# NTSB investigations, IL: Fuel related

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN26LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA189.md): Mooney M20J · Morris, IL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 15, 2026 · N201QM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB CEN23LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA002.md): Champion 7KCAB · Danville, IL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 2, 2022 · N869TT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot decision to perform a precautionary landing to a field with obstacles which resulted in a ground loop. Contributing was the pilot’s inadequate fuel planning.
- [NTSB CEN19LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA216.md): Rutan Varieze · Kaneville, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 8, 2019 · N112EZ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat while operating at low power settings in conditions conducive to the development of carburetor ice, and the subsequent total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB CEN16LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA166.md): Cessna 172 · Brimfield, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 23, 2016 · N7614X · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined, as postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
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" = 'IL' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT e.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '190')
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/190/cases?state=IL

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