# NTSB investigations, KY: 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 ERA26LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA018.md): Cessna 177 · Cynthiana, KY · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 16, 2025 · N159RJ · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate fuel planning and preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a forced landing. Contributing to the accident was the impact with powerlines during final approach. - [NTSB ERA25LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA299.md): Cessna 150 · Fordsville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 13, 2025 · N9400U · Substantial damage > The pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced landing. - [NTSB ERA21LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA228.md): Robert Trembly JA20 Highlander · Central City, KY · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 20, 2021 · N743BT · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to properly secure the left wing fuel cap before flight, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB ERA20LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA245.md): Cessna 177 · Falmouth, KY · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 12, 2020 · N30309 · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to ensure that an adequate supply of fuel was available for the flight, which resulted in total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB ERA19FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA155.md): Bellanca 1730 · Henderson, KY · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 2 · Field · Final report · Apr 23, 2019 · N9693E · Substantial damage > The student pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack at a low altitude, in the airport traffic pattern, following a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing… - [NTSB ERA15CA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA272.md): Smith Steen Skybolt · Junction City, KY · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 18, 2015 · N31CS · Substantial damage > The pilot's inaccurate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB ERA13CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA107.md): Brewer James M KR2 · Bear Branch, KY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 7, 2013 · N216CB · Substantial damage > The pilot’s improper preflight planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the fuel exhaustion was the pilot’s lack of knowledge about the airplane’s total fuel capacity and fuel quantity instrumentation. - [NTSB ERA12LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA294.md): Cessna 172R · Richmond, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 19, 2012 · N28BC · Substantial damage > A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s failure to supervise the student’s preflight inspection, his inadequate fuel management and preflight and in-flight fuel planning, and the operator’s… - [NTSB ERA12LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA224.md): Cessna T210J · Rabbit Hash, KY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 14, 2012 · N2275R · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB ERA11CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA013.md): Piper PA28 · Louisville, KY · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 8, 2010 · N57302 · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power. - [NTSB ERA10CA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA214.md): Piper PA28 · Louisville, KY · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 7, 2010 · N4247T · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel management. - [NTSB ERA09CA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA426.md): Cessna 150M · Lexington, KY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 28, 2009 · N6433K · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel manangement. - [NTSB MIA08LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA180.md): Cessna 182A · Elizabethtown, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 2008 · N5927B · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was pressure from the company for the pilot to fly the second load of skydivers without refueling. ## 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" = 'KY' 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=KY --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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