# NTSB investigations, TX: 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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## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN26LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA314.md): Cessna 150F · Weslaco, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Sep 8, 2026 · N8061F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN26FA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26FA228.md): Textron 680A · Laredo, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Jun 17, 2026 · N523QS · Substantial damage
  > On June 16, 2026, at 2200 central daylight time, a Textron Aviation Inc 680A, N523QS, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident in Laredo, Texas. The captain received serious injuries, the first officer received minor injuries, one…
- [NTSB WPR26LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA218.md): Piper PA-24-400 · Graham, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Jun 13, 2026 · N400HL · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN26LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA190.md): Downer 14-19-3 · Forney, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · May 16, 2026 · N7NL · Substantial damage
  > On May 16, 2026, about 0010 central daylight time, a Downer 14-19-3 airplane, N7NL, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Forney, Texas. The pilot and one passenger sustained minor injuries. A second passenger initially survived…
- [NTSB CEN25LA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA391.md): Cessna 150G · Seagoville, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 20, 2025 · N2500Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN25LA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA377.md): Cessna 172F · Lancaster, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 13, 2025 · N7774A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning and failure to monitor the fuel consumption which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN25LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA176.md): Beech C90 · Lancaster, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 28, 2025 · N501MS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of power to both engines.
- [NTSB CEN25LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA099.md): Cessna 172N · Pearland, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 17, 2025 · N2913E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s poor flight planning and decision making, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN25LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA091.md): Aircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000 · Ennis, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 2, 2025 · N334LF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper fuel planning which resulted in the total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN25LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA060.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Victoria, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 11, 2024 · N818BR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN24LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA339.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Borger, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 5, 2024 · N40939 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel management which led to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN24LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA102.md): Cessna 172 · Terrell, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 30, 2024 · N8805Z · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power during the initial climb due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN24LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA068.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Forney, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 18, 2023 · N66RC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate fuel planning and improper in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN23LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA345.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Rosenberg, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 2, 2023 · N38483 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper fuel management that resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, and a subsequent forced landing and landing overrun at an alternate airport.
- [NTSB CEN23LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA135.md): Bell Helicopter Textron APT70 · Mineral Wells, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 14, 2023 · N314AL · Substantial damage
  > The flight crew’s loss of control of the unmanned aircraft due to software limitations. Contributing to the accident was the overly restrictive low voltage threshold limits.
- [NTSB CEN22LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA355.md): Cessna 150 · Marshall, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 30, 2022 · N6212Y · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s inadequate fuel planning and improper in-flight decision-making which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN22LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA320.md): Cessna 210 · Kendleton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 14, 2022 · XB-RXC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper in-flight planning and fuel management that resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN22LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA134.md): Cessna 208B · Campbellton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 28, 2022 · N108RF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s fuel mismanagement, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and subsequent impact with trees during a forced landing.
- [NTSB CEN22LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA036.md): Cessna 177 · Hudson Oaks, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 31, 2021 · N29615 · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing was the pilot’s improper fuel planning.
- [NTSB CEN21LA418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA418.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Magnolia, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 12, 2021 · N740FT · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning.
- [NTSB CEN21LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA278.md): Cessna 152 · Bridgeport, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 17, 2021 · N68851 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inaccurate estimate of the fuel level during his preflight inspection, which resulted in fuel exhaustion during cruise flight and a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN21LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA103.md): Cessna 172H · Cypress, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 29, 2020 · N3702R · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN21LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA010.md): Cessna TR182 · Bridgeport, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 4, 2020 · N5196S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which led to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN20LA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA370.md): Piper PA24 · Bryan, TX · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 30, 2020 · N7469P · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power on takeoff due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB CEN20LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA162.md): Cessna T210 · New Braunfels, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 2 · Limited · Final report · Apr 28, 2020 · N210HH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning, which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN20CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA146.md): Pitts S2 · Fort Worth, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 10, 2020 · N487J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the fuel level, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN20LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA133.md): Cessna 150 · McKinney, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 25, 2020 · N4729U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning and inflight fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN20TA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20TA071.md): Beech 60 · Big Spring, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Final report · Jan 29, 2020 · N50JR · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power in both engines due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted in a landing short of the runway.
- [NTSB GAA20CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA031.md): Ercoupe 415 · Alvin, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 17, 2019 · N2585H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, and an off-airport landing, during which the airplane landed hard and then ground looped.
- [NTSB CEN19LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA153.md): Champion 8KCAB · Fredericksburg, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 25, 2019 · N68557 · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN19FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA124.md): Beech 58 · Kerrville, TX · Accident · 6 fatal · Class 2 · Field · Final report · Apr 22, 2019 · N501CE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning and fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Also causal was the pilot's failure to follow the one-engine inoperative checklist and maintain the airplane's minimum…
- [NTSB CEN19LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA064.md): Cessna 152 · Horseshoe Bay, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 29, 2018 · N6202M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight fuel planning, which resulted in the total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB GAA19CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA067.md): Jabiru J230-SP · Center, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 18, 2018 · N667J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB GAA19CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA048.md): Cessna 172 · Cleburne, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 1, 2018 · N3984L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper preflight fuel planning and in-flight fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB GAA18CA514](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA514.md): Cessna 150 · Eldorado, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 27, 2018 · N1701Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN18LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA167.md): Enstrom Helicopter 280C · Kerens, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 10, 2018 · N67RE · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the pilot’s inadequate in-flight fuel management.
- [NTSB GAA18CA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA264.md): Piper PA28 · Addison, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 8, 2018 · N642RJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB GAA18CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA152.md): Piper PA 32R · Big Spring, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 9, 2018 · N8191B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to manage the airplane’s fuel supply, which resulted in fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to attempt the flight with an inoperative fuel gauge.
- [NTSB GAA18CA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA149.md): Beech B · Ferris, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 1, 2018 · N77MM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper preflight inspection of the fuel level, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to lower the landing gear before the emergency landing.
- [NTSB CEN17CA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17CA371.md): Vans RV7 · Itasca, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 29, 2017 · N712RL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and improper in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN17LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA336.md): Hughes 369A · Burnet, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 2017 · N50MP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate inflight decision making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB GAA17CA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA233.md): Piper PA 34 · Llano, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 12, 2017 · N461RL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s complacency during the en route phase of flight, which resulted in fuel mismanagement and a subsequent gear-up landing.
- [NTSB CEN17LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA105.md): American AA 1A · Gainesville, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 21, 2017 · N6343L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight and inflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and subsequent forced landing in a field. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s delayed action in taking control of the…
- [NTSB GAA17CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA121.md): Cessna 150 · Denton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 23, 2017 · N3545L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB GAA16CA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA347.md): Piper PA 12 · Burnet, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 22, 2016 · N223CG · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate fuel levels, which resulted in fuel starvation, a loss of engine power, and a forced landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's failure to monitor the fuel levels.
- [NTSB CEN16LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA225.md): Piper PA 24 · Houston, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 20, 2016 · N5661R · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN16LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA207.md): Smith Capella FW2R · Alamo, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 3, 2016 · N418DS · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted in a forced landing and a collision with a tree.
- [NTSB CEN16LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA134.md): Grumman American Avn. AA 1B · Stephenville, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 26, 2016 · N8883L · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning and in-flight fuel management.
- [NTSB CEN16LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA102.md): Piper PA31 · Denton, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 22, 2016 · N997DN · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB CEN16FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA083.md): Cessna 172N · Gilmer, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 13, 2016 · N737EZ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate traffic pattern altitude and distance from the…

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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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'TX' 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
```

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