# NTSB investigations: 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.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB WPR15LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA201.md): Cessna 182D · Oak Harbor, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 2015 · N9980T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB WPR15FA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA200.md): Maniscalco Great Lakes · Corona, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 28, 2015 · N7LM · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack while maneuvering, which resulted in a stall/spin at too low an altitude to allow recovery. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper…
- [NTSB GAA15CA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA137.md): Piper PA 24 · Charles City, IA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 25, 2015 · N5152P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate pre-flight fuel planning resulting in fuel exhaustion and a collision with terrain.
- [NTSB GAA15CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA151.md): Flight Design Ctls · Andover, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 21, 2015 · N799CT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management and preflight planning, which resulted in the total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a forced landing in a field where the airplane nosed over.
- [NTSB ERA15CA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA243.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 20 C1 · Moreland, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 17, 2015 · N353DC · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's inaccurate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB WPR15LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA185.md): Cessna 182A · Moab, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 2015 · N5143D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning and inflight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN15LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA271.md): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G 164B · Foster, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 12, 2015 · N48687 · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power during a low-level aerial application flight due to fuel exhaustion following the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection that led to his assumption that sufficient fuel was on board for the flight based on his reliance on a…
- [NTSB GAA15CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA097.md): Bell 47G 3B 1 · Fort Pierre, SD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 28, 2015 · N112SH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning that resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and the pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during the subsequent autorotation landing.
- [NTSB ANC15CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA030.md): Cessna U206G · Port Alsworth, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 27, 2015 · N888KD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight and mismanagement of the fuel supply, which resulted 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 GAA15CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA037.md): Jabiru Jabiru - SP · Surprise, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 4, 2015 · N593J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB GAA15CA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA029.md): Kerr John A Kitfox Classic IV · Logan, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 28, 2015 · N195KF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection/planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, and a loss of engine power en route.
- [NTSB ERA15LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA166.md): Hawker Beechcraft G36 · Inverness, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 23, 2015 · N936B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB GAA15CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA022.md): Beech A36 · New Market, IN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 17, 2015 · N900TM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, and a loss of engine power en-route.
- [NTSB GAA15CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA009.md): Beech 76 · Juda, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 16, 2015 · N6700D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, and a loss of engine power enroute.
- [NTSB ANC15CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA012.md): Bell 206B · Palmer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 10, 2015 · N86TA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control while hovering at a low altitude, which resulted in an impact with frozen lake ice. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to operate the helicopter from the left seat contrary to the rotorcraft flight…
- [NTSB WPR15LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA103.md): Cessna 150M · Layton, UT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 14, 2015 · N827CH · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight fuel planning, which did not account for the increased headwind.
- [NTSB ERA15CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA120.md): Piper PA 18-150 · Brookneal, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 4, 2015 · N619GB · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor and pilot-rated student's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN15CA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA130.md): Cessna 310B · Rothville, MO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 28, 2015 · N131X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and fuel management which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN15CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA125.md): Cessna 182C · Fort Morgan, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 26, 2015 · N8997T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel planning/management, which resulted in the total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the subsequent forced landing in a pasture.
- [NTSB WPR15FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA081.md): Gibbs Lancair 320 · Van Nuys, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 9, 2015 · N7ZL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to take off despite low fuel alerts, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, his subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which…
- [NTSB CEN15CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA067.md): Cessna 210 · Edinburg, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 2, 2014 · N9452T · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the non-certificated pilot's inadequate preflight planning and inflight decision making.
- [NTSB CEN15LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA064.md): Piper PA 24-250 · Berrien Springs, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 28, 2014 · N5897P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN15CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA055.md): Piper PA 28-181 · Strasburg, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 21, 2014 · N2204Q · Substantial damage
  > The exhaustion of the fuel supply resulting in a complete loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA15CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA048.md): Cessna 177 · Landrum, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 8, 2014 · N3339T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper preflight planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN15LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA031.md): Cessna T210M · Brownsville, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 2014 · XBNCZ · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning.
