NTSB investigations, AR
15 cases where the sequence of events included Fuel exhaustion.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Where
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "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\" = 'AR' 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"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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" = 'AR' 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
Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB CEN26LA215Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportEaa Acro Sport II · Sheridan, ARThe pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN25LA359Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Nashville, ARThe pilot’s inadequate fuel planning which resulted in a total loss of power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the landing zone being unlit.NTSB CEN23FA258Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 177 · Hot Springs, ARThe pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning and inflight fuel mismanagement, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and his subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the forced landing, which resulted in the…NTSB CEN23LA020Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-22-160 · Osage, ARA total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection.NTSB CEN22FA082Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 172 · Hardy, ARThe non-instrument rated pilot’s decision to continue visual flight into an area of instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was a loss of engine power due to fuel…NTSB CEN21LA296Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B · Hoxie, ARThe pilot’s failure to ensure an adequate fuel supply for the intended flight.NTSB CEN21LA231Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150J · Madison, ARThe pilot’s improper fuel planning which led to fuel exhaustion, and a total loss of engine power.NTSB CEN20CA303Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportStearman N2S 3 · Jacksonville, ARThe pilot's failure to adequately monitor his fuel quantity during flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.NTSB GAA18CA465Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellanca 8GCBC · El Dorado, ARThe pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB CEN14LA298Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-802A · Oneida, ARThe 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 CEN14FA035Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech C90 · Springdale, ARA total loss of power to both engines due to fuel exhaustion. Also causal were the pilot’s reliance on the fuel totalizer rather than the fuel quantity gauges to determine the fuel on board and his improper fuel planning.NTSB CEN13LA054Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna P210N · Conway, ARThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to detect the lack of fuel and resulted in fuel exhaustion during climb, and the pilot's subsequent failure to maintain airplane control, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at low altitude from…NTSB CEN12LA259Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMoody-Siple A · Stuttgart, ARThe pilot’s inadequate fuel monitoring, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN11CA255Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Humnoke, ARThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB DFW08CA180Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportMooney M20 · Rogers, ARThe loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision.