# NTSB investigations, 2014: 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 WPR14LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA371.md): Ayres S2R T34 · Buckeye, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 9, 2014 · N3097F · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel.
- [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 CEN14CA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA391.md): Continental Copters Tomcat MK5A · Osage, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 25, 2014 · N161SH · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel, which resulted in the pilot's forced landing and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to operate the helicopter without resolving 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 WPR14FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA158.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Green River, UT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 6, 2014 · N13HG · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to fuel contamination while maneuvering at a low altitude and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to detect the contamination.
- [NTSB CEN14LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA120.md): Cessna 414A · Ashland, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 23, 2014 · N414CJ · Substantial damage
  > The in-flight failure of both engines due to water contamination.
- [NTSB WPR14LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA099.md): Piper PA 24-250 · San Jose, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 18, 2014 · N6570P · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to sump the fuel tanks, which resulted in water contamination, a partial loss of engine power during takeoff, and collision with a taxiing airplane during the subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB ANC14CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA014.md): Cessna 170 - B · Nome, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 4, 2014 · N8177A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to adequately remove water-contaminated fuel during the preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2014
  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?year=2014

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