# NTSB investigations, 2024: 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 WPR25LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA071.md): Cessna T210L · Gallup, NM · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 28, 2024 · N505SW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA25LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA047.md): Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Huntington, WV · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 18, 2024 · N55464 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to utilize carburetor heat while operating the engine at low power and in conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB WPR25LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA040.md): Cessna 172I · Mayer, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 17, 2024 · N8390L · Substantial damage
  > The accumulation of carburetor ice, which resulted in a loss of engine power and a subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB WPR25LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA037.md): Cessna 172I · Los Angeles, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 14, 2024 · N46028 · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to carburetor ice accumulation.
- [NTSB DCA25WA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25WA033.md): Airbus A320-214 · Monteria, Colombia · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Nov 9, 2024 · N957AV · No damage
- [NTSB ANC25LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA005.md): Cessna 150 · Lanai City, HI · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 25, 2024 · N10495 · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to the formation of carburetor ice as a result of the pilot’s improper use of carburetor heat.
- [NTSB ERA25LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA016.md): Piper PA-28-151 · Newnan, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 16, 2024 · N41370 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate use of carburetor heat during the engine run-up, which resulted in a partial loss of power due to carburetor icing during takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN24LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA360.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Shakopee, MN · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 20, 2024 · N2083D · Substantial damage
  > The pilots’ failure to apply carburetor heat during the descent, which resulted in a loss of power on both engines due to carburetor ice.
- [NTSB CEN24LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA362.md): Cessna 172N · Arboles, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 17, 2024 · N739JU · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to carburetor ice.
- [NTSB CEN24LA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA356.md): Piper PA-12 · Cumberland, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 12, 2024 · N7878M · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot’s delayed use carburetor heat in weather conditions conducive to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB ANC24LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA084.md): Cessna 182B · Hawi, HI · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 28, 2024 · N2728B · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s loss of engine power due to carburetor ice that formed during a long descent, contributing to the outcome is the pilot’s delayed use of carburetor heat.
- [NTSB ERA24LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA315.md): Cessna 182 · Zephyrhills, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 18, 2024 · N8523T · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to the formation of carburetor ice as a result of the pilot’s delayed application of carburetor heat.
- [NTSB CEN24LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA241.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Andover, MO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 27, 2024 · N3165C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inability to maintain altitude and airspeed during cruise flight likely due to a decrease in engine performance associated with the unauthorized use of automobile fuel, which led to an inflight collision with a tree and hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR24LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA212.md): Piper PA31 · Lemoore, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 18, 2024 · C-GJBG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper in-flight decision making which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent emergency landing.
- [NTSB ERA24LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA334.md): Aeronca 7AC · Topsham, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 16, 2024 · N3854E · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing as a result of the pilot’s delayed application of carburetor heat.
- [NTSB CEN24LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA226.md): Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T · Larkspur, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 16, 2024 · N968GV · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to apply carburetor heat, which resulted in a loss of left engine power due to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB ERA24LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA254.md): North American Navion · Tullahoma, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 8, 2024 · N91173 · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power during takeoff as a result of fuel starvation.
- [NTSB CEN24LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA206.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Colorado Springs, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 31, 2024 · N7500P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to use the carburetor heat during a descent that resulted in the loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB CEN24LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA168.md): Cessna 172M · Clearbrook, MN · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 29, 2024 · N12805 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s delayed use of carburetor heat which resulted in the loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB ERA24LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA178.md): Cessna 172 · Manassas, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 15, 2024 · N8337X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat before reducing engine power during a prolonged descent while operating in environmental conditions conducive to the development of carburetor ice, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to carburetor…
- [NTSB ERA24LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA135.md): Cessna 172 · Homestead, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 9, 2024 · N5171H · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to carburetor ice as a result of the pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat in conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice.
- [NTSB ANC24LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA014.md): Benjamin Pratt Bearhawk Patrol · Galena, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 19, 2024 · N406AK · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power as a result of carburetor ice. Contributing to the outcome was the pilot’s failure to effectively use carburetor heat in conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice.
- [NTSB ERA24LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA099.md): Swissdrones Operating SDO 50 V2 · Antioch, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 18, 2024 · N780PA · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to a reduction of fuel flow for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the UAS manufacturer’s lack of instructions for a partial loss of engine power landing.
- [NTSB ERA24LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA087.md): Cessna 150 · Hohenwald, TN · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 10, 2024 · N7UT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat in conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the outcome was her failure to attain a proper touchdown point…

## 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") = 2024
  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=2024

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