# Fuel pressure

- 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 pressure
- NTSB code: 01022844
- Cases: 16
- In the probable cause: 13
- Fatal cases: 1
- All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022844/cases.md
- Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022844/cases.md?cause=1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022844

## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all)

- 2010: 2 / 3
- 2012: 2 / 2
- 2013: 1 / 1
- 2014: 1 / 1
- 2015: 1 / 1
- 2016: 1 / 1
- 2017: 1 / 2
- 2019: 2 / 2
- 2022: 2 / 2
- 2023: 0 / 1

## Defining events in these cases

- [Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341): 6 cases
- [Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342): 5 cases
- [Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490): 1 cases
- [Dynamic rollover](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/231): 1 cases
- [Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230): 1 cases
- [Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150): 1 cases
- [Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000): 1 cases

## Aircraft models (registry)

- [Robinson Helicopter R44 II](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii): 1 cases
- [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181): 1 cases
- [Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1](https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-c1): 1 cases
- [Cirrus Design SR22T](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22t): 1 cases
- [Cessna 310R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r): 1 cases
- [Cessna 210A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a): 1 cases
- [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35): 1 cases
- [Scoda Aeronautica Ltda SUPER PETREL LS](https://openairdocs.org/model/scoda-aeronautica-ltda-super-petrel-ls): 1 cases
- [Evolution Trikes REVO](https://openairdocs.org/model/evolution-trikes-revo): 1 cases
- [Nelson Sydney/Nelson Diann ZODIACXL](https://openairdocs.org/model/nelson-sydney-nelson-diann-zodiacxl): 1 cases

## Other findings in the same cases

- [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 4 cases
- [Fuel pumps](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022822) (Aircraft): 3 cases
- [Lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030) (Personnel issues): 2 cases
- [Directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020) (Aircraft): 2 cases
- [Airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010) (Aircraft): 2 cases
- [High density altitude](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03031020) (Environmental issues): 1 cases
- [High temperature](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03031015) (Environmental issues): 1 cases
- [Use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015) (Personnel issues): 1 cases
- [Modification/alteration](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02062030) (Personnel issues): 1 cases
- [Scheduled/routine maintenance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02062010) (Personnel issues): 1 cases

## Newest cases

- [NTSB WPR23LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA181), May 6, 2023: Steven Radenbaugh JA35 Superstol (N799CP), Moorpark, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an off airport precautionary landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to continue the flight with a possible…
- [NTSB CEN23LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA009), Oct 9, 2022: Yates Mike E Roaring Eagle (N181MY), Stanwood, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack in the traffic pattern, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of airplane control at too low of an altitude to recover.…
- [NTSB ERA22LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA146), Mar 6, 2022: Beech A35 (N764B), Waco, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the fuel pressure indicator line due to corrosion that was not detected during the last annual inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB WPR19LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA259), Sep 14, 2019: Piper PA28 (N4403Z), Marana, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Excessive fuel pressure and temperature throughout the fuel system due to heat soaking, which resulted in an engine fire during engine start.
- [NTSB WPR19LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA240), Aug 25, 2019: Scoda Aeronautical Super Petrel (N632MM), Lancaster, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper sealing of both carburetor bowls, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ANC18LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA004), Oct 15, 2017: Cirrus Design SR22T (N289CM), Tuskegee, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: An improperly adjusted slope controller and fuel pump that resulted in an excessively high fuel flow, an extremely rich mixture, a rough-running engine, and a subsequent partial loss of engine power.
- [NTSB WPR17LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA136), Jun 30, 2017: Cessna 310R (N87297), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to maintain adequate airspeed after a loss of power to the right engine while maneuvering in the pattern to return to the airport. Contributing to the accident were the loss of…
- [NTSB CEN17LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA065), Dec 23, 2016: Lueck Kitfox 7 (N320RJ), Cody, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper maintenance of the fuel pressure regulator, which resulted in an excessive fuel and airbox pressure differential and subsequent loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA15LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA200), Apr 27, 2015: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 20 C1 (N248ME), Sylacauga, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the failure of the throttle body/fuel metering unit to provide the engine with adequate fuel pressure for full power operation.
- [NTSB WPR14FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA135), Mar 11, 2014: Evolution Trikes Revo (N98EV), Kekaha, HI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's reconfiguration of the fuel venting system, which resulted in a loss of engine power and subsequent loss of aircraft control.

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.

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