# NTSB investigations, PA: 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 ERA24FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA103.md): Grumman American Avn. GA-7 · Coatesville, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 1, 2024 · N887CC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to water-contaminated fuel, and his subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was an inadequate annual maintenance inspection, during which maintenance…
- [NTSB ERA19LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA224.md): Zenith CH601 · Carlisle, PA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 13, 2019 · N601MR · Substantial damage
  > Water contamination of the fuel system, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to remove all the water from the airplane's fuel system.
- [NTSB ERA18LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA242.md): Stinson 108 · Indiana, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 2, 2018 · N4059C · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power as a result of debris contamination of the fuel, which resulted in fuel starvation.
- [NTSB ERA17LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA333.md): Buschmann/Vanzee Vari EZ · Ambler, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 2017 · N830S · Substantial damage
  > Water contamination of the fuel that was not detected during a preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA16LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA126.md): Mooney M20 · Pottstown, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 9, 2016 · N242TS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination and a subsequent off-airport landing.

## 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" = 'PA' 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=PA

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