search mission. The lost person was a friend of the pilot of this accident aircraft. Possibly because of this the pilot searched longer than necessary and ran out of fuel on the way…NTSB NYC82FHA10Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportNavion G · Doylestown, PAAt approximately 75-100 ft the eng quit. The acft landed with the gear up & slid off the end of the rwy approximately 200-300 ft. the plt acknowledged taking off with the fuel selector on the empty left tip tank.NTSB ATL82FLG15Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Near Lockhart, SCThe aircraft was flown from charlotte, NC to daytona beach, FL, to sanford, FL without en route refueling. The pilot had previously planned to get fuel at sanford, but after landing there, he thought there sufficient fuel to return to charlotte. However, as…NTSB LAX82FVG34Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna 210 · Placerville, CAPilot states he was descending from 10,000 feet to 8,000 feet when engine quit. Further stated fuel was above red arc-no steep or sharp maneuvers. No mention of rate of descent or deck angle in descent. Forced landing was made circling to right-useable fuel…NTSB LAX82FA361Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportGreat Lakes 2T-1A-2 · Arcata, CAThe plt & pax were on a cross-country from somewhere in the klamath, CA area to hayward, CA. Witnesses observed it flying southbound at 50 to 100 ft over the ocean's shore line. Reportedly, the acft made a sharp left turn toward land, then crashed on a…NTSB FTW82FPM17Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportCessna 421B · Afton, OKAt about 1930 CDT, the aircraft departed yukon, OK on a direct flight to alton, IL. It landed at alton at about 2200 CDT, and about 10 minutes later, it departed on a return flight to yukon. Before departing alton, the pilot stated that he would refuel at…NTSB FTW82DA395Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportCessna 182B · Albuquerque, NMThe pilot undershot the runway following an engine failure on final approach. The pilot had been flying 4.7 hours on a cross-country flight when engine quit. The aircraft was out of fuel. The optimum endurance is 4.6 hours. The pilot had figured on 7 gallon…NTSB MKC82DA175Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportPitts SC 1 · Topeka, KSThe aircraft engine quit near the airport, but a forced landing was made in a grassy field. The fuel system was empty.NTSB SEA82DA172Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 188B · Lava Hot Spring, IDReportedly, the aircraft ran out of fuel during a swath run. During a forced landing, the aircraft struck a fence, then traveled about 400 ft and stopped with the nose down in a potatoe field.NTSB FTW82DA387Accident · No injuriesFinal reportMaule M-5-235C · Edna, TXThe pilot took off with the fuel selector in the off position. The engine quit at 500 feet AGL. The pilot landed hard in a plowed field and the aircraft nosed over to an inverted position. The pilot and passenger were not hurt.NTSB ATL82DA284Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-31 · London, KYThe aircraft was on a flight from palm beach, FL to London, KY. Five miles short of runway 23 at London, both engines quit and the aircraft made a forced landing. Post crash examination revealed less than one gallon of fuel on board.NTSB FTW82DA392Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 152 · Parks, LAThe pilot stated that the aircraft ran out of fuel. The fuel gauges were still registering 1/4 full on both tanks when the engine quit. In addition the pilot stated, "if I had dipped the tanks on preflight I would have known exactly how much fuel was in the…NTSB FTW82DA386Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman AA-5A · Tulsa, OKThe student pilot stated that he made several touch-and-go landings without incident, when the engine started "cutting out" on final approach. He reported that carburetor heat was not applied until after the power loss began. He was unable to restore power…NTSB SEA82DA169Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportMooney M20E · Government Camp, ORThe pilot stated that the engine power became intermittent during cruise flight. A force landing was attempted on a highway. Upon touchdown, the aircraft skidded off the road and over an embankment. The state police arrived at the accident site shortly after…NTSB ANC82IA095Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCessna C-207 · Near Dillingham, AKShortly after takeoff, the aircraft experienced a power failure. The pilot stated that when the power loss occurred he switched the fuel selector from the left tank to the right tank and selected "max hi-on" on the fuel boost pump. His attempts to restart the…NTSB MIA82FLD20Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna 152 · Ft. Myers, FLThe aircraft crashed after the engine lost power. The pilot stated he did not visually check the fuel on the day of the flight. The aircraft was checked after the accident and it contained a negligible amount of fuel. The wings and fuel tanks were not damaged…NTSB NYC82FGM16Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportFoster Airspeed · Butler, PAThe owner intended to put his aircraft on static display at the airport fly-in which was on the same airport. A friend informed the owner that he would like to fly the plane and the owner disclosed that it did not have a current inspection. The plane was…NTSB NYC82DA227Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-22-160 · Marlboro, NJThe aircraft lost power after takeoff. While the pilot was attempted to land, the left wing of the aircraft collided with trees and the plane crashed. The fuel was found to have been exhausted.NTSB NYC82DA226Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-24 · Erie, PAThe aircraft was on final approach for landing when the engine lost power. The power loss occurred when the plane was about 40 to 50 ft AGL and 1/4 mile from the runway. The plane touched down short of the runway and collided with approach lights. After…NTSB LAX82FA337Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 182P · 11 Mi. S. Of Du, AZAt about 60 ft above the rwy the eng quit. The acft stalled just before touchdown as the plt was maneuvering to avoid some gullies. On 7/9/82 the plt had purchased 1,200 gals of regular unleaded automobile fuel for use in his acft. Prior to this time he had…NTSB SEA82DA166Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBeech C23 · Yakima, WAThe aircraft was on the last leg of a flight from California to Yakima, Washington. It had not been refueled during a stop at goldendale, Washington. While descending toward Yakima, the pilot reported to the tower that he was out of fuel. During a forced…NTSB LAX82DUJ47Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 150 · Carrizo, AZThe student pilot was on his "long" cross-country flight. He reported that the first leg of the flight was from libby air field, AZ to silver city, NM with an en route time of about 1.3 hrs. On the next leg of the flight to globe, AZ, he became disoriented…NTSB DEN82FTI18Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna 150 · Conrad, MTPilot had engine lose power momentarily on a previous flight but did not concern himself about it. During this flight power was lost at 4100 feet. Pilot tried restart without success. During landing nose was lowered prior to touchdown and it caught on an…NTSB LAX82FA344Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 402 · Grand Canyon, AZThis was the 3rd flt of the day. The plt completed a service order for 32 gals of fuel & laid it on top of a bench located just inside open hangar doors. The acft was not refueled & the order was later found on the hangar floor away from the bench. While over…NTSB LAX82FUQ17Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportLong-Ez Rutan · Canyon Country, CAThe eng quit as the acft was observed performing acrobatic maneuvers. The acft was not equipped with a fuel system that would sustain fuel flow through negative "g" maneuvers. The eng would stop with a 0.5 negative g load.NTSB FTW82DA379Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportCessna 172 · Corpus Christi, TXAircraft landed short after engine quit on final approach. The fuel was down to minimum usable quantity.NTSB MKC82FA171Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportStarduster TOO · Plattsburg, MOAt about 100 ft AGL during takeoff, the engine quit. The acft crashed in a wooded area southeast of the arpt boundary. No fuel was found onboard.NTSB ATL82DA269Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA 25-235 · Ray City, GAThe pilot reported that while he was spraying crops, the engine began to skip and backfire. He decided to terminate the swath run and climb from the field. At that time, the engine quit and the pilot climbed as high as possible before gliding to a nearby…NTSB MIA82DA179Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportCessna T210N · Near St. Peters, FLThe pilot reported that the flight was uneventful until it was about 5 miles northwest of st petersburg, FL. At about that point, the pilot contacted the tower for landing and advised that the plane was low on fuel. Shortly thereafter, the engine lost power.…NTSB NYC82DA219Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBeech 35 · Topsham, VTEngine quit and pilot made forced landing in open field. Fuel selector was found on right tank which was empty. Left tank was full. Fuel lines were dry.NTSB FTW82DA371Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportCessna 150 · Tulsa, OKAircraft collided with trees on final after engine quit due to lack of fuel. Aircraft had 1 gallon of fuel on board when it crashed.NTSB CHI82DA340Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 150H · Genoa City, WIReturning from a cross-country flight the pilot overshot the touchdown point. During the go-around, the engine quit and the aircraft hit a tree. The pilot stated that he did not evaluate his fuel consumption properly.NTSB SEA82FYP11Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportHiller UH-12-SOLOY · Kellogg, IDThe plt stated he had just released a load of logs & started his transition into forward flt when the eng failed. No usable fuel was on board. The plt stated the fuel gauge registered 50 pounds of fuel when the eng failed. A leak test of the fuel suction…NTSB MKC82DA165Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 172M · Warrensburg, MOThe pilot was on a flight from tulsa, ok to gravois mills, MO. At gravois mills, he made two approaches to the wulff harbor airport, but it was dark and he was not familiar with the airfield. So he diverted to Kansas city, MO. While en route to Kansas city,…NTSB FTW82DA364Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 182A · Farmington, NMThe aircraft collided with trees during a forced landing off airport. The pilot declared an emergency after the engine stopped. He was able to restart the engine once. It ran for about 2 minutes and stopped again. Examination of the aircraft revealed the fuel…NTSB DEN82FA182Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBell 206B · Billings, MTThe acft departed laramie at approximately 1600 with a full load of fuel. At 1840 the plt contacted Billings tower & stated he had a low fuel warning light. Several minutes later he radioed that he was going down. A witness observed the acft coming down "real…NTSB DEN82DA184Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportCessna 177 · Castlerock, CODuring a flight to englewood, CO, the aircraft's engine stopped running and the pilot made a forced landing on the northbound lane of interstate 25 at castle rock. Investigation revealed there was no fuel in the aircraft's fuel tanks.NTSB SEA82DA153Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportAmerican AA-1A · Paulsbo, WAAfter demonstrating a practice forced landing approach, a climb was started. Short thereafter, the engine lost power and an actual forced landing was made in a wooded area. The aircraft was damaged beyond economical repair when it struck trees during the…