# NTSB investigations, SC: 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 ERA25LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA162.md): Ruys Nicholas G RV-8 · Bennettsville, SC · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 28, 2025 · N8EV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB ERA25LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA097.md): Jonathan C Eggers Challenger II · Conway, SC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 14, 2025 · N938SE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA23LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA336.md): Cessna 182P · North Myrtle Beach, SC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 13, 2023 · N22RE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to properly secure the left wing fuel cap, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA23LA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA356.md): Piper PA-12 · Myrtle Beach, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 31, 2023 · N3036M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB GAA20CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA001.md): Taylorcraft BC12 · Longs, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 1, 2019 · N95131 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, an off-airport landing, and impact with trees.
- [NTSB ERA17LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA235.md): Cessna T337 · Greenwood, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 2017 · N337J · Substantial damage
  > The pilots' inadequate preflight inspection, during which they failed to adequately verify the quantity of fuel, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a subsequent total loss of power to both engines, and a forced landing into trees. Contributing to the accident…
- [NTSB GAA16CA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA302.md): Piper PA 28 · Rowesville, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 9, 2016 · N7355W · Substantial damage
  > The fuel line failure between the fuel transducer and the carburetor, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and subsequent forced off airport landing.
- [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 ERA14FA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA260.md): Grumman American Avn. AA1B · Chester, SC · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 23, 2014 · N8890L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate inflight fuel monitoring, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the loose fuel cap, which allowed fuel to syphon out in flight.
- [NTSB ERA14CA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA210.md): Jerome A Baak CH 601XL · Sumter, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 27, 2014 · N121JN · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the fuel exhaustion was the pilot's failure during the building process to properly determine the unusable quantity of fuel.
- [NTSB ERA11CA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA352.md): Piper PA18-160 · Ridgeville, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 19, 2011 · N177SC · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel planning.
- [NTSB ERA11LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA292.md): Flight Design Ctls · Troy, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 10, 2011 · N78BZ · Substantial damage
  > The pilots’ failure to ensure that the airplane had enough fuel to complete the planned flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA11FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA210.md): Piper PA-20 · Elgin, SC · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 25, 2011 · N7746K · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion resulting from the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning. Contributing to the accident was that the pilot did not maintain an adequate airspeed, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB ERA10LA442](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA442.md): Stinson 108 · Andrews, SC · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 2010 · N97316 · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and the student pilot's failure to adequately preflight the airplane prior to takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA10LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA056.md): Hawker Beechcraft B200 · Greer, SC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 9, 2009 · N337MT · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s failure to visually verify that sufficient fuel was onboard prior to flight.
- [NTSB ERA09CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA012.md): Cessna 177 · Bluffton, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 10, 2008 · N3495T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate planning and preflight inspection.
- [NTSB MIA08LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA158.md): Piper PA-12 · N. Myrtle Beach, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 2008 · N3424M · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel planning.

## 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" = 'SC' 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=SC

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