NTSB investigations, 2008
54 cases where the sequence of events included Fuel exhaustion.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 54 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 58 |
| 2010 | 56 |
| 2011 | 37 |
| 2012 | 36 |
| 2013 | 41 |
| 2014 | 52 |
| 2015 | 45 |
| 2016 | 45 |
| 2017 | 33 |
| 2018 | 45 |
| 2019 | 42 |
| 2020 | 41 |
| 2021 | 29 |
| 2022 | 43 |
| 2023 | 49 |
| 2024 | 36 |
| 2025 | 39 |
| 2026 | 24 |
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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2008
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 year(c."eventDate") = 2008 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 CEN09LA095Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 402 · Madison, WIThe pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power during an instrument landing due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB ERA09CA052Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Tuscaloosa, ALThe pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was improper preflight planning.NTSB ERA09CA018Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Repton, ALFuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning.NTSB ERA09CA012Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 177 · Bluffton, SCThe pilot's inadequate planning and preflight inspection.NTSB CEN09CA021Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150M · Iowa City, IAFuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to visually verify that sufficient fuel was on-board prior to flight.NTSB ERA09LA004Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210M · Savannah, GAA loss of engine power in flight due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's improper fuel management.NTSB DEN08LA158Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCameron Balloons US N-77 · Plano, TXThe pilot's improper fuel management, resulting in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent hard landing.NTSB CHI08IA294Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportIndus T-211 Thorpedo · La Porte, INA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of siphoning from the fuel filler neck and cap. Contributing to the incident were the fuel over-servicing which resulted in the siphoning condition, and the ASTM standards which allowed for the fuel…NTSB CHI08CA290Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportUnknown Supercat · Redding, IAThe pilot's failure to properly manage the fuel supply of the airplane which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the hilly terrain encountered during the subsequent forced landing.NTSB SEA08CA202Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMooney M20K · Trinity Center, CAThe complete loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of a leak in the fuel system. Contributing to the accident was the rough terrain the airplane encountered during the forced landing.NTSB NYC08LA306Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech G35 · Knoxville, TNThe pilot's improper fuel consumption calculations which resulted in total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB SEA08LA191Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Burbank, CAThe pilot's improper preflight and in-flight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's loss of situational awareness while conducting the normal and emergency checklists during his turn from base to final…NTSB NYC08FA298Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMooney M20C · Lawrenceburg, TNA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB MIA08LA180Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182A · Elizabethtown, KYA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was pressure from the company for the pilot to fly the second load of skydivers without refueling.NTSB NYC08CA295Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182A · Danielson, CTFuel exhaustion due to the pilot’s inadequate fuel consumption calculations.NTSB DFW08CA214Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellanca 14-19-2 · Keller, TXThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane which resulted in an attempted takeoff without fuel present in the selected fuel tank.NTSB CHI08CA255Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182C · Sparta, ILThe pilot's inadequate preflight/planning which resulted in the failure to assure an adequate fuel supply for the flight and the improper flare during the landing. Contributing to the accident was the ditch that the airplane contacted.NTSB CHI08CA251Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT-301B · Monticello, IAPoor preflight planning in that the pilot failed to assure an adequate fuel supply was on board for the flight which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Factors associated with the accident were the low altitude of the airplane when the loss of power occurred and…NTSB ANC08FA104Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 95-B55 · Sitka, AKA loss of engine power in flight due to fuel exhaustion resulting from the pilot's inadequate fuel planning and navigation.NTSB LAX08CA264Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Oceanside, CAA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion that was caused by the pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations and failure to refuel the airplane en route.NTSB DEN08CA134Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEnstrom 280FX · Aurora, COThe pilot's improper planning and decision making resulting in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's premature application of collective resulting in a hard landing and substantial damage.NTSB MIA08CA154Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Mc Kinnon, TNThe pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.NTSB ANC08LA095Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210 · Ketchikan, AKThe pilot's failure to ensure that there was sufficient fuel on board the airplane for the planned flight, and his inadequate flight planning and navigation, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and ditching