# NTSB investigations: Continental TSIO-520 series: Fuel starvation 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 ERA24FA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA305.md): Cessna 402 · Easton, MD · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Jul 16, 2024 · N7875E · Substantial damage > On July 16, 2024, about 0932 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 402B, N7875E, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Easton, Maryland. The airline transport pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of… - [NTSB CEN24FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA240.md): Cessna 414A · McKinney, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 27, 2024 · N414BS · Destroyed > The pilot's improper decision to attempt continued flight after a loss of left engine power with usable runway remaining and his subsequent failure to follow the emergency procedures and maintain air minimum control speed, which resulted in a loss of control.… - [NTSB WPR23LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA318.md): Cessna T210M · Indian Creek, ID · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 5, 2023 · N7067Z · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation, and gear up landing on a dirt airstrip. - [NTSB CEN23FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA139.md): Beech 58P · Lubbock, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Mar 17, 2023 · N2061K · Destroyed > The pilot’s failure to ensure a proper fuel selector position before takeoff, which resulted in a loss of left engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control after the loss of left engine… - [NTSB CEN23LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA021.md): Cessna T210 · Burleson, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 27, 2022 · N36X · Substantial damage > The pilot’s mismanagement of the fuel supply, which led to fuel starvation and a loss of engine power. - [NTSB WPR22LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA126.md): Cessna T210L · Lancaster, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 14, 2022 · N94001 · Substantial damage > A total loss of engine power due to the pilot’s inadequate fuel management which resulted in fuel starvation and subsequent collision with a fence during landing. - [NTSB CEN20LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA172.md): Cessna T210L · Burleson, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 7, 2020 · N2074S · Destroyed > The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. - [NTSB CEN20LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA053.md): Cessna T210 · Ada, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 1, 2020 · N94227 · Substantial damage > The pilot’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, and the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and preflight fuel planning. - [NTSB ERA20LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA028.md): Cessna T210 · Odessa, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 1, 2019 · N732JW · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and the pilot’s mismanagement of the available fuel. - [NTSB WPR18LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA271.md): Cessna TU206 · Brenham, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 20, 2018 · N756NN · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper fuel management during the landing approach, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was his failure to follow the published emergency procedures after the loss of engine power. - [NTSB CEN18LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA373.md): Cessna T310 · Laramie, WY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 6, 2018 · N376J · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to properly adjust the fuel/air mixtures, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power to both engines due to fuel starvation and a subsequent forced landing to a field. - [NTSB CEN18LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA351.md): Cessna P210 · Delaware, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 2018 · N4842K · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s distraction of the formation flight. - [NTSB CEN18LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA142.md): Cessna T210N · Colorado Springs, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 2018 · N6988N · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. - [NTSB CEN18FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA049.md): Raytheon B36TC · Chesterfield, MO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 6, 2017 · N679EA · Destroyed > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. - [NTSB CEN18CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18CA021.md): Cessna T210N · Eagle, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 23, 2017 · N5129C · Substantial damage > The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB ERA18LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA011.md): Cessna 402 · St. Petersburg, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 18, 2017 · N900CR · Substantial damage > The pilot's mismanagement of the onboard fuel, which resulted in fuel starvation, a total loss of power to both engines, and a subsequent forced landing. - [NTSB CEN15LA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA354.md): Cessna C421B · Clovis, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 2015 · N726JB · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper management of fuel to the left engine during approach for landing, which resulted in a total loss of left engine power due to fuel starvation, and his subsequent failure to maintain control during the final landing approach, which… - [NTSB ERA15LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA258.md): Cessna T210L · Oneonta, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 2015 · N59024 · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. - [NTSB CEN14LA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA408.md): Raytheon B36TC · Decatur, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 2014 · N1069T · Substantial damage > Debris in the fuel system, which resulted in fuel starvation and a subsequent loss of engine power. - [NTSB CEN14LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA327.md): Cessna T207 · Indianapolis, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 27, 2014 · N207AB · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from the pilot's failure to monitor the fuel level and switch tanks in a timely fashion. - [NTSB WPR14LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA118.md): Cessna P210N · Bountiful, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 23, 2014 · N18DP · Substantial damage > Fuel starvation due to the in-flight loosening of the fuel lines attached to the fuel flow indicator as a result of inadequate maintenance. - [NTSB ERA14FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA075.md): Beech A36TC · Chatlottesville, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 18, 2013 · N3705Z · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to position the fuel selector handle in a fuel tank detent, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the pilot’s fatal injuries was the separation of his shoulder harness due to overload in an… - [NTSB WPR12LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA246.md): Beech B36TC · Santa Ynez, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 27, 2012 · N8234M · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power during initial climb due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, his failure to properly diagnose the loss of engine power, and his failure to follow the appropriate emergency… - [NTSB WPR09LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA214.md): Cessna T210M · Hanford, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 24, 2009 · N6584B · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power during descent due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's improper fuel management. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to use the correct fuel flow performance chart. - [NTSB CEN09LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA233.md): Cessna P210N · Georgetown, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 29, 2009 · N210BF · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel management. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper engine restart procedures. - [NTSB ERA09IA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09IA140.md): Cessna 402C · Naples, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jan 23, 2009 · N2615G · No damage > The pilot's failure to recognize that both engines were being supplied fuel only from the right main fuel tank, resulting in fuel starvation and a subsequent loss of engine power from both engines. Contributing to the incident were the pilot's inability to… - [NTSB CEN09CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA123.md): Cessna T210M · Fort Collins, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 31, 2008 · N732YK · Substantial damage > A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's failure to select the fullest tank before landing. ## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17040') AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND e.aircrafts_position = x.position AND e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '191')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191/cases?engine=17040 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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