# NTSB investigations, NE: 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 CEN24LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA291.md): Ayres S2R-G6 · Antioch, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 26, 2024 · N6136Z · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination from an undetermined source.
- [NTSB CEN21LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA206.md): Cessna 170B · Curtis, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 19, 2021 · N2955D · Substantial damage
  > Water contamination of the airplane’s fuel supply which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN20CA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA316.md): Robinson R44 · Hebron, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Jul 27, 2020 · N771GB · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to water contamination in the fuel system. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight to sump the fuel tanks prior to flight.
- [NTSB CEN14LA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA390.md): Bell 206B · Bennet, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 2014 · N240SJ · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination, which resulted from the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection. Contributing to the accident was the operator’s failure to properly maintain the fuel storage tank.
- [NTSB DEN08LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA150.md): Weatherly 620B · Atkinson, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 2008 · N2036U · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to water contamination and corrosion within the fuel system at an undetermined time and from an undetermined source.

## 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" = 'NE' 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=NE

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