- [NTSB CEN15CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA033.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Quincy, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 26, 2014 · N62791 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in the total loss of power to both engines due to fuel exhaustion and the subsequent forced landing in a field. Also causal to the accident was the pilot's decision to use the slower emergency hand-pump to…
- [NTSB ERA15CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA018.md): Bell 206B · Prattville, AL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 16, 2014 · N59541 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN15CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA006.md): Piper PA 31-350 · Glenham, SD · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 7, 2014 · N300VF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in losses of power on both engines due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN15CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA001.md): Piper PA 25-235 · Yankton, SD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 1, 2014 · N6659Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ANC14LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14LA091.md): Piper J3 · Ft. Yukon, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 28, 2014 · N7092H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper preflight inspection and in-flight fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB WPR14CA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA389.md): Piper PA25 - 260 · Mokuleia, HI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 24, 2014 · N8555L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper preflight planning and reliance of fuel gauge readings, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA14LA440](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA440.md): Piper PA 28-180 · St. Petersburg, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 2014 · N15833 · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning and in-flight fuel management.
- [NTSB ERA14LA434](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA434.md): Cessna 172P · Spruce Creek, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 11, 2014 · N63835 · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilots’ improper preflight and in-flight fuel planning.
- [NTSB ERA14LA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA424.md): Socata TBM 700 · Caribbean Sea, A1 · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 5, 2014 · N900KN · Destroyed
  > The design of the cabin pressurization system, which made it prone to unnecessary shutdown, combined with a checklist design that prioritized troubleshooting over ensuring that the pilot was sufficiently protected from hypoxia. This resulted in a loss of…
- [NTSB CEN14LA472](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA472.md): Ohlgren Brent E RV-6A · Marshalltown, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 2014 · N419B · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's misjudgment of the amount of fuel onboard prior to flight.
- [NTSB ERA14LA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA411.md): Cessna 150L · Creedmoor, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 2014 · N1741Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment due to alcohol ingestion.
- [NTSB CEN14CA479](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA479.md): Quicksilver 2S · Frontenac, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 20, 2014 · UNREG · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power during cruise due to fuel exhaustion resulting in a forced landing on a cornfield.
- [NTSB ERA14WA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14WA393.md): Cessna 340A · Freeport, Bahamas · Accident · 4 fatal · Foreign investigation · Aug 18, 2014 · N340MM · Destroyed
- [NTSB ERA14LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA383.md): Christen Industries Pitts S · Sarasota, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 12, 2014 · N50XV · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the flight instructor's inadequate preflight fuel planning.
- [NTSB ERA14LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA355.md): Pipistrel Alpha Trainer · Pompano Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 2014 · N10PU · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s miscalculation of the fuel quantity requirements, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA14LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA342.md): Holmlund Victor P Auriga · Manville, NJ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 2014 · N234VV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning and in-flight fuel monitoring, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA14LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA336.md): Beech C24R · Titusville, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 2014 · N6222Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to secure the fuel strainer drain during the preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN14LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA350.md): Piper PA 28R-200 · Mt. Vernon, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 2014 · N9469N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ANC14LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14LA052.md): Aeronca 7BCM · Palmer, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 2014 · N68593 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to ensure adequate fuel was onboard to complete the flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the improperly calibrated fuel quantity indication system.
- [NTSB CEN14LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA347.md): Cessna 172H · Baytown, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 2014 · N3732R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to verify the fuel onboard before the flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN14CA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA344.md): Piper PA 25-235 · Rhinelander, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 3, 2014 · N8730L · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to the pilot's improper inflight planning and reliance of fuel gauge readings, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN14CA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA365.md): Cessna 182A · Geneseo, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 2, 2014 · N2209G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's mismanagement of the available fuel supply, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN14CA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA303.md): Piper PA 28-180 · Port Isabel, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 18, 2014 · N66AS · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to the pilot's improper inflight planning and reliance of fuel gauge readings, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN14LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA293.md): Knauf RV-7 · Rockwall, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 2014 · N707HK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to verify the airplane's actual fuel quantity before departure, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the subsequent forced landing.

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## 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 s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '192' 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/192/sequence?page=10

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