# NTSB investigations, 2017: 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 WPR18LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA056.md): Cessna 150L · Perris, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 25, 2017 · N6627G · Substantial damage
  > The presence of debris in the carburetor and blockage of the fuel delivery system, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the lack of maintenance to the carburetor.
- [NTSB ERA18TA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18TA059.md): Cessna 172 · Union Mills, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Dec 24, 2017 · N91SP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat in weather conditions conducive to serious carburetor icing, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and a subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB ERA18WA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18WA047.md): Cessna T210 · West End, Bahamas · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Dec 14, 2017 · N727TJ · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC18LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA010.md): Rockwell International 112A · Clearwater, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 19, 2017 · N1401J · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB ERA18LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA026.md): Piper PA28 · Bladenboro, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 18, 2017 · N8758N · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the presence of an insect nest in the carburetor heat control box that prevented the pilot’s application of carburetor heat from restoring engine power.
- [NTSB CEN18LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA036.md): Piper PA 28-180 · Carroll, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 8, 2017 · N10GJ · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB GAA18CA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA038.md): Piper PA28 · Batavia, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 5, 2017 · N98299 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat in conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power during landing.
- [NTSB CEN18LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA013.md): Russell E Oberg Murphy Rebel · Fort Collins, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 12, 2017 · N734R · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to carburetor ice accumulation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat.
- [NTSB ERA18WA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18WA014.md): Beech E33A · São José do Rio Preto, Brazil · Accident · 3 fatal · Foreign investigation · Oct 9, 2017 · PT-DDB · Substantial damage
  > On September 10, 2017, about 1525 coordinated universal time, a Beechcraft E33-A, Brazilian registration PT-DDB, struck a residence while conducting a go around near São José do Rio Preto State Airport (SBSR), Brazil. The airplane was substantially damaged,…
- [NTSB ERA17LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA341.md): Cessna 162 · Huntsville, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 28, 2017 · N552ES · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to use carburetor heat, which resulted in the total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB ERA17LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA325.md): Beech C23 · Machias, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 2017 · N2120W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delay in applying carburetor heat, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB GAA17CA542](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA542.md): Cessna 150 · Wasilla, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 31, 2017 · N2996S · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s inadequate in-flight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, the subsequent total loss of engine power, and a forced off-airport landing.
- [NTSB CEN17LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA298.md): Cessna 150F · Bullard, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 2017 · N8879S · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot's inability to maintain adequate airspeed during the soft-field takeoff, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack and an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB ANC17LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17LA034.md): Cessna 180 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 9, 2017 · N2429C · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ERA17LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA215.md): Beech B23 · Ocean Isle Beach, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 28, 2017 · N4023T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper positioning of the fuel selector between the left and right fuel tank positions, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and a subsequent forced landing into trees.
- [NTSB ERA17LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA205.md): Cessna P206 · West Creek, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 13, 2017 · N206TF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA17LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA202.md): Cessna 172P · Tamiami, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 10, 2017 · N881AV · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power during the initial climb due to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB ANC17LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17LA028.md): Cessna 172 · Chugiak, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 2 · Limited · Final report · Jun 6, 2017 · N35700 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB CEN17LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA145.md): Cessna 120 · Columbia, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 19, 2017 · N1915N · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB WPR17LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA072.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Carson City, NV · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 1, 2017 · N39894 · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to internal corrosion of the fuel manifold valve. Also causal was the pilot's decision to return to the runway following the loss of engine power shortly after takeoff, and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of…
- [NTSB CEN17LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA089.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Butterfield, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 28, 2017 · N94694 · Substantial damage
  > A malfunction of the fuel transfer system for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information, a stuck float in the header tank sight gauge that resulted in an inaccurate fuel quantity indication, and the pilot’s inadequate monitoring…
- [NTSB WPR17FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA047.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · San Pedro, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 5, 2017 · N702JJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat while operating in conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm following the loss of engine…

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2017
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '190' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent"))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/190/sequence?year=2017

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