NTSB investigations
733 cases where the sequence of events included Fuel starvation.
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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 c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE 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"
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 c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE 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
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 ERA11LA359Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNavion Navion B · Red Oak, NCThe pilot's inadvertent movement of the fuel tank selector handle to the off position, resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB WPR11LA263Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech B23 · Jean, NVThe student pilot’s improper in-flight fuel management when he did not switch to the fullest fuel tank when the engine began to lose power, which resulted in fuel starvation and the complete loss of engine power during maneuvering flight. Contributing to the…NTSB CEN11LA384Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFisher Lancair · Azle, TXThe pilot’s inadequate in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB CEN11FA340Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportMooney M20R · Ravenna, OHThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB ERA11FA285Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportHebert Peter J Lancair Legacy · Richlands, NCThe pilot's improper in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB CEN11CA322Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172K · Farmersville, TXA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's improper fuel management.NTSB CEN11CA376Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · San Angelo, TXThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB ERA11FA222Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportReplogle Lancair 360 · Chesapeake, VAThe pilot did not maintain airspeed following a loss of engine power, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's selection of the wrong fuel tank at takeoff, which resulted in fuel starvation and the total…NTSB ERA11CA225Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA38 · Manville, NJThe pilot’s improper fuel management which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB ERA11LA156Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172G · Clarksville, FLA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the owner's improper maintenance of the fuel selector valve, which resulted in a lack of fuel supply from the right fuel tank.NTSB WPR11FA125Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBeech 95-B55 (T42A) · San Bernardino, CAThe pilot did not recognize the loss of power in the right engine and did not execute the proper procedures for a go-around with one engine inoperative, likely due to increased workload. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper in-flight fuel…NTSB CEN11LA162Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA24 · Huntsville, TXThe 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 CEN11LA117Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-46-350P · Lake Elmo, MNThe pilot's improper fuel management which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the distraction of the cabin depressurization.NTSB WPR11LA067Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 28-181 · Wittmann, AZThe pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB ERA11FA054Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · West Palm Beach, FLThe failure of both the pilot and the certified flight instructor to ensure that the left fuel selector was in the on position for takeoff and their failure to follow the proper procedures when the left engine lost power shortly after takeoff, resulting in an…NTSB CEN11LA063Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Robstown, TXThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB ERA11CA018Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportLong EZ · Leesburg, FLThe pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB WPR11LA004Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A35 · Blue Diamond, NVThe pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB WPR11FA002Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 310 · Avalon, CAThe pilot's improper setting of the left engine fuel selector valve, which resulted in fuel starvation of the left engine immediately after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to try to depart ahead of developing weather, which…NTSB CEN11LA001Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172D · Durango, COA total loss of engine power due to the pilot inadvertently moving the fuel selector to the OFF position. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's unfamiliarity with this model accident airplane.NTSB ERA10CA490Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA32R · Chamblee, GAA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's improper placement of the fuel selector.NTSB ERA10LA485Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 58 · Rainelle, WVThe improper rigging of the fuel selector by maintenance personnel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.NTSB ERA10CA467Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Churchville, MDThe pilot’s failure to ensure that the fuel valve was in the "ON" position during his preflight inspection, resulting in the loss of engine power during takeoff.NTSB ERA10LA454Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCirrus Design SR22 · Acworth, GAThe pilots improper in-flight fuel management resulting in a total loss of engine power during a descent due to fuel starvation.NTSB ERA10LA439Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-150 · Tunkhannock, PAA total loss of engine power during the initial climb due to the pilots' inadequate in-flight fuel management.NTSB WPR10FA385Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-260C · Ridgecrest, CAA total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, as a result of the pilot's improper fuel management during cruise flight.NTSB WPR10LA370Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Walla Walla, WAThe pilot's partial incapacitation during cruise flight and his subsequent inadequate fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation.NTSB CEN10LA430Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Spearfish, SDThe pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB ERA10LA370Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · New Bern, NCInadequate quality control at the fuel servo overhaul facility, which resulted in contamination of the fuel servo and a subsequent loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB WPR10LA357Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · Phoenix, AZA loss of engine power during descent due to fuel starvation that resulted from the pilot's mismanagement of the fuel system.NTSB ERA10CA353Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLawwill Ted Zodiac 601XL · Waddy, KYA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation for undetermined reasons.NTSB CEN10CA359Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28R · McGregor, TXA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the severity of injuries was the airplane's lack of shoulder harnesses.NTSB CEN10CA327Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportRose-Rhinehart A4-C · Longmont, COA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's failure to open the fuel valve, resulting a loss of engine power after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's overall lack of experience in the airplane make/model.NTSB ERA10LA317Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 401 · Plymouth, MAA total loss of engine power during final approach due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot’s delayed configuration of the airplane for landing.NTSB CEN10CA332Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper J3C-65 · Hot Springs, ARA total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadvertent closure of the fuel valve. Contributing to the accident were the unmarked fuel shutoff valve and the pilot's inexperience in the accident airplane.NTSB CEN10CA305Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 337 · Custer, SDA partial loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel mismanagement.NTSB WPR10CA267Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Palo Alto, CAA total loss of engine power on final approach due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel management.NTSB ERA10LA275Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Plattekill, NYThe pilot's failure to place the fuel selector valve in the appropriate position for takeoff resulting in a partial loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's attempted takeoff at a higher than allowed gross weight.NTSB CEN10CA254Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNelson Steven Paul WAG-AEROSPORTSMAN2+2 · Milica, MNA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel management.NTSB CEN10CA246Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCarlesimo Glasair III T · Lynwood, ILA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's failure to follow the pre-landing checklist and verifying the position of the fuel selector.NTSB ERA10LA248Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEngineering & Research Ercoupe 415-C · LaGrange, GAA loss of engine power due to the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and his failure to ensure that the fuel tank shut-off valve was open resulting in fuel starvation.NTSB WPR10LA210Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Tooele, UTThe complete loss of power in one engine due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's failure to reposition the cross-feed valve prior to takeoff and the flight instructor's failure to monitor the pilot's actions. Contributing to the accident was the…NTSB ERA10LA222Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 95-A55 · Arecibo, PRA loss of engine power in one engine due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's improper fuel management, resulting in a forced landing in a field.NTSB ERA10FA202Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172E · West Milford, NJThe complete loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB CEN10LA166Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 421B · Artesia, NMA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's improper fuel management.NTSB WPR10FA158Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech K35 · Boulder City, NVA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel management; also causal was his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from power lines.NTSB WPR10CA144Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Sparks, NVA total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's failure to select the correct fuel selector position.NTSB ANC10LA011Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Willow, AKThe pilot’s failure to ensure that the airplane’s fuel selector valve was on before takeoff, resulting in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, and his subsequent decision to attempt a low altitude turn towards the departure airport, resulting in an…NTSB CEN10CA067Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · Carmi, ILA total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's failure to assure that the fuel tank filler cap was secured prior to flight.NTSB CEN10LA046Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportYounkin J R Mullicoupe · Siloam Springs, ARA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation for undetermined reasons.