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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 NYC01LA027Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportO Loughlin WAG-A-BOND · Greenville, METotal loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB NYC01FA021Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech BE-23-24 · Kingston, OHThe pilot's failure to check both fuel tanks visually during the preflight inspection. A factor in the accident was the dark night.NTSB IAD01LA007Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Mcclure, PAThe loss of engine power over unsuitable terrain due to fuel starvation from a fuel strainer blocked with sealant particles.NTSB CHI01LA019Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportZenair CH2000 · Springfield, ILthe loose carburetor heat control clamp bolt and carburetor heat not available to the pilot. Factors were the low altitude, the carburetor icing conditions, the fence and the security gate.NTSB DEN01LA004Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Jensen, UTan undershoot due to misjudging distance/altitude during an emergency landing. Factors were: inadequate preflight, failure to refuel, fuel exhaustion, operating with an inoperative fuel gauge, and failure to attain a proper glide path during approach.NTSB LAX01FA011Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportNavion G · Henderson, NVthe pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering to return to the runway following a loss of engine power in the takeoff initial climb. The loss of power was probably due to the pilot's failure to ensure that an adequate fuel supply…NTSB ATL01LA007Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172-B · Palatka, FLThe CFI's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power.NTSB FTW01LA002Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 401A · Andrews, TXThe hard landing due to the pilot's excessive rate of descent. A factor was the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's improper positioning of the fuel selectors.NTSB FTW01FA007Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-160 · Cotulla, TXThe pilot's failure to refuel the airplane which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power. Also contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to feather the engine.NTSB LAX01FA007Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna P210N · Phoenix, AZThe failure of the pilot to operate the airplane according to the flight manual, resulting in fuel starvation and loss of engine power during a critical phase of flight. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing and the presence of…NTSB CHI01LA004Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Sparta, WIthe pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations, improper fuel management, inadequate in-flight planning/decision, flight to destination alternate not performed, and the discontinued planned approach to the initially selected runway. Contributing factors…NTSB ANC01LA003Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHelio H-295 · Port Alsworth, AKThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to remove all water from the fuel system. A factor associated with the accident was unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.NTSB NYC01LA003Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Haverford Twp., PAA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Also causal was the pilot's inability to locate the airport. A factor in this accident was the dark night conditions.NTSB NYC01LA004Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210 · Marshfield, MAThe pilot's improper management of the fuel supply, which resulted in fuel starvation of the engine. A factor in the accident was the pilot's diverted attention to the inclement weather.NTSB ATL01LA004Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJoseph A. Grimaud Seawind 3000 · Chapin, SCA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the trees.NTSB NYC01LA002Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMaule M-5 · Leicester, MAThe pilot's failure to properly manage the fuel onboard the airplane, which resulted in fuel starvation, and a total loss of engine power. A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering for a field.NTSB IAD01LA001Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-160 · Lewisberg, PAThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB FTW01LA001Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Nashville, ARThe pilot's failure to refuel resulting in loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB FTW00LA272Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPorterfield LP65 · Corsicana, TXThe failure of the pilot to refuel the airplane, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB FTW00LA271Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTemco Luscombe 11A · Hammond, LAthe pilot's improper fuel consumption calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A contributory factor was the fuel cap leak, due to a worn seal.NTSB IAD00LA085Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182Q · Owingsville, KYA loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel. Also causal in the accident was the pilot/owner's failure to repair the inoperative fuel cap.NTSB DEN00LA176Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206B · Rawlins, WYThe company dispatching, and the pilot initiating, flight into known adverse weather with an aircraft which did not have the required anti-ice equipment installed. A factor was snow conditions.NTSB FTW00LA260Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Blanchard, LAThe student pilot's failure to refuel, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Factors were the dark night light conditions and lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB LAX00LA341Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Prescott, AZAn improper engine installation by other maintenance personnel that resulted in a fuel leak at the main fuel line fitting to the carburetor and subsequent fuel exhaustion during cruise flight.NTSB ATL00LA089Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman AA-5A · St. Augustine, FLThe loss of engine power due to fuel system contamination.NTSB