# Fuel quantity sensor - Type: NTSB finding subsection - Path: [Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01) › [Aircraft systems](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0102) › [Fuel system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/010228) › Fuel quantity sensor - NTSB code: 01022842 - Cases: 10 - In the probable cause: 9 - Fatal cases: 2 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022842/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022842/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022842 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2012: 1 / 1 - 2013: 2 / 2 - 2014: 1 / 1 - 2015: 1 / 1 - 2016: 1 / 1 - 2017: 1 / 2 - 2019: 1 / 1 - 2020: 1 / 1 ## Defining events in these cases - [Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341): 5 cases - [Fuel starvation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191): 2 cases - [Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342): 1 cases - [Fuel exhaustion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192): 1 cases - [Explosion (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/160): 1 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [S N I A S AS-350B ECUREUIL](https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as-350b-ecureuil): 1 cases - [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260): 1 cases - [Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d): 1 cases - [Mcdonnell Douglas Heli 369FF](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-heli-369ff): 1 cases - [Bellanca 17-30A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a): 1 cases - [Beech U-8F](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-u-8f): 1 cases - [Beech 35-C33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33): 1 cases - [Mazurek Keith P ZODIAC 601XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/mazurek-keith-p-zodiac-601xl): 1 cases - [Aero Commander 500 S](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-s): 1 cases - [Aero Commander 500-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b): 1 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Fuel](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010) (Aircraft): 9 cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 2 cases - [Fuel quantity indicator](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022841) (Aircraft): 2 cases - [Not determined, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000) (Not determined): 1 cases - [Adequacy of policy/proc](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/04021015) (Organizational issues): 1 cases - [Tree(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020) (Environmental issues): 1 cases - [Use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015) (Personnel issues): 1 cases - [Installation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02062035) (Personnel issues): 1 cases - [Repair](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02062015) (Personnel issues): 1 cases - [Scheduled/routine maintenance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02062010) (Personnel issues): 1 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB ERA20LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA297), Aug 28, 2020: Rockwell 500 (N900DT), Pembroke Park, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the fuel exhaustion was the fatigue fracture of an electrical wire in the tank unit or fuel transmitter, which likely resulted in… - [NTSB CEN19LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA215), Jul 9, 2019: Beech 65 (N62069), Sidney, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper maintenance of the outboard left wing, which allowed electrical arcing and leaking of the fuel sending unit and subsequently resulted in ignition of fuel vapors and an explosion of the… - [NTSB ERA18FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA012), Oct 31, 2017: Beech 35C33 (N293GC), Whiteville, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of the available fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, and his delayed reaction to the loss of engine power, which led to impact with… - [NTSB CEN18LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA010), Oct 6, 2017: Bellanca 17-30A (N8234R), Sweetwater, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during a precautionary approach for landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information. - [NTSB WPR17LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA014), Oct 28, 2016: Aerospatiale AS350 (N369BD), Starbuck, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot’s reliance on the fuel gauge that was displaying an incorrect fuel amount due to the separation of the fuel… - [NTSB WPR16LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA032), Nov 24, 2015: Hughes 369D (N50713), Carlisle, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the improper calibration of the fuel quantity gauge. - [NTSB WPR14CA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA400), Jun 22, 2014: Mazurek Keith P Zodiac 601XL (N599KM), Hurricane, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was an incorrectly calibrated fuel totalizer. - [NTSB CEN13LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA362), Jun 28, 2013: Piper PA-24-260 (N856CC), Eagle, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots’ improper fuel management, which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was worn and corroded fuel senders, which transmitted inaccurate… - [NTSB CEN13FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA182), Mar 1, 2013: Aero Commander 500B (N93AA), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the fuel gauge to indicate the actual amount of fuel on board the airplane and the design of the… - [NTSB CEN12LA667](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA667), Sep 30, 2012: Mcdonnell Douglas Heli 369FF (N530KD), Decorah, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly manage the helicopter's available fuel supply, which led to a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the improper… NTSB has coded findings and defining events since 2008; earlier cases used its older occurrence and cause codes and aren't counted. Findings: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings.md. Defining events: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events.md. Phases of flight: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases.md. Every investigation, filtered by finding, event, phase, state, year or model: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md (for example ?state=MI&fatal=1). NTSB's definitions: Accident and incident, 49 CFR 830.2 (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-VIII/part-830/subpart-A/section-830.2), CICTT occurrence categories (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/OccurrenceCategoryDefinitions.pdf), CICTT phases of flight (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/PhaseofFlightDefinitions.pdf), and NTSB coding manual, before 2008 (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). NTSB publishes no definitions for its findings, only their names. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.