# Fuel control/carburetor - Type: NTSB finding subsection - Path: [Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01) › [Aircraft power plant](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0105) › [Engine fuel and control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/010573) › Fuel control/carburetor - NTSB code: 01057322 - Cases: 195 - In the probable cause: 181 - Fatal cases: 29 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01057322/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01057322/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01057322 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2008: 15 / 15 - 2009: 7 / 8 - 2010: 9 / 10 - 2011: 14 / 14 - 2012: 15 / 17 - 2013: 11 / 11 - 2014: 9 / 11 - 2015: 11 / 13 - 2016: 8 / 8 - 2017: 8 / 8 - 2018: 14 / 14 - 2019: 9 / 11 - 2020: 8 / 8 - 2021: 10 / 12 - 2022: 7 / 8 - 2023: 4 / 4 - 2024: 15 / 16 - 2025: 4 / 4 - 2026: 3 / 3 ## Defining events in these cases - [Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341): 62 cases - [Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342): 60 cases - [Fuel related](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/190): 17 cases - [Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340): 13 cases - [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 9 cases - [Fuel starvation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191): 9 cases - [Fuel contamination](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/193): 8 cases - [Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150): 5 cases - [Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241): 4 cases - [Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490): 2 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140): 7 cases - [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161): 4 cases - [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n): 4 cases - [Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta): 3 cases - [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260): 3 cases - [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l): 3 cases - [Stinson 108-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2): 2 cases - [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235): 2 cases - [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250): 2 cases - [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65): 2 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Conducive to carburetