# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-140: 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 CEN24LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA351.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Schaumburg, IL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 11, 2024 · N1429T · Substantial damage
  > The flight crew’s fuel mismanagement resulting in the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB CEN24FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA215.md): Piper PA28 · Clinton, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 10, 2024 · N1039X · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering for a forced landing. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s or flight instructor’s inadvertent positioning of the fuel selector valve between the Left Tank and Off…
- [NTSB CEN24LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA114.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Wayside, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 9, 2024 · N7586R · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper fuel management during the cross-country flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB ERA23LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA224.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Clyde, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 6, 2023 · N678FL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a forced landing.
- [NTSB CEN22LA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA377.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Vernon Hills, IL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 6, 2022 · N6460R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper in-flight fuel management, which led to a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the collapsed carburetor heat induction tube that restricted airflow to the engine preventing engine restart.
- [NTSB ERA21LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA328.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Orlando, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 17, 2021 · N98304 · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation that resulted from improper maintenance of the fuel selector valve and fuel selector valve cover.
- [NTSB CEN21LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA260.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Denton, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 10, 2021 · N4147J · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor and student pilot’s failure to properly manage the airplane’s available fuel resulting in fuel starvation.
- [NTSB WPR18TA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18TA236.md): Piper PA28 · Mokuleia, HI · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Final report · Aug 21, 2018 · N98146 · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the flight instructor's inadequate preflight inspection.
- [NTSB GAA18CA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA307.md): Piper PA28 · Butler, KY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 27, 2018 · N95410 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation.
- [NTSB CEN17LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA186.md): Piper PA 28-140 · Muskogee, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 13, 2017 · N3976K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB CEN16FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA001.md): Piper PA 28-140 · Huntsville, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 2015 · N3552K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's mismanagement off the fuel supply to the engine, which resulted in fuel starvation.
- [NTSB CEN15CA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA158.md): Piper PA 28-140 · Kansas City, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 2, 2015 · N1513J · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB ERA15FA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA128.md): Piper PA28 · Greensboro, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 11, 2015 · N5985U · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power after takeoff due to fuel starvation as a result of excessive wear of the fuel selector valve. Also causal was the owner/operator and maintenance personnel's inadequate maintenance, and inadequate postmaintenance inspection.
- [NTSB ERA13CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA011.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Beltzville, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 6, 2012 · N44595 · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB ERA11CA506](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA506.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Montgomery, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 27, 2011 · N6800W · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilots’ inadequate fuel management.

## 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.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102802')
    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?model=7102802

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