# NTSB investigations: Fuel quantity sensor

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 ERA20LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA297.md): Rockwell 500 · Pembroke Park, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 28, 2020 · N900DT · Destroyed
  > 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 an inaccurate fuel quantity indication.
- [NTSB CEN19LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA215.md): Beech 65 · Sidney, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 9, 2019 · N62069 · Substantial damage
  > 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 outboard left wing.
- [NTSB ERA18FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA012.md): Beech 35C33 · Whiteville, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 31, 2017 · N293GC · Substantial damage
  > 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 trees as he was attempting to switch fuel tanks.…
- [NTSB CEN18LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA010.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Sweetwater, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 2017 · N8234R · Substantial damage
  > 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.md): Aerospatiale AS350 · Starbuck, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 28, 2016 · N369BD · Substantial damage
  > 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 transmitter float pin guide from the float.
- [NTSB WPR16LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA032.md): Hughes 369D · Carlisle, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 24, 2015 · N50713 · Substantial damage
  > 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.md): Mazurek Keith P Zodiac 601XL · Hurricane, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 22, 2014 · N599KM · Substantial damage
  > 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.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Eagle, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 28, 2013 · N856CC · Substantial damage
  > 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 fuel readings to the fuel monitoring system.
- [NTSB CEN13FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA182.md): Aero Commander 500B · Broomfield, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 1, 2013 · N93AA · Substantial damage
  > 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 airplane's fuel system, which precluded a visual confirmation of the…
- [NTSB CEN12LA667](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA667.md): Mcdonnell Douglas Heli 369FF · Decorah, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 30, 2012 · N530KD · Substantial damage
  > 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 calibration of the fuel gauge and the fuel-low warning light.

## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT f.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_findings.parquet' f WHERE starts_with(f."findingCode", '01022842'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022842/cases

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