# NTSB investigations: Lycoming TI0-540 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 ANC25LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA055.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Big Lake, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Jun 24, 2025 · N3609Q · Substantial damage
  > On June 24, 2025, about 0934 Alaska daylight time, a Piper PA-32R-300 airplane, N3609Q, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Big Lake, Alaska. The pilot and flight instructor were seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a…
- [NTSB WPR25LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA183.md): Piper PA-32RT-300T · Winchester, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 22, 2025 · N31998 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper fuel management resulting in fuel starvation, a total loss of engine power, and a subsequent off-airport forced landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s reduced fuel level monitoring due to an inflight distraction.
- [NTSB WPR24LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA088.md): Piper PA-32R-301T · Spanish Fork, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 10, 2024 · N989SR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to ensure proper placement of the fuel selector, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB ERA24LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA081.md): Piper PA32 · Gordonville, PA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 1, 2024 · N722RM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper fuel management resulting in fuel starvation, a total loss of engine power, and subsequent off-airport forced landing.
- [NTSB CEN24LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA020.md): Piper PA 46-350P · Pierre, SD · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 23, 2023 · N92884 · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot’s improper configuration of the automatic fuel transfer system. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to adequately monitor the header tank’s fuel quantity.
- [NTSB CEN23LA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA415.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Moberly, MO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 11, 2023 · N4219T · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s inadequate fuel management that resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power during an approach for landing.
- [NTSB ERA23LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA337.md): Piper PA32 · Haines City, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 12, 2023 · N898CP · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB GAA23WA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA23WA068.md): Piper PA-23-250 · George Town, Bahamas · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jan 6, 2023 · N13984 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB WPR22LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA296.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Corona, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 9, 2022 · N841AD · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s partial loss of engine power during the landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence, which resulted in an off airport landing and subsequent fire.
- [NTSB ERA20LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA164.md): Piper PA32RT · Meridianville, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 27, 2020 · N772SG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's slip maneuver with a less than full fuel tank selected, which resulted in unporting of the fuel supply, and a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB CEN19LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA076.md): Piper PA32RT · Pflugerville, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 27, 2019 · N39650 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's fuel mismanagement and his improper use and placement of the fuel selector, contrary to operating procedures, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB WPR18LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA070.md): Piper PA 32-300 · Reno, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 17, 2018 · N4027W · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the pilot/owner to ensure that the airplane was airworthy before flight.
- [NTSB CEN17LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA019.md): Bellanca 17-31A · Mc Alester, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 16, 2016 · N93668 · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power during initial climb due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB CEN16LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA375.md): Piper PA 32R-300 · Grants, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 2016 · N4477F · Destroyed
  > A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB ERA16FA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA289.md): Piper PA 31 · Northport, AL · Accident · 6 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 2016 · N447SA · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of power in both engines due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's fuel mismanagement, and his subsequent failure to follow the emergency checklist. Contributing to the pilot's failure to follow the emergency checklist was his lack of…
- [NTSB CEN15LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA117.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Goodland, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 21, 2015 · N66906 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management and failure to conduct the engine failure emergency procedures and his improper conduct of the forced landing, which resulted in fuel starvation, a total loss of engine power, and the subsequent high-energy impact with…
- [NTSB CEN14LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA233.md): Piper PA 32-300 · Lancaster, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 7, 2014 · N5222S · Substantial damage
  > Fuel starvation due to the deterioration of the fuel selector valve, which allowed fuel to be fed from only the right tip tank. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate annual inspection, which failed to detect the deteriorated valve.
- [NTSB CEN13LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA362.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Eagle, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 28, 2013 · N856CC · Substantial damage
  > The pilots’ improper fuel management, which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was worn and corroded fuel senders, which transmitted inaccurate fuel readings to the fuel monitoring system.
- [NTSB CEN11LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA162.md): Piper PA24 · Huntsville, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 28, 2011 · N8023P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection to ensure the main tanks were full, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB WPR10FA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA385.md): Piper PA-24-260C · Ridgecrest, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2010 · N9365P · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, as a result of the pilot's improper fuel management during cruise flight.
- [NTSB ERA10CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA002.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Highgate, VT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 3, 2009 · N9237P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper fuel management which resulted in loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## 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 ('41533')
    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=41533

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