# NTSB investigations: Volkswagen CONVERSION: 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 ERA23LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA206.md): Thatcher CX4 · West Palm Beach, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 24, 2023 · N7555X · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA19TA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19TA254.md): GIger Frank R Nieuport II · Talladega, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Final report · Aug 17, 2019 · N112GV · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion after the pilot inadvertently kicked a fuel line during turbulence, which resulted in a forced landing into trees.
- [NTSB CEN09CA593](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA593.md): Linke KR-2 · Mt. Vernon, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 18, 2009 · N4207Z · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate preflight planning/preparation and fuel management by the pilot which led to fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power during approach. Contributing to the accident was the inoperative fuel indicator.

## 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 ('63501')
    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=63501

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