NTSB investigations
1,176 cases where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power(partial) - 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\" = 354) 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" = 354) 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 NYC06CA118Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportEspinal Velocity Jet 900 · Millbrook, NYThe pilot/owner's inadequate preflight which resulted in a partial loss of engine power due to a clogged fuel vent.NTSB ANC06LA072Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHelio H-250 · Anchorage, AKThe pilot's improper use of the carburetor heat control during takeoff, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power, a hard landing, and an on ground encounter with terrain. A factor contributing to the accident was an inadvertent ground loop.NTSB DFW06CA137Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAyres S2R-T34 · Winchester, ARThe pilot's failure to abort the takeoff following the partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the rising embankment at the end of the runway.NTSB SEA06CA099Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Klamath Falls, ORThe pilot's inadequate in-flight decision by failing to refuel while en route, resulting in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power. Soft terrain was a contributing factor.NTSB NYC06LA112Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBulmer Lancair IV-P · Somerset, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed after takeoff to preclude a stall, which resulted in a loss of control and an inadvertent stall. Factors associated with the accident are the inadvertent stall, the loss of engine power due to the pilot's…NTSB DFW06CA119Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150G · Coleman, TXThe pilot's failure to refuel the airplane, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain available for the forced landing.NTSB MIA06LA104Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChristopher Norris Glasair III · Daytona Beach, FLThe failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed while turning towards the runway after experiencing a partial loss of engine power, resulting in an uncontrolled descent, and in-flight collision with the runway. A factor in the accident was the failure of…NTSB LAX06CA152Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Phoenix, AZthe failure of both pilots to maintain Vmc and directional control during a go-around. Also causal was an inoperative engine caused by flight instructor's failure to ensure that the fuel system was correctly configured for two engine operation by moving the…NTSB MIA06LA078Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCzech Aircraft Works Parrot · Palm City, FLThe failure of the pilot-in-command to abort the takeoff after recognizing the engine was not developing full power during the takeoff roll. A contributing factor in the accident was the bending of the throttle cables which prevented full movement of the…NTSB DFW06CA084Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Cherokee City, ARThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB DFW06CA077Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182C · Gilliam, LAThe loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB LAX06CA115Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172M · Murrieta, CAa partial loss of engine power resulting from the student pilot's mismanagement of the mixture control.NTSB NYC06CA068Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180J · Essex, NYThe pilot's failure to abort the takeoff in a timely manner. Factors included a partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and an undefined go, no-go point.NTSB DEN06LA024Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-235 · Peyton, COthe pilot's delay in applying carburetor heat that resulted in the partial loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB DFW06CA033Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Bixby, OKThe loss of engine power due to water contamination and corrosion in both gascolators due to improper maintenance. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB ATL06CA015Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-32-260 · Bryson City, NCThe loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, and the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat.NTSB DFW05CA237Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172M · Amarillo, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Contributing factors were the reported loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the high density altitude.NTSB DEN05CA144Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBradford Haines Glastar · Spanish Fork, UTthe pilot's failure to strain the fuel prior to flight resulting in fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine power due to the plugged fuel filter.NTSB LAX05LA279Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 35-A33 · Alturas, CAThe loss of engine power for undertermined reasons.NTSB ATL05CA151Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-18-105 · N. Myrtle Beach, SCThe loss of engine power due to the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat, which resulted in the formation of carburetor ice.NTSB IAD05LA116Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportO'Connor Air Command Elite · Cincinnati, OHThe pilot's improper flare following a partial loss of engine power, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor was the partial loss of engine power for unknown reasons.NTSB MIA05LA146Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportGustafson Easy Eagle · Milton, FLA loss of engine power during initial climb after takeoff for an undetermined reason, which resulted in a forced landing and subsequent in-flight collision with tree-covered terrain.NTSB CHI05CA204Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportWilson Acrolite 1T · Oshkosh, WIThe partial loss of engine power due to an obstructed carburetor fuel metering jet. Factors to the accident included the low altitude at which the loss of engine power occurred, the contamination of the fuel system from degraded automobile-style fuel lines,…NTSB NYC05LA125Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Caldwell, NJThe pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor was a partial loss of engine power, as reported by the pilot, for undetermined reasons.NTSB IAD05LA101Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 65CA · Cadiz, OHCarburetor icing, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power. A factor was an unanticipated