# NTSB investigations, 2014: 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 CEN15CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA067.md): Cessna 210 · Edinburg, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 2, 2014 · N9452T · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the non-certificated pilot's inadequate preflight planning and inflight decision making.
- [NTSB CEN15LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA064.md): Piper PA 24-250 · Berrien Springs, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 28, 2014 · N5897P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN15CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA055.md): Piper PA 28-181 · Strasburg, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 21, 2014 · N2204Q · Substantial damage
  > The exhaustion of the fuel supply resulting in a complete loss of engine power.
- [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 CEN15LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA031.md): Cessna T210M · Brownsville, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 2014 · XBNCZ · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning.
- [NTSB CEN15CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA033.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Quincy, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 26, 2014 · N62791 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in the total loss of power to both engines due to fuel exhaustion and the subsequent forced landing in a field. Also causal to the accident was the pilot's decision to use the slower emergency hand-pump to…
- [NTSB ERA15CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA018.md): Bell 206B · Prattville, AL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 16, 2014 · N59541 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN15CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA006.md): Piper PA 31-350 · Glenham, SD · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 7, 2014 · N300VF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in losses of power on both engines due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN15CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA001.md): Piper PA 25-235 · Yankton, SD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 1, 2014 · N6659Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ANC14LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14LA091.md): Piper J3 · Ft. Yukon, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 28, 2014 · N7092H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper preflight inspection and in-flight fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB WPR14CA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA389.md): Piper PA25 - 260 · Mokuleia, HI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 24, 2014 · N8555L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper preflight planning and reliance of fuel gauge readings, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA14LA440](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA440.md): Piper PA 28-180 · St. Petersburg, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 2014 · N15833 · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning and in-flight fuel management.
- [NTSB ERA14LA434](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA434.md): Cessna 172P · Spruce Creek, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 11, 2014 · N63835 · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilots’ improper preflight and in-flight fuel planning.
- [NTSB ERA14LA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA424.md): Socata TBM 700 · Caribbean Sea, A1 · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 5, 2014 · N900KN · Destroyed
  > The design of the cabin pressurization system, which made it prone to unnecessary shutdown, combined with a checklist design that prioritized troubleshooting over ensuring that the pilot was sufficiently protected from hypoxia. This resulted in a loss of…
- [NTSB CEN14LA472](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA472.md): Ohlgren Brent E RV-6A · Marshalltown, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 2014 · N419B · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's misjudgment of the amount of fuel onboard prior to flight.
- [NTSB ERA14LA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA411.md): Cessna 150L · Creedmoor, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 2014 · N1741Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment due to alcohol ingestion.
- [NTSB CEN14CA479](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA479.md): Quicksilver 2S · Frontenac, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 20, 2014 · UNREG · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power during cruise due to fuel exhaustion resulting in a forced landing on a cornfield.
- [NTSB ERA14WA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14WA393.md): Cessna 340A · Freeport, Bahamas · Accident · 4 fatal · Foreign investigation · Aug 18, 2014 · N340MM · Destroyed
- [NTSB ERA14LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA383.md): Christen Industries Pitts S · Sarasota, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 12, 2014 · N50XV · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the flight instructor's inadequate preflight fuel planning.
- [NTSB ERA14LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA355.md): Pipistrel Alpha Trainer · Pompano Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 2014 · N10PU · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s miscalculation of the fuel quantity requirements, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
- [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 ERA14LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA336.md): Beech C24R · Titusville, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 2014 · N6222Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to secure the fuel strainer drain during the preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN14LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA350.md): Piper PA 28R-200 · Mt. Vernon, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 2014 · N9469N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ANC14LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14LA052.md): Aeronca 7BCM · Palmer, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 2014 · N68593 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to ensure adequate fuel was onboard to complete the flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the improperly calibrated fuel quantity indication system.