short of the planned destination. Contributing to the…NTSB MIA08LA158Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · N. Myrtle Beach, SCA total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel planning.NTSB CHI08LA215Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Rio Grande, NJA total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel management.NTSB CHI08CA208Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportErcoupe 415-G · West Jefferson, OHThe improper preflight planning/preparation by the pilot and the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion during takeoff. Contributing factors were the pilot’s expired flight review and airman medical, the aircraft weight and balance exceeded by the pilot,…NTSB CHI08CA199Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEagle Eagle DW-1 · Bryan, OHThe loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's improper fuel calculations. A contributing factor was the inaccurate fuel gauge.NTSB MIA08CA140Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportQuad City Ultralight Challenger II · Windslow Twp, NJThe pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.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.NTSB LAX08CA214Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172F · Pomona, CAFuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and his failure to refuel the airplane.NTSB DEN08LA119Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportShannon Kevin RV-8 · Valera, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a forced landing, which led to an aerodynamic stall, following a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's mismanagement of fuel and the low altitude at…NTSB MIA08LA128Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 310R · Goodland, FLThe pilot’s inaccurate fuel consumption calculations, which resulted in a total loss of engine power to both engines due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB DEN08LA109Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFlight Design Ctsw · Von Ormy, TXThe pilot's inadequate in-flight decision by failing to refuel while en route, resulting in fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident were a proper touchdown point was not possible and the inadequate display of the fuel quantity indicator.NTSB SEA08CA152Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · Vernal, UTThe 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.NTSB MIA08CA120Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech S35 · Creola, ALThe pilot's inadequate fuel calculations resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB LAX08CA166Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Kykotsmovi, AZFuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and failure to ensure that adequate fuel was onboard to complete the flight.NTSB LAX08CA164Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Santa Rosa, CAThe pilot's improper in-flight decision making and inadequate fuel consumption calculations that resulted in fuel exhaustion.NTSB CHI08CA157Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172C · Nortonville, NDThe pilot's inadequate preflight which resulted in insufficient fuel on board to complete the flight. A factor associated with the accident was the soft terrain encountered during the forced landing.NTSB NYC08LA199Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172H · Brockport, NYA total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the flight instructor's inadequate preflight planning.NTSB SEA08LA145Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPoulin L/Cullen D Lancair Legacy · Murrieta, CAThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and the pilot's failure to maintain flying speed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and the subsequent collision with terrain.NTSB SEA08LA139Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182D · Chehalis, WAA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion caused by a missing fuel tank cap that allowed the fuel to be siphoned out. Also causal was the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection at the last airport.NTSB NYC08CA192Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-32-260 · Millinocket, METhe pilot’s failure to properly monitor fuel consumption during the flight.NTSB CHI08FA132Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportFairchild Hiller FH-1100 · Comstock, MIA loss of engine power in flight due to fuel exhaustion resulting from the pilot's inadequate fuel management. Contributing to the accident was the unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.NTSB LAX08LA137Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164 · Butte City, CAA total loss of engine power during takeoff due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to verify the fuel quantity prior to flight.NTSB NYC08LA172Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-160 · Richmond Hill, GAThe loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel exhaustion, and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection.NTSB CHI08LA108Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172L · Fairfax, IAFuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and inaccurate fuel calculations.NTSB LAX08FA101Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 310Q · Compton, CAThe loss of both engines' power during approach due to fuel exhaustion that resulted from the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and failure to verify the quantity of fuel on board the airplane.NTSB ANC08CA049Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 185 · Big Lake, AKThe pilot's failure to refuel the airplane prior to fuel exhaustion.NTSB DFW08CA085Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 206 · Peyton, COThe loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight planning.NTSB CHI08CA097Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHughes 269A · Franklin Furnac, OHThe fuel exhaustion during cruise flight and the unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot-in-command. A contributing factor was the trees.