hill in the forced landing rollout area.NTSB LAX05TA226Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportAyres S2R-G10 · Wickenburg, AZthe partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB DFW05CA157Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportGrumman AA1B · Llano, TXThe partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during takeoff resulting in an overrun. A factor was the high density altitude.NTSB NYC05LA111Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · West Carrollton, OHThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection that resulted in fuel contamination and a subsequent loss of engine power. A factor related to the accident was the deteriorated fuel cap seals.NTSB IAD05LA080Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportNavickas Load Runner 2000 · Hammonton, NJThe pilot's inadequate in-flight decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power. A factor was the wooded area, into which, the pilot had to autorotate.NTSB LAX05LA209Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeechcraft K35 · Apple Valley, CAfuel starvation due to the pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel system management and failure to set the fuel selector valve to a tank containing fuel. A factor was the ditch that the aircraft encountered.NTSB DFW05CA149Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell 206L-1 · Moulton Cove, LAThe loss of engine power due to foreign object ingestion into the compressor. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain (swampy) for the forced landing.NTSB DEN05LA086Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech S35 · Broomfield, COthe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall, and his failure to abort the takeoff. The loss of power for undetermined reasons is a contributing factor.NTSB DFW05CA146Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Waller, TXThe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in fuel exhaustion and a stall.NTSB DFW05CA144Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportHughes 269A · Sherman, TXThe applicant's failure to maintain directional control of the helicopter during a simulated power failure from a hover and the FAA inspector's delayed remedial action resulted in a dynamic rollover.NTSB SEA05LA103Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth American Navion · Emmett, IDThe partial loss of engine power during cruise flight as a result of air being sucked into the fuel system due to a worn fuel selector valve stem and a hardened and brittle fuel selector valve O-ring. Factors include no suitable landing area within the…NTSB LAX05LA176Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 369D · Kihei, HIthe partial loss of engine power due to fuel contamination. The fuel contamination was due to the failure of the maintenance personnel to ensure that the helicopter's fuel system had been thoroughly cleaned after a known previous contamination event, and the…NTSB IAD05LA062Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 65 · Sanborn, NYThe pilot's inadequate preflight preparation, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, and subsequent loss of engine power during cruise flight.NTSB LAX05LA166Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech C35 · Rancho Santa Fe, CAfailure of the engine driven fuel pump due to the improper overhaul procedure of the fuel pump by an overhaul facility, and the use of parts that did not meet hardness specification.NTSB IAD05LA061Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchneidhorst Slingshot · Lima, OHThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, resulting in an inadvertent stall. A factor to the accident was the overheating of the powerplant which resulted in a partial loss of engine power.NTSB SEA05LA077Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech V35B · Tupelo, MSA loss of engine power due to the inadequate in-flight planning and the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane resulting in fuel exhaustion.NTSB LAX05LA133Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportClark Aerosport Scamp · Chino, CAa loss of engine power due to the pilot/builder's excessive adjustment (lean) of the mixture setting at the carburetor. The pilot/builder's failure to perform a more comprehensive ground test prior to flight was a factor.NTSB SEA05LA071Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPark Kitfox IV · Eagle Point, ORLoss of partial engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons. Soft terrain was a factorNTSB DEN05FA047Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech E55 · Fort Collins, COthe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factors were the left engine loss of power for reasons undetermined, and the pilot allowing the airspeed to drop below Vmc during an attempted single-engine go-around.NTSB CHI05LA079Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210E · Bronson, MIThe pilot's inadequate preflight preparation which failed to detect contaminated fuel that led to a loss of engine power. The unsuitable terrain encountered was a factor.NTSB LAX05LA120Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210N · Carefree, AZthe pilot's improper use of the fuel boost pump contrary to the procedures specified in the pilot owner handbook and other documents.NTSB DEN05LA063Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20F · Norwood, COthe reported partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB NYC05LA060Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-300 · Millersburg, OHThe pilot's inadequate preflight which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel contamination. A factor in the accident was the deteriorated fuel cap seals.NTSB MIA05LA071Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-260 · Merritt Island, FLThe owner/pilot/mechanics inadequate installation of a fuel line resulting in a fuel leak, partial loss of engine power, and force landing in swampy terrain.NTSB ANC05FA038Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportAero Commander 500-S · San Juan, PRThe fuel truck operator's improper refueling of a gasoline engine powered airplane with jet (turbine) fuel, and the pilot's inadequate preflight, which resulted in a loss of power in both engines and subsequent collision with trees. Factors associated with…NTSB DEN05LA058Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Montrose, COthe pilot's improper in-flight planning during the descent which resulted in partial loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to select carburetor heat during the descent and unsuitable terrain for the forced…