NTSB investigations

6 cases where NTSB found Fuel control electronic.

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NTSB investigations per year, 2008–2026: 6 cases
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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 c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT f.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_findings.parquet' f WHERE starts_with(f.\"findingCode\", '01057321'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB ERA19LA032Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportTitan T51 · Valkaria, FLThe partial, then total, loss of engine power due to detonation and associated damage to several pistons as a result of an overly lean fuel-to-air ratio.Oct 27, 2018 · N154DF · Substantial damageNTSB ANC17LA008Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAirborne Extreme SQ-12 · Palmer, AKThe fuel injector manufacturer's inappropriate guidance to use a 5-ampere circuit breaker in place of the required 10-ampere circuit breaker on the fuel injector circuit, which resulted in the circuit breaker opening, a loss of electrical power to the…Nov 25, 2016 · N37PX · Substantial damageNTSB ERA13LA405Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCrowder Michael H Sonex · Waxhaw, NCThe pilot/owner/builder’s improper routing of the engine’s crankshaft position sensor cable next to the engine’s exhaust system, which resulted in a total loss of engine power in flight.Sep 6, 2013 · N293SX · Substantial damageNTSB ERA13TA261Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBell 407 · Columbia, MDThe short circuit failure of a tantalum capacitor, internal to the engine’s electronic control unit, resulting in an uncommanded shutdown of the engine in flight.May 31, 2013 · N407HC · Substantial damageNTSB ENG11IA016Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 757-2Q8 · Minneapolis, MNthe failure of the right engine's fuel control unit to operate correctly when the fuel metering valve became frozen in the full open position because of corrosion on the fuel metering valve slide and sleeve, which caused the engine to be overfueled during…Feb 9, 2011 · N704X · Minor damageNTSB CHI08IA152Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportEclipse EA500 · Chicago, ILThe airplane manufacturer's inadequate software design requirements of the engine's full authority digital electronic controls (FADEC) fault logic that resulted in a simultaneous unrecoverable loss of thrust control on both engines when the FADEC's input data…Jun 5, 2008 · N612KB · No damage