# NTSB investigations, KS: 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 CEN26LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA249.md): Cessna 150 · Ellsworth, KS · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 10, 2026 · N3773J · Substantial damage > The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s self-induced pressure to complete the flight. - [NTSB CEN26LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA194.md): Lockwood AIR CAM · Hutchinson, KS · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 20, 2026 · N32F · Substantial damage > The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB CEN25LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA208.md): Beech E90 · New Century, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 16, 2025 · N1UC · Substantial damage > The flight instructor’s inadequate fuel planning that resulted in a loss of engine power to the left engine due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the flight that resulted in diminished… - [NTSB CEN24LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA022.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Iola, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 22, 2023 · N5324F · Substantial damage > The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB CEN24LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA019.md): Cessna 172C · Wichita, KS · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 20, 2023 · N1413Y · Substantial damage > The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning and improper in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB CEN23LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA237.md): Bell 206B · Pratt, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 11, 2023 · N85RB · Substantial damage > Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning. - [NTSB CEN22LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA201.md): Quicksilver Sport 2S · Osawatomie, KS · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 13, 2022 · N202JC · Substantial damage > The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during a forced landing which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. - [NTSB CEN21LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA362.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Topeka, KS · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 6, 2021 · N502CP · Substantial damage > The pilot’s decision to continue low-level aerial application flight maneuvers after the low fuel warning light illuminated, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB CEN21LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA302.md): Piper Aerostar 600A · Wichita, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 2, 2021 · N10HK · Substantial damage > The pilot’s improper fuel planning and management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB CEN18LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA197.md): Fairchild M 62C(PT-23A) · Wichita, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 28, 2018 · N64176 · Substantial damage > A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot’s miscalculation of the fuel consumption rate during preflight planning. - [NTSB GAA18CA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA124.md): Cessna 150 · El Dorado, KS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 4, 2018 · N61024 · Substantial damage > The pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent off-airport landing and nose-over. - [NTSB CEN16LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA381.md): Scottish Series 100 MDL 101 · Wichita, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 22, 2016 · N432BD · Substantial damage > The pilot’s improper preflight inspection during which he relied on the fuel totalizer and failed to ensure that sufficient fuel was onboard for the flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power. - [NTSB CEN11CA551](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA551.md): Quicksilver Sprint II · Douglas, KS · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 6, 2011 · N403BP · Substantial damage > The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. ## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'KS' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' AND 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?state=KS --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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