# NTSB investigations, GA: 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 ERA23FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA163.md): Larry F Preiss AR-1 · Gainesville, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Mar 25, 2023 · N47AR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and his failure to detect water-contaminated fuel that resulted in a loss of engine power and subsequent impact with a wire and terrain during an attempted forced landing.
- [NTSB ERA23LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA117.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Buford, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 24, 2023 · N7470R · Substantial damage
  > Water contamination in the fuel system that was not observed during the preflight inspection, resulting in a total loss of engine power and forced landing.
- [NTSB ERA23LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA097.md): Piper PA24 · Athens, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 29, 2022 · N9026P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to detect water in the fuel during the preflight inspection, which resulted in a loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA23LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA005.md): Piper PA-30 · Milan, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 4, 2022 · N7494Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel contamination.
- [NTSB ERA19IA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19IA178.md): Cessna 550 · Savannah, GA · Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Incident · Final report · May 9, 2019 · N744AT · No damage
  > The lineman's inadvertent introduction of diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) to the fuel truck fuel system icing inhibitor reservoir, which resulted in fuel contamination and a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the fixed-base operator's…
- [NTSB ERA17LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA336.md): Cessna 152 · Winder, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 27, 2017 · N53393 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in undetected water in the fuel system and a total loss of engine power during the initial climb.
- [NTSB ERA15FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA208.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 8, 2015 · N5802V · Destroyed
  > A partial loss of engine power due to contamination in the fuel manifold, which resulted in a collision with terrain shortly after takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA12LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA186.md): Cessna 150J · Jasper, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 17, 2012 · N60276 · Substantial damage
  > The pilots' inadequate preflight inspection that failed to detect water-contaminated fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA11LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA142.md): Kennedy Michael M Lancair 320 · Dawsonville, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 13, 2011 · N351E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and failure to detect water-contaminated fuel, which resulted in a loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA10LA438](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA438.md): Piper PA-30 · Douglas, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 2010 · N8734Y · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power during takeoff due to fuel contamination. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and inadequate maintenance of the fuel system.

## 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" = 'GA' 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=GA

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