NTSB investigations, NC
125 cases where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical”.
Cases per year
| 1982 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 1983 | 6 |
| 1984 | 4 |
| 1985 | 6 |
| 1986 | 7 |
| 1987 | 6 |
| 1988 | 8 |
| 1989 | 10 |
| 1990 | 9 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 8 |
| 1994 | 9 |
| 1995 | 4 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1999 | 4 |
| 2000 | 3 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 |
Where
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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\" = 'NC' 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" = 'NC' 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 MIA08CA028Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172E · Fair Bluff, NCThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection which failed to detect contaminated fuel, and subsequent loss of engine power.NTSB MIA08CA016Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportScottish Bulldog 120 · Cramerton, NCThe pilot's improper fuel consumption calculations resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a forced landing.NTSB ATL06CA120Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150L · Bunn, NCThe pilot's improper preflight inspection resulting in a total loss of engine power due to water ingestion, a forced landing to none suitable soft ground, and a nose over.NTSB ATL06LA094Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · Wilkesboro, NCThe pilot's improper fuel consumption calculations and improper in-flight planning/decision which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, a forced landing, and collision with terrain.NTSB ATL06CA092Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150M · Shelby, NCThe student pilot's improper preflight inspection and his failure to refuel the airplane resulting in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.NTSB ATL06CA091Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportKearn Breezy · Dover, NCThe pilot's failure to ensure the airplane contained adequate fuel for the flight resulting in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB ATL06CA016Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 177 · New Bern, NCThe pilot's failure to activate the carburetor heat during approach resulting in a total loss of engine power due to carburetor ice.NTSB ATL05CA037Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportStanley, Davey L Pulsar III · Ocean Isle Beac, NCThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning of fuel required for the flight that resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power.NTSB ATL04CA091Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Delco, NCThe flight instructor's improper fuel management resulting in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. A factor was the flight instructor's failure to use the checklist.NTSB ATL04FA069Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 182A · Traphill, NCThe loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Contributing factors were conditions conducive for carburetor icing.NTSB ATL03LA149Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150A · Beaufort, NCLoss of engine power due to undetermined reasons.NTSB ATL02LA139Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-325 · Weaverville, NCThe pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight planning of fuel to complete the flight that resulted in the exhaustion of the fuel supply.NTSB MIA02LA123Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna CE-182-A · Siler City, NCThe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.NTSB MIA02LA116Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNavion Nav4 · Raleigh, NCthe pilot's inadequate preflight planning, improper fuel consumption calculations, and selection of the auxiliary fuel tank for landing, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, and forced landing in trees. A factor in this accident…NTSB ATL02LA124Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Greenville, NCThe pilot's improper preflight planning and fuel management resulting in fuel exhaustion, and the total loss of engine power. The airplane nosed over during a forced landing to a cotton field.NTSB ATL02LA081Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Smithfield, NCThe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning that resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power.NTSB ATL01LA070Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 369A · Wadesboro, NCThe pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power. A factor was rough and uneven terrain.NTSB MIA01LA136Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32R-300 · Wilmington, NCA total loss of engine power due to the failure of maintenance to properly secure the fuel selector cover, resulting in the pilot inadvertently selecting "off" instead of "left" tank, and the subsequent forced landing to uneven terrain.NTSB ATL01LA037Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182J · Durham, NCThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Conditions for carburetor icing were present at the time of the accident.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 ATL00LA062Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDaniel J. Zoerb Kitfox · Spruce Pine, NCA total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing conditions. A factor was the mountainous, unsuitable terrain on which to make a forced landing.NTSB MIA00LA082Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M-20C · Andrews, NCThe pilot's failure to use carburetor heat in a timely manner while maneuvering in conditions conducive to carburetor icing, resulting in the loss of engine power and collision with trees during the subsequent emergency descent.NTSB MIA00LA039Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPitts S1C · Creedmore, NCThe pilot's failure to select the reserve position of the fuel tank resulting in loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and a nose over during a forced landing.NTSB MIA00LA031Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 175-235 · Mint Hill, NCThe PIC's improper preflight fuel planning and preparation and the PIC's improper en route fuel consumption calculations resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and damage to the aircraft during the subsequent forced landing.NTSB