NTSB investigations, 2018
45 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\") = 2018
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") = 2018 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 CEN19LA064Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Horseshoe Bay, TXThe pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight fuel planning, which resulted in the total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB WPR19LA049Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportTaylorcraft L 2M · Walla Walla, WAThe pilot's improper preflight planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB GAA19CA067Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportJabiru J230-SP · Center, TXThe pilot's improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.NTSB GAA19CA070Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna T337 · Homosassa, FLThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent total loss of power in both engines.NTSB GAA19CA053Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA24 · Texico, NMThe pilot's improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.NTSB GAA19CA048Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Cleburne, TXThe 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 ERA19LA024Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 35 · State College, PAThe pilot's mismanagement of the available fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB CEN19FA005Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA28 · Cartersville, GAThe pilot's inadequate preflight and inflight fuel planning and his decision to continue flight without stopping for fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB GAA19CA015Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTitan Titan Tornado 912 · Corry, PAThe pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB ANC18LA073Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A185 · Fairbanks, AKThe total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN18FA384Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Festus, MOA total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the pilot's subsequent exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to initiate and continue the…NTSB ERA18TA250Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportAmerican AA1 · Warthen, GAA fuel leak from the carburetor float bowl due to a missing plug, which resulted in excessive fuel consumption and a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to depart on the accident flight leg…NTSB GAA18CA537Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Richmond, VAThe pilot's improper preflight fuel planning and in-flight fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the total loss of engine power.NTSB WPR18FA249Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Pacoima, CAA loss of engine power shortly after takeoff due to fuel exhaustion, and the exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack when the flight instructor made an abrupt turn back toward the runway, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin at an…NTSB CEN18LA361Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 55 · Waupaca, WIThe total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB WPR18LA246Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 140 · Tehachapi, CAThe pilot's inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power during the initial climb.NTSB GAA18CA514Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150 · Eldorado, TXThe pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB WPR18LA233Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBlue Oak CCK-1865 · Deadwood, CAA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the pilot's failure to ensure that the left-wing fuel cap was secure before flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to monitor fuel levels while in flight.NTSB GAA18CA468Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 185 · Lovelock, NVThe pilot's improper in-flight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB CEN18WA394Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationPiper PA28 · Décines, FranceOn August 2, 2018, about 1930 UTC, a Piper PA-28-181 airplane, French registration F-GKEC, sustained a loss of engine power while on approach to the Lyon-Bron Airport (LFLY), near Décines, France. The two occupants onboard sustained no injury. The airplane…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 CEN18LA300Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportContinental Copters Tomcat MK5A · Le Sueur, MNThe pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight fuel planning, during which he did not visually check the fuel quantity in the fuel tanks and instead relied on the fuel gauges that were showing erroneous fuel quantity indications, which resulted in fuel…NTSB WPR18LA199Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCub Crafters CC19 · Hyrum, UTThe 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 ERA18TA193Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportQuicksilver MXL II · Arecibo, PRThe noncertificated pilot's improper fuel planning and management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB GAA18CA421Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · Lincoln, ILThe pilot’s improper preflight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB ERA18LA186Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA34 · Gulf Shores, ALThe pilot's improper preflight and in-flight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion to the left engine and a total loss of engine power during an attempted go-around maneuver.NTSB GAA18CA431Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · King and Queen, VAThe pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB GAA18CA419Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Panama City, FLThe pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB CEN18FA236Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna P210N · Detroit, MIA total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Also causal was the pilot's failure to divert earlier in the flight to another airport to ensure that the airplane had an adequate fuel reserve, and the malfunction of the landing gear extension system for…NTSB GAA18CA371Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT 301 · Hutchinson, MNThe pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB GAA18CA330Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSorensen Danny S BF9 2 · Evanston, WYThe pilot’s failure to fuel the biplane’s main fuel tank before the flight and his inadequate preflight inspection, during which he did not verify the fuel quantity, which resulted in fuel exhaustionNTSB GAA18CA312Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 46 · Prescott, AZThe pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB CEN18LA197Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFairchild M 62C(PT-23A) · Wichita, KSA total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot’s miscalculation of the fuel consumption rate during preflight planning.NTSB GAA18CA343Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportAmerican AA · Port Orange, FLThe pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection of the fuel, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB CEN18LA167Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEnstrom Helicopter 280C · Kerens, TXThe total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the pilot’s inadequate in-flight fuel management.NTSB GAA18CA264Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Addison, TXThe pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB GAA18CA152Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 32R · Big Spring, TXThe 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 GAA18CA184Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA32 · Camas, WAThe pilot’s inadequate inflight fuel management and his failure to switch to a fuel tank with adequate fuel, which resulted in fuel starvation.NTSB GAA18CA149Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech B · Ferris, TXThe 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 WPR18CA096Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell 47G · Pixley, CAA total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from the pilot’s failure to ensure that adequate fuel was on board for the flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s self-induced pressure to complete the flight due to impending…NTSB CEN18LA093Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 34-220T · Patterson, LAThe pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a dual loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB GAA18CA124Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150 · El Dorado, KSThe pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent off-airport landing and nose-over.NTSB ERA18LA071Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA28 · Meriden, CTThe pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning and his improper in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN18FA088Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172F · Williamsport, INThe pilot's mismanagement of fuel, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and descent and collision with trees.NTSB CEN18LA075Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 28-236 · Tishomingo, OKThe pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning and in-flight fuel monitoring and his decision to take off with an unverified amount of fuel, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent impact with trees during an attempted forced landing.