# NTSB investigations, AR: Fuel contamination

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 CEN22LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA228.md): Air Tractor AT-602 · Allport, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 1, 2022 · N5007R · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to fuel contamination from foreign object debris. Contributing to the accident was the operator’s failure to follow the manufacturer’s required airframe fuel filter inspection interval.
- [NTSB GAA18CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA160.md): Cessna 172 · England, AR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 7, 2018 · N1889Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to detect water in the fuel system during the preflight inspection, which resulted in a loss of engine power during departure and a subsequent impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN16LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA200.md): Mooney M20 · Little Rock, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 13, 2016 · N6371Q · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel.
- [NTSB CEN14FA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA337.md): Piper PA30 · Harrison, AR · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 2014 · N7762Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of control of the airplane during initial climb because he failed to correctly compensate for the loss of power in the left engine. Contributing to the accident was water contamination in the fuel and the lack of an adequate preflight…
- [NTSB CEN11CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA098.md): Air Tractor AT-602 · Gregory, AR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 2, 2010 · N9145H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and failure to detect water contaminated fuel, which resulted in a loss of engine power during takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN09LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA134.md): Inman J D Kolb Mark III · Ozark, AR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 7, 2009 · N313JD · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel contamination. Contributing to the accident was the pilot maintaining a high angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall when the engine failed.

## 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" = '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" = '193' 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/193/sequence?state=AR

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