NTSB investigations, 2017
15 cases where the sequence of events included Fuel contamination.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 17 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 14 |
| 2010 | 18 |
| 2011 | 12 |
| 2012 | 10 |
| 2013 | 13 |
| 2014 | 8 |
| 2015 | 22 |
| 2016 | 11 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2025 | 4 |
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duckdb -csv -c "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\") = 2017
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"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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") = 2017 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
Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB WPR18LA042Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 152 · Everett, WAThe flight instructor’s inadequate preflight inspection, during which he failed to ensure that water was sufficiently drained from the fuel system, which resulted in total loss of engine power and a subsequent forced landing and impact with objects.NTSB ERA18CA035Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDriggers Quillan E Titan Tornado · Mechanicsville, VAThe pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and failure to detect water contamination in the fuel system, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power on takeoff.NTSB ERA17LA336Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Winder, GAThe 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 ERA17LA334Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcmillan Joel L Avid SW 65 · Darlington, SCA total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of a clogged fuel filter.NTSB ERA17LA333Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBuschmann/Vanzee Vari EZ · Ambler, PAWater contamination of the fuel that was not detected during a preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.NTSB ERA17LA280Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCostruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 Bravo · Quinton, VAThe flight instructor and commercial pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in water contamination of the fuel supply, and a total loss of engine power.NTSB ERA17LA254Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Tamarac, FLThe flight instructor's failure to ensure that the airplane's fuel system was free of water contamination before departing, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing.NTSB ERA17LA234Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Cape Coral, FLA total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination with water and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection that detected, but did not fully resolve, the water contamination of the fuel system.NTSB CEN17LA251Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCody Hawkins JA30 Superstol · Ponca City, OKContamination of the fuel system, resulting in a partial loss of engine power and subsequent off-airport landing.NTSB ANC17CA044Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBrantly B2 · St. Michael, AKThe pilot’s inadequate supervision of the refueling process, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to water contamination in the helicopter’s fuel system from the fuel drum and subsequent impact with terrain.NTSB CEN17LA241Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Fulton, MOThe partial loss of engine power due to water contamination in the fuel system.NTSB CEN17LA202Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA36 · El Campo, TXFoam contamination in the fuel injector nozzles from deteriorated foam baffles and water in the fuel flow divider, the combination of which resulted in the loss of engine power.NTSB CEN17LA153Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · La Porte, TXA total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination, which resulted from the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection that did not detect water contamination.NTSB WPR17LA075Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 369A · (Pacific Ocean)The pilot's failure to detect the presence of water in the helicopter fuel system before the flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during cruise. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's delayed recognition of the power loss and late…NTSB CEN17LA073Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCirrus SR22 · Meeker, COA partial loss of engine power due to fuel contamination from an undetermined source.