# NTSB investigations: Continental A&C65 series: Fuel exhaustion 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 CEN27LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN27LA031.md): Aeronca 65CA · Hartford, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Oct 24, 2026 · N34402 · Substantial damage - [NTSB CEN25LA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA403.md): Aeronca 11AC · Longmont, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 29, 2025 · N86326 · Substantial damage > The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing. - [NTSB CEN25LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA239.md): Luscombe 8A · Newaygo, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 5, 2025 · N71790 · Substantial damage > The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning and his failure to adequately monitor the fuel level during the flight which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB CEN25LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA080.md): Luscombe 8 · Omaha, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 16, 2025 · N71586 · Substantial damage > The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB WPR24LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA294.md): Luscombe 8 · Bend, OR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 30, 2024 · N71899 · Substantial damage > A failure of the left fuel valve, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power. - [NTSB ERA22LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA329.md): Aeronca 7AC · Plant City, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 21, 2022 · N84423 · Substantial damage > A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning. - [NTSB WPR21LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA022.md): Piper J3-C65 · El Cajon, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 23, 2020 · N98615 · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB CEN20LA422](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA422.md): Aeronca 7AC · St. Clairsville, OH · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 23, 2020 · N81624 · Substantial damage > The pilots improper fuel planning that resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB WPR19LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA049.md): Taylorcraft L 2M · Walla Walla, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 21, 2018 · N46147 · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper preflight planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB ERA16LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA291.md): Luscombe 8 · Marlboro, NJ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 2016 · N71497 · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent total loss of engine power. - [NTSB ERA13CA435](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA435.md): Aeronca 65 CA · Thomaston, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 30, 2013 · N33879 · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning and in-flight monitoring of the fuel level which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB ERA11CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA057.md): Aeronca O58B · Livingston, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 12, 2010 · N46014 · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB CEN10CA548](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA548.md): Piper PA-17 · Edwardsburg, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 19, 2010 · N4610H · Substantial damage > A total loss of engine power during takeoff due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s improper fuel planning. - [NTSB ERA10LA422](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA422.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Harrison, ME · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 2010 · N96389 · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB WPR09CA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA103.md): Aeronca 7BC · Half Moon Bay, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 29, 2009 · N2805E · Destroyed > A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to perform an accurate visual fuel quantity check prior to initiating the flight. ## 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 ('17003') 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" = '192')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192/cases?engine=17003 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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