LAX00LA332Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 120 · Sacramento, CAThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning and his improper use of carburetor heat that resulted in a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing following a delayed takeoff in conditions that were conducive to carburetor icing. A factor was the nonsuitable…NTSB LAX00LA329Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A36TC · Minden, NVthe failure of the pilot to follow the pilot operating handbook procedures and to refuel the airplane.NTSB LAX00LA356Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Hinkley, CALoss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion when the pilot became lost and disoriented.NTSB CHI00LA272Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Plattsmouth, NEthe pilot's improper preflight planning, improper in-flight planning and decision not to land before exhausting the airplane's fuel. Factors relating to this accident were the power lines, the roadway, and the ditch.NTSB NYC00FA240Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Lake Hopatcong, NJThe flight instructor's improper placement of both fuel-selector switches, which resulted in a total loss of engine power on both engines.NTSB MIA00LA244Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSiai-Marchetti F260B · Meridianville, ALthe pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation which resulted in fuel contamination going undetected, which resulted in a forced landing and substantial damage to the aircraft during the emergency landing.NTSB NYC00LA235Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150F · Friendly, MDThe pilot's inability to locate the airport, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor related to the accident was the night light conditions.NTSB LAX00LA308Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPulsar 100 · Victorville, CAthe pilot's failure to provide enough fuel for the intended flight. Contributing to the accident was an improper fuel vapor return system.NTSB FTW00LA237Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Ennis, TXThe loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from the pilot's improper fuel selector positioning.NTSB LAX00LA307Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHickey SE5-A · San Bernardino, CAthe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, and his failure to verify adequate fuel for the planned flight, which resulted in a loss of engine power with no suitable forced landing site.NTSB ANC00LA102Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper J-3 · Anchorage, AKThe loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel system, the airplane's lack of the required center fuel tank quick drain, and the pilot's inadequate preflight.NTSB LAX00LA304Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer G-164B · Olancha, CAThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning and fuel consumption calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a loss of engine power.NTSB NYC00LA227Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T337E · Columbus, OHThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, resulting from his improper go-around procedures following a rear engine failure. A factor was the pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in the rear engine failure.NTSB IAD00LA072Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander 114-B · Somerset, PAPilot's improper pre-flight planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB NYC00LA223Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Bridgewater, MAThe mechanic's inadequate annual inspection, which resulted in a departure with fuel contamination. A factor was the pilot-in-command's inadequate preflight inspection.NTSB LAX00LA290Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150H · Corona, CAThe student pilot's inadequate preflight planning which included improper fuel consumption calculations that led to fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power during takeoff.NTSB ATL00LA076Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Manteo, NCThe pilot's failure of preflight planning preparation, which resulted in the fuel exhaustion, and the subsequent loss of engine power.NTSB DEN00LA145Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-108 · Duchesne, UTThe pilot's use of excessive braking on soft terrain. Factors included fuel starvation, the fuel selector valve not engaging properly, the pilot's incorrect positioning of the fuel selector valve, and the soft terrain on which the forced landing was made.NTSB CHI00LA246Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSummers RV4 · Bismarck, NDInadequate preflight planning/preparation by the pilot, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor associated with the accident was the drainage ditch that the airplane contacted.NTSB LAX00LA288Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47D · Stockton, CAThe pilot's inadequate planning by which he miscalculated fuel consumption which resulted in fuel exhaustion.NTSB CHI00LA241Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Eastport, MIthe maneuver, performed by the pilot, to avoid obstructions on highway US.31. Factors were the carburetor icing weather condition, no suitable terrain conditions, the ground terrain condition, and the impacted fence.NTSB DEN00LA144Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20E · Albuquerque, NMFuel exhaustion and the pilot's failure the refuel the airplane. Factors were the road signs.NTSB LAX00LA284Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150J · Morgan Hill, CAA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and failure to verify the fuel supply onboard the airplane.NTSB CHI00LA235Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-160 · Burlington, WIloss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the fence during the forced landing attempt. Factors relating to the accident were the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision to turn back toward the…NTSB IAD00FA067Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · Bluffton, OHPilot's improper fuel calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Also causal, was his abrupt maneuver during the forced landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.