NTSB investigations, GA
181 cases where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical”.
Cases per year
| 1982 | 12 |
|---|---|
| 1983 | 10 |
| 1984 | 14 |
| 1985 | 12 |
| 1986 | 13 |
| 1987 | 4 |
| 1988 | 9 |
| 1989 | 10 |
| 1990 | 15 |
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1992 | 12 |
| 1993 | 5 |
| 1994 | 8 |
| 1995 | 4 |
| 1996 | 6 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 1999 | 4 |
| 2000 | 3 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 4 |
Where
Latest cases
Query with SQL
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\" = 'GA' 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\" = 353)
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" = 'GA' 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" = 353) 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 NYC07LA245Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech C-90 · Bloomingdale, GAA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's improper preflight planning and preparation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's reliance on inaccurate fuel gauges.NTSB NYC07LA182Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177RG · Kennesaw, GAThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion during approach.NTSB ATL07CA075Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182B · ST. Mary's, GAThe pilot's decision to operate an airplane with known deficiencies in equipment (inoperative carburetor heat control cable) resulting in a total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.NTSB ATL07CA070Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Hinesville, GAThe pilots improper preflight planning with resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB ATL07LA014Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCarlson Lancair Propjet · Dalton, GAThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a forced landing, resulting in an inadvertent stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply, which resulted in loss of engine due to fuel starvation.NTSB ATL06CA131Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech A36 · Macon, GAThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and a forced landing.NTSB ATL06LA130Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 14-13-2 · Ellijay, GAA loss of engine power due to fuel contamination. Also causal was the mechanic's failure to ensure the aircraft's fuel system was free of contamination while performing an annual inspection.NTSB ATL06LA069Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182B · Gainesville, GAThe pilots improper preflight planning and preparation which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB ATL06CA042Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna T210N · Rome, GAThe pilot's improper fuel management resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB ATL05LA115Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177A · Rome, GAThe pilot's delay in the use of carburetor heat, which resulted in the formation of carburetor / induction ice and the loss of engine power.NTSB ATL05CA096Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-18A-150 · Griffin, GAThe pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply which resulted in fuel starvation. A contributing factor was the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation which failed to verify the fuel amount.NTSB ATL05CA087Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech BE-36 · Dahlonega, GAThe pilot's mismanagment of the fuel supply which resulted in fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power.NTSB ATL04LA017Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20K · Carrollton, GAA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB ATL03FA128Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415-C · Rome, GAA loss of engine power due to fuel system contamination (water). Also causal was the pilot's loss of control for undetermined reasons.NTSB ATL03LA120Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGulfstream American AA-5A · Canon, GAThe loss of engine power due to water and corrosion in the fuel system. A factor was the collision with a ditch.NTSB ATL03LA036Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 65 · Fitzgerald, GAThe pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply that resulted in fuel starvation and the loss of engine power in both engines. A factor was a tree.NTSB ATL03FA030Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Austell, GAThe pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight planning/decision that resulted in fuel exhaustion, and subsequent loss of engine power.NTSB ATL02LA161Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-34-200 · Peachtree City, GAThe certified flight instructors failure to feather the propeller in accordance with operating procedures that resulted in loss of altitude and the in-flight collision with terrain.NTSB ATL02LA145Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150H · Senoia, GAThe certificated flight instructor's failure to follow published procedures for the application of carburetor heat, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to carburetor ice formation, and subsequent collision with trees during the forced landing. A…NTSB ATL02LA135Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Perry, GAThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection that resulted in fuel starvation due to fuel system contamination and the subsequent loss of engine power.NTSB ATL02LA123Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Bethlehem, GAThe pilot's failure to follow operational procedures for the airplane, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation/fuel flow interruption. