NTSB investigations, 2021
37 cases where the sequence of events included Fuel related.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 21 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 14 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2013 | 10 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2015 | 14 |
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2017 | 22 |
| 2018 | 30 |
| 2019 | 30 |
| 2020 | 39 |
| 2021 | 37 |
| 2022 | 29 |
| 2023 | 28 |
| 2024 | 24 |
| 2025 | 16 |
| 2026 | 8 |
Where
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Query with SQL
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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2021
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"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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") = 2021 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
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 CEN22LA076Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAviat A-1A · St. Jo, TXThe total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing during cruise flight, which resulted in a forced landing and impact with terrain.NTSB ERA22LA046Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150M · Margarettsville, NCThe pilot’s delayed application of carburetor heat during the descent, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.NTSB DCA22WA021Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 787-9 · Vogo, IndiaNTSB CEN22LA027Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBellanca 7ECA · La Porte, TXA total loss of engine power due to the failure of the carburetor float assembly.NTSB WPR22FA022Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 172 · Ukiah, CAA power interruption due to water-contaminated fuel, which resulted in the student pilot aborting the takeoff and landing hard. Contributing to the accident were a leak in the left fuel tank that allowed water to enter and damage to the fuel tank that…NTSB CEN22LA018Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 210 · Dallas, TXA temporary loss of engine power during the takeoff due to a damaged fuel pump, which resulted in a forced landing and a runway excursion. The source of the damage to the fuel pump could not be determined.NTSB GAA21WA248Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBeech 58 · Vilhena, BrazilNTSB WPR21LA363Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-32-300 · Orcas Island, WAThe total loss of engine power due to the pilot’s mismanagement of the fuel system which resulted in fuel starvation.NTSB WPR21LA342Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 58 · Palo Alto, CAThe fuelers addition of the incorrect fuel to the fuel tanks which resulted in a total loss of engine power.NTSB CEN21LA400Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Fort Wayne, INThe total loss of engine power after takeoff due to the formation of carburetor ice while on the ground and the pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat immediately before takeoff.NTSB CEN21LA390Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMantooth Thorp T-18 · San Antonio, TXThe loss of engine power after takeoff for undetermined reasons.NTSB WPR21LA329Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150D · Chino, CAThe pilot’s delayed use of carburetor heat, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.NTSB CEN21LA386Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAcro Sport II · Fishers, INThe airplane’s total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of leaking fuel from a loose fuel inlet fitting to the fuel control unit.NTSB ERA21LA338Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportSchmitt Just Acft Highlander · Crittenden, KYThe pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.NTSB CEN21LA381Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150M · Wadsworth, OHA partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat when the power loss occurred.NTSB CEN21LA362Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-502B · Topeka, KSThe pilot’s decision to continue low-level aerial application flight maneuvers after the low fuel warning light illuminated, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN21LA341Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna T210F · Peyton, COThe pilot’s fuel mismanagement that resulted in a complete loss of engine power during climb and subsequent impact with terrain during a forced landing.NTSB CEN21LA338Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Harrah, OKThe pilot’s decision to fly the airplane without a carburetor heat control in atmospheric conditions conducive to the development of serious carburetor icing, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power.NTSB ERA21LA298Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCarpenter Stol CH750 · Rockwell, NCThe total loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Also causal was the pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat at any time during the flight.NTSB ERA21LA284Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150 · Elba, ALThe partial loss of engine power due to the formation of carburetor ice, which resulted in reduced climb capability and impact with trees during takeoff.NTSB CEN21LA251Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportKevin Lippert Zenith CH 750 · Montrose, COThe loss of engine power due to fuel vapor lock.NTSB ERA21FA237Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBeech A23 · Pinnacle, NCThe flight instructor’s mismanagement of the available fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB CEN21LA242Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper J4A · Omaha, NEA total loss of engine power due to a blocked fuel tank cap vent hole, which resulted in fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the mechanic’s and the pilot’s inadequate inspections of the fuel tank cap.NTSB CEN21LA247Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-32-260 · Flint, MIThe pilot’s failure to adequately monitor his fuel quantity during flight which resulted in a partial loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB ERA21FA232Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportGulfstream American AA-5A · Crossville, TNA partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, which resulted in a descent and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat following the initial loss of engine power.NTSB GAA21WA140Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 310 · Ribeirão Preto, BrazilNTSB ERA21LA196Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 402C · Hyannis, MAThe flight instructor’s failure to confirm the position of the left engine’s auxiliary fuel boost pump switch during a simulated engine out procedure, which resulted in an excess amount of fuel in the engine and subsequent partial loss of power during a…NTSB ERA21LA192Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMeyeres F L/Meyeres M M Skystar Ktfox Clsc 4 · Mountain Rest, SCA partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing. Contributing to the accident was the engine’s lack of carburetor heat.NTSB ERA21LA173Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Springfield, TNThe flight instructor’s failure to abort the takeoff following a loss of left engine power due to fuel starvation. Also causal was the inadequate maintenance of the left fuel cap by unknown maintenance personnel, which resulted in a blockage of the fuel…NTSB ERA21LA170Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMooney M20C · College Park, MDImproper maintenance of the airplane by its owners and their failure to have qualified maintenance personnel determine the root cause of water infiltration into the fuel system. Also causal was the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to…NTSB WPR21LA141Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMooney M20B · Animas, NMThe pilot’s delayed use in the operation of carburetor heat which resulted in a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.NTSB WPR21LA122Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172G · Sisters, ORA total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and the pilot’s mismanagement of the available fuel.NTSB ERA21LA137Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172B · Winchester, VAThe pilot’s delayed use of carburetor heat, which resulted in carburetor icing and a subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB ERA21LA132Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150G · Indian Head, MDThe pilot’s failure to detect water in the fuel during the preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. Contributing was the flight instructor’s mismanagement of the precautionary landing approach.NTSB ERA21LA127Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportVans RV7 · Thonotosassa, FLThe pilot’s failure to apply adequate torque on the fuel pressure line aluminum adaptor fitting, which resulted in the loosening of the adapter, a loss of fuel flow, and a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s choice of a…NTSB ERA21LA125Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportTaylorcraft BC-65 · Columbia, SCA total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, which resulted from the student pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat.NTSB ERA21LA107Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportExtra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L · Pell City, ALThe pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply, which resulted in fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to follow the manufacturer’s engine restart procedures after a total loss of engine power and his incomplete preflight…