# NTSB investigations, UT: 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 WPR23LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA308.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Ritchfield, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 8, 2023 · N8823J · Substantial damage > The pilot’s improper preflight planning that resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB WPR20LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA249.md): North American Navion · Cedar City, UT · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 2, 2020 · N225HJ · Substantial damage > A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper fuel planning and failure to see and avoid the communications tower support guy wire. - [NTSB WPR18LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA199.md): Cub Crafters CC19 · Hyrum, UT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 2018 · N70DD · Substantial damage > The pilot’s improper verification of the fuel quantity during the preflight inspection, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s distraction due to a malfunctioning hangar door and a… - [NTSB GAA18CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA073.md): Brock Steiner Sport Copter Vortex · Spanish Fork, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 8, 2017 · N395SC · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain situational and geographic awareness during the flight, which resulted in him becoming lost and exhausting the gyroplane’s fuel. - [NTSB GAA17CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA088.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA-20 · Payson, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 2, 2016 · N992CT · Substantial damage > The student pilot's improper in-flight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB WPR15LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA185.md): Cessna 182A · Moab, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 2015 · N5143D · Substantial damage > The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning and inflight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB GAA15CA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA029.md): Kerr John A Kitfox Classic IV · Logan, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 28, 2015 · N195KF · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection/planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, and a loss of engine power en route. - [NTSB WPR15LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA103.md): Cessna 150M · Layton, UT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 14, 2015 · N827CH · Substantial damage > The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight fuel planning, which did not account for the increased headwind. - [NTSB WPR13CA425](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA425.md): Cessna M337B · Spanish Fork, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 12, 2013 · N87653 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to properly manage fuel which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of power to the forward engine. - [NTSB WPR11LA452](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA452.md): Cessna 182H · Paragonah, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 16, 2011 · N1843X · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to secure the left tank's fuel cap after refueling the airplane, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB WPR11FA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA426.md): Enstrom 280FX · Heber City, UT · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 2011 · N280AD · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to ensure that there was sufficient fuel onboard to conduct the flight, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the severity of the passengers’ injuries was the operator’s failure to provide… - [NTSB WPR11CA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA321.md): Leineke Walter L Thorp T-211 · Cedar City, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 10, 2011 · N2075U · Substantial damage > The pilot's misjudgment of the fuel consumption, which lead to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the accident airplane. - [NTSB WPR11LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA266.md): Cessna 172P · Mount Pleasant, UT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 18, 2011 · N65654 · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to determine the airplane’s fuel quantity before takeoff, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB WPR09LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA156.md): Enstrom 280FX · Wendover, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 19, 2009 · N280AD · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from an inadequate preflight inspection by both pilots and their failure to ensure that adequate fuel was on board for the flight. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's… - [NTSB SEA08CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA152.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Vernal, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 18, 2008 · N6235P · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to verify the airplane's fuel quantity during his preflight, resulting in fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the presence of a vehicle on the road where the pilot executed his forced landing. ## 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" = 'UT' 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=UT --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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