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain, resulting in a collision with an irrigation sprinkler…NTSB ATL02LA004Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Brunswick, GAThe pilot's improper inflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion, and subsequent loss of engine power. A factor was the none suitable terrain.NTSB MIA01LA222Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCirrus Design SR-22 · Mitchell, GAThe poor in-flight planning by the pilot-in-command resulting in the total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB ATL01LA067Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Colquitt, GAThe student pilot's failure to use the fuel selector valve properly which resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent loss of engine power, and the pilot's improper flare during landing.NTSB ATL01LA045Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 P · Kennesaw, GAThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Conditions for carburetor icing were present at the time of the accident.NTSB MIA01LA085Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHiller UH-12B · Whitesburg, GAThe improper emergency procedure performed by the pilot due to his electing to perform a run-on landing resulting in excessive airspeed at touchdown and subsequent roll-over following ground contact with grass. A contributing factor was the inadequate…NTSB ATL01LA033Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210M · Augusta, GAThe pilot's failure to properly preflight fuel required for the flight that resulted in fuel exhaustion and the lost of engine power.NTSB MIA00LA162Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A150M · Gainesville, GAThe pilot's failure to use proper soft field landing technique while attempting a forced landing to an open field following a loss of engine power which resulted in a hard landing. Factors in the accident were weather conditions conducive to formation of…NTSB ATL00LA038Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA315B · Springfield, GAThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning resulting in fuel exhaustion.NTSB ATL00FA023Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 23 · Macon, GAThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was conditions favorable for the formation of carburetor ice.NTSB ATL99LA125Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Buchanan, GAThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors were conditions favorable for the formation of carburetor ice during glide and cruise, and rough and uneven terrain.NTSB ATL99LA121Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander S2R · Cairo, GAThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors were weather conditions favorable for the formation of carburetor ice.NTSB MIA99LA169Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Woodstock, GAa total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation because of contaminated fuel, resulting in a forced landing and subsequent impact with a tree.NTSB ATL99LA037Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · Colbert, GAInadequate planning/decision by the pilot, which resulted in fuel exhaustion due to an inadequate supply of fuel.NTSB ATL98FA056Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportJohn S. Hickey Swearingen SX 300 · Thomson, GAThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning of the fuel supply required for the flight that resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.NTSB MIA98LA083Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210N · Covington, GAthe pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation and/or improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a forced landing. Soft/wet terrain in the emergency landing area was a related factor.NTSB ATL98LA046Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Americus, GAthe pilot's improper planning/decision, which led to fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a forced landing on unprepared terrain.NTSB ATL97FA072Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBellanca 14-13 · Stockbridge, GAthe pilot's improper use of carburetor heat, which led to loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Factors related to the accident were: carburetor icing (weather) conditions, and trees in the emergency landing area.NTSB ATL97LA065Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Hazelhurst, GAThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors were, conditions were favorable for the formation of carburetor ice, and the pilot lack of qualification for the flight.NTSB ATL97LA063Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell S-2R · Lincolnton, GAThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning of the fuel requirement for this flight that resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power.NTSB MIA97LA027Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A188B · Ocilla, GAthe pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations and failure to ensure the aircraft contained an adequate amount of fuel to complete the flight, which resulted in loss of engine power because of fuel exhaustion. Uneven terrain in the emergency landing…NTSB MIA96LA234Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-310 · Wassau Island, GAthe pilot's inadequate preflight and planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion.NTSB ATL96LA092Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 411 · Rome, GAthe pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power in both engines, due to an inadequate supply of fuel.NTSB ATL96FA090Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Lawrenceville, GAThe pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations that resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor was the pilot's failure to follow the emergency procedure for a forced landing, in that the flaps were not extended.NTSB ATL96LA062Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152U · Rincon, GAInaccurate fuel consumption calculations by the pilot, and an inadequate supply of fuel, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent nose over of the airplane, during a forced landing on uneven terrain with high vegetation (small trees).NTSB ATL96LA060Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172D · Macon, GAThe pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB MIA96LA040Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Macon, GAThe pilot-in-command's failure to assure an adequate amount of fuel was available for the flight.NTSB MIA96LA007Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportForney ERCOUPE-2 · Cartersville, GAThe pilot-in-command's decision to continue flight with the inoperative fuel transfer pump which resulted in loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. The inoperative fuel transfer pump and the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing were…NTSB ATL95LA070Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRoggio Rotorway Executive · Toccoa, GAThe pilot's failure to use carburetor heat which resulted in the loss of engine power. A factor was weather conditions favorable for the formation of carburetor ice.NTSB ATL95LA035Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 310N · Covington, GAThe pilot's improper fuel management which resulted in fuel starvation and loss of engine power.