# NTSB investigations: Cirrus Design SR22: 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 CEN25LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA342.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Granbury, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 24, 2025 · N376CD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB CEN23LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA185.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Midland, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 9, 2023 · N433CF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel management which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB WPR15LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA089.md): Cirrus SR22 - NO Series · Maui (Pacific Ocean) · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 26, 2015 · N7YT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inability to transfer fuel from the aft auxiliary fuel tank to the main fuel tanks for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane was ditched and not recovered.
- [NTSB ERA10LA454](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA454.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Acworth, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 2010 · N451TS · Substantial damage
  > The pilots improper in-flight fuel management resulting in a total loss of engine power during a descent 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.aircraft_model_code IN ('2130001')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '191' 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/191/sequence?model=2130001

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