MIA99LA190Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A23 · Pinehurst, NCThe flight crew's improper fuel management resulting in engine loss of power due to fuel starvation and damage to the airplane due to collision with trees in the subsequent forced landing.NTSB ATL99FA045Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Brevard, NCThe pilot's inadequate inflight planning that resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power.NTSB MIA98LA231Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBibb RV-4 · Chapel Hill, NCThe failure of the pilot to ensure the aircraft contained adequate fuel to complete the flight resulting in loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB MIA98LA104Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172I · Kinston, NCthe pilot's inadequate preflight and improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a forced landing. Soft terrain in the emergency landing area was a related factor.NTSB ATL98FA059Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-310 · Southport, NCThe pilot's failure to follow the preflight checklist, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the significance of the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft following the loss of engine…NTSB ATL98LA052Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Fayetteville, NCfuel system contamination (rubber shavings), which led to blockage of a fuel line, fuel starvation, loss of engine power, and a collision with terrain.NTSB ATL97LA142Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 33 · Winston-Salem, NCthe pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a forced landing.NTSB ATL97LA044Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Raleigh, NCa loose fuel capd and siphoning of fuel, resulting in fuel exhaustion and a loss of engine power. A factor was the rough terrain in the forced landing field that resulted in the nose over during the landing roll.NTSB MIA97LA075Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA315B · Whiteville, NCThe pilot's intentional operation of the helicopter with known deficiencies in equipment and a false indication of the fuel gauge, resulting in the total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was inadequate maintenance of…NTSB MIA97FA049Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Goldsboro, NCThe pilot's failure to follow instrument approach procedures during numerous instrument approaches and missed approaches which resuled in a total loss of engine power on both engines due to fuel exhaustion. Factors contributing to the accident were: the…NTSB MIA96LA211Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Farmville, NCThe pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations which resulted in loss of engine power do to fuel exhaustion and a hard landing during a forced landing in a field.NTSB ATL96LA108Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Gatesville, NCThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection which resulted in engine stoppage due to water contamination in the fuel system. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.NTSB MIA96LA159Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Knightdale, NCfailure of the flight instructor (CFI) to ensure proper use of the carburetor heat, which resulted in carburetor ice, loss of engine power, and a subsequent emergency landing.NTSB ATL96LA009Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150F · Charlotte, NCThe pilot's inadequate preflight/planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion due to an inadequate fuel supply.NTSB ATL95LA167Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper J3C-65 · Mooresville, NCThe pilot's improper use of the carburetor heat resulting in the formation of carburetor ice and subsequent loss of engine power.NTSB MIA95FA089Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-150 · Staley, NCThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed (VSO) while maneuvering during a forced landing, resulting in an in-flight loss of control (inadvertent stall), and subsequent in flight collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate…NTSB ATL95LA039Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Burlington, NCThe pilot's improper pre-flight inspection, in that he failed to visually confirm the fuel quantity prior to departure.NTSB ATL95FA022Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportAmerican AA-1A · Gastonia, NCThe pilot's failure to adequately plan the fuel requirements for the flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, and the subsequent loss of engine power. The pilot also failed to maintain flying airspeed which resulted in a loss of control, during the…NTSB ATL95LA018Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBartholomew Firestar · High Point, NCThe inadvertent deactivation of the engine ignition system by the pilot, which resulted in loss of engine power.NTSB ATL94LA163Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Washington, NCThe pilot's inadequate inflight planning that resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor was the unsuitable terrain, a plowed field, available for landing.NTSB ATL94LA143Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182F · Raeford, NCAn engine power loss due to water in the fuel system, and the pilot's inadequate preflight of the aircraft. A factor was the presence of trees at the forced landing area.NTSB ATL94FA099Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBeech 58 · Monroe, NCThe pilot's inadequate pre-flight inspection.NTSB ATL94LA095Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer 300C · Randleman, NCThe pilot's failure to adequately preflight the helicopter which resulted in a complete loss of engine power. A factor was water in the fuel supply.NTSB ATL94LA089Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHesterlee Rutan Vari EZE · Statesville, NCThe pilot's improper positioning of the fuel selector, which resulted in fuel starvation during the initial climb after takeoff. A factor was a ditch adjacent to the runway.NTSB ATL94LA081Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Raleigh, NCThe pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel planning that resulted in fuel starvation.NTSB ATL94LA074Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Winston-Salem, NCThe pilot's failure to place the aircraft fuel selector to the tank with fuel remaining.