# NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney R1340 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 WPR24LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA167.md): Canadian Car & Foundry Harvard MK IV · Modesto, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 2, 2024 · N7522U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper fuel tank selection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was a malfunctioning fuel selector at low fuel levels.
- [NTSB WPR21LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA200.md): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164C · Glenn, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 12, 2021 · N6596K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s fuel mismanagement, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, and an off-airport hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA18CA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA371.md): Air Tractor AT 301 · Hutchinson, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 20, 2018 · N3169D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB GAA17CA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA305.md): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164 · Maxwell, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 26, 2017 · N6674K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to visually check the fuel quantity during the preflight inspection and ensure that sufficient fuel was onboard for the flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN16LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA314.md): Aero Commander S2R · Valley City, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2016 · N5599X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB WPR15LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA160.md): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G 164A · Maxwell, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 13, 2015 · N8875H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper preflight inspection and fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN12CA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA274.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Cedar Bluffs, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 3, 2012 · N3166W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA11CA449](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA449.md): North American AT-6D · Canon, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 13, 2011 · N7435U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB WPR10CA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA332.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Garfield, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 6, 2010 · N8878S · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB WPR09LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA374.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Firebaugh, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 2009 · N23189 · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion that was due to the failure of company ground personnel to refuel the airplane. Contributing to the accident was unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.
- [NTSB LAX08LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA137.md): Grumman G-164 · Butte City, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 6, 2008 · N703Y · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power during takeoff due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to verify the fuel quantity prior to 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 ('52016')
    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=52016

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