- [NTSB CEN14LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA347.md): Cessna 172H · Baytown, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 2014 · N3732R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to verify the fuel onboard before the flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN14CA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA344.md): Piper PA 25-235 · Rhinelander, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 3, 2014 · N8730L · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to the pilot's improper inflight planning and reliance of fuel gauge readings, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN14CA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA365.md): Cessna 182A · Geneseo, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 2, 2014 · N2209G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's mismanagement of the available fuel supply, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN14CA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA303.md): Piper PA 28-180 · Port Isabel, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 18, 2014 · N66AS · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to the pilot's improper inflight planning and reliance of fuel gauge readings, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN14LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA293.md): Knauf RV-7 · Rockwall, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 2014 · N707HK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to verify the airplane's actual fuel quantity before departure, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB WPR14LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA237.md): Craig W Sherman Super Glasair TT · Madera, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 2014 · N400MC · Substantial damage
  > The loosening of a B-nut in the fuel system which resulted in a rapid, undetected fuel leak and subsequent fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN14LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA298.md): Air Tractor AT-802A · Oneida, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 2014 · N802PR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power at low altitude due to fuel exhaustion and a forced landing in a muddy field and subsequent nose-over.
- [NTSB CEN14LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA290.md): Teunis Starduster TOO SA300 · Fort Worth, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 2014 · N8DT · Substantial damage
  > The non-certificated pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power during takeoff due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN14CA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA275.md): Unknown Buccaneer SX · Wagoner, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 29, 2014 · UNREG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control following a loss of engine power during takeoff. Contributing was the pilot's inadequate fuel management that led to fuel starvation/exhaustion and the loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN14LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA261.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Boulder, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 28, 2014 · N8808L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to adequately monitor the airplane's actual fuel consumption rate, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA14CA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA265.md): Divis S L/Waltrip A J RV 4 · Harpswell, ME · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 25, 2014 · N403WD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight planning which resulted in total 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 ERA14IA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14IA249.md): Embraer EMB-110P1 · Warren, VT · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · May 21, 2014 · N116WA · Minor damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA14LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA227.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Covington, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 7, 2014 · N4506W · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s improper preflight and in-flight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power over unsuitable terrain.
- [NTSB CEN14CA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA227.md): Piper PA 24-250 · New Braunfels, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 2, 2014 · N7308P · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and inflight decision making.
- [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 CEN14FA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA219.md): Bellanca 17 30A · Sweetwater, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 2014 · N9759E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate inflight fuel management, which led to a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion or starvation.
- [NTSB ERA14CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA206.md): Cessna 172I · Huntsville, AL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 22, 2014 · N35553 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN14LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA194.md): Cessna T210M · Lee's Summit, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 6, 2014 · N761BT · Substantial damage
  > The pilots’ inadequate preflight planning and fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a loss of engine power, and a forced landing on a soft field. Contributing to the accident was the flying pilot’s improper use of flaps during the forced landing.
- [NTSB ERA14CA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA171.md): Cessna 172 · Carlisle, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 24, 2014 · N4214F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to depart with a known mechanical malfunction and his improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and subsequent impact with terrain during an off-airport landing.
- [NTSB ERA14FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA162.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Safety Harbor, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 22, 2014 · N8309L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment due to cocaine use.
- [NTSB ERA14LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA156.md): Cessna 402B · Stuart, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 14, 2014 · N419AR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper preflight planning and fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of power in both engines due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN14CA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA137.md): Piper PA 18-150 · Gordon, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 12, 2014 · N83325 · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to the pilot's improper planning and miscalculation of the fuel supply, which resulted in 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 CEN14CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA125.md): Cessna 310I · Aurora, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 28, 2014 · N8133M · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection.
- [NTSB ERA14CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA104.md): Mooney M20C · Rutherfordton, NC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 26, 2014 · N6762U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning and in-flight monitoring of the fuel level which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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 year(c."eventDate") = 2014
  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?year=2014

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