# NTSB investigations, NJ: 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 ERA24LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA359.md): Champion 7ECA · Sussex, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 27, 2024 · N9580S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to properly secure the left wing fuel cap, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA24LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA225.md): Nickle C R Acro II · Milford, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 20, 2024 · N86RL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s lack of familiarity with the airplane’s fuel system, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA22LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA053.md): Cessna 182P · Ringwood, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 4, 2021 · N423LL · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power in flight due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s failure to secure the left wing’s fuel cap.
- [NTSB ERA17LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA281.md): Piper J3C · Green Creek, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 2017 · N46286 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's exhaustion of the fuel supply in the selected tank.
- [NTSB ERA16LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA291.md): Luscombe 8 · Marlboro, NJ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 2016 · N71497 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent total loss of engine power.
- [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 ERA14CA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA118.md): Bellanca 7KCAB · Sussex, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 9, 2014 · N103KW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CHI08LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA215.md): Piper PA-12 · Rio Grande, NJ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 2008 · N4361M · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel management.
- [NTSB MIA08CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA140.md): Quad City Ultralight Challenger II · Windslow Twp, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 13, 2008 · N2785A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.

## 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" = 'NJ' 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=NJ

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