# NTSB investigations, 2022: 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 DCA23WA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA102.md): Boeing 737 · Dunavecse, Hungary · Occurrence · Class 5 · Foreign · Dec 27, 2022 · EI-DCZ · No damage
- [NTSB CEN23LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA068.md): Grumman American AA-5B · Reserve, LA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 21, 2022 · N321GD · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the flight instructor’s failure to use carburetor heat in weather conditions conducive to serious carburetor icing.
- [NTSB ERA23LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA066.md): Piper PA-18-150 · St. Augustine, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 14, 2022 · N9858P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to appropriately use carburetor heat, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB CEN23LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA036.md): Cessna 152 · Manchester, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 13, 2022 · N222UM · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power as a result of carburetor ice.
- [NTSB ERA23LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA059.md): American AA-1A · Sparta, TN · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 4, 2022 · N7254L · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to an accumulation of carburetor ice, resulting in an off-airport landing and substantial damage to the airplane.
- [NTSB DCA23WA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA047.md): Boeing 777 · Batam, Singapore · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Oct 25, 2022 · 9V-SWH · No damage
- [NTSB CEN23LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA012.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Paola, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 12, 2022 · N4171W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper positioning of the fuel selector, which resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power during a departure climb.
- [NTSB CEN23LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA006.md): Aerostar International S53A · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 7, 2022 · N9140F · Minor damage
  > The pilot’s inability to find a suitable landing area in a critical fuel situation and his decision to land on a highway, which resulted in the balloon impacting a bridge railing and terrain.
- [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 CEN22LA425](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA425.md): Slipstream Revelation · Delphi, IN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 17, 2022 · UNREG · Destroyed
  > A loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB CEN22FA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA405.md): Cirrus SR22 · Tomball, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Sep 1, 2022 · N420SS · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the flight, which allowed for an unintentional movement of the mixture control to the cutoff position that remained unnoticed until the airplane lost engine power due to fuel starvation and descended below the…
- [NTSB CEN22LA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA391.md): Beech F33A · Baton Rouge, LA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 18, 2022 · N17747 · Substantial damage
  > The sudden and total loss of fuel flow to the engine for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB WPR22LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA293.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Circle, MT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 7, 2022 · N36542 · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat.
- [NTSB ANC22LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA064.md): 5 Rivers SQ-2 · Soldotna, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 27, 2022 · N58SQ · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, which resulted from the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat while operating in conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice.
- [NTSB DCA22WA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22WA154.md): Boeing 737 · Wave Rock, Australia · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 18, 2022 · VH-VZO · No damage
- [NTSB ERA22LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA309.md): Cessna 172 · Lancaster, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 22, 2022 · N9556H · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to the formation of carburetor ice.
- [NTSB ERA22LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA249.md): Aeronca 7AC · Melrose, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 29, 2022 · N1294E · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB ERA22FA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA226.md): Cessna 172H · Miami, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 14, 2022 · N8845Z · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to carburetor ice as a result of the pilot’s failure to effectively use carburetor heat in conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice.
- [NTSB WPR22FA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA173.md): Blue Side UP Comp AIR 8 SS52 · Grasmere, ID · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 8, 2022 · N801DT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB CEN22LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA190.md): Cessna 421 · Houston, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 6, 2022 · XB-FQS · Substantial damage
  > The fixed-base operator’s incorrect fueling of the airplane, which resulted in a total loss of power in both engines.
- [NTSB CEN22LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA181.md): Cessna 172M · Manhattan, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 21, 2022 · N9263H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat during the approach and his unsuitable flight profile for an upsloping runway, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and an impact with terrain during an attempted go-around.
- [NTSB ERA22LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA182.md): American AA-1 · Kennesaw, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 7, 2022 · N623W · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to the formation of carburetor ice.
- [NTSB ERA22LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA157.md): Aeronca 11AC · Harveysburg, OH · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 16, 2022 · N9588E · Substantial damage
  > A complete loss of engine power as a result of carburetor ice due to the flight instructor’s failure to effectively use carburetor heat in conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice.
- [NTSB ERA22LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA144.md): Piper PA-28-150 · Savannah, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 26, 2022 · N5208W · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB WPR22LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA089.md): Blake D Barrymore Just Acft Superstol · Ketchum, ID · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 30, 2022 · N8794G · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to carburetor ice.
- [NTSB WPR22LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA083.md): Beech F33A · Williams, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 26, 2022 · N1HH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s activation of the auxiliary fuel boost pump shortly after takeoff, which resulted in an excess amount of fuel to the engine and a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB WPR22LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA076.md): Cessna 172H · Los Angeles, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 9, 2022 · N8056L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection during which he failed to remove all water contamination in the fuel system, which resulted in a total loss of engine power on takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the condition of the fuel caps, which allowed…
- [NTSB GAA22WA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA068.md): Cessna 402B · Berry Islands, Bahamas · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Foreign · Jan 5, 2022 · N145TT · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN22LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA094.md): Cessna 182C · Port Aransas, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 1, 2022 · N8816T · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot’s failure to utilize carburetor heat.

## 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") = 2022
  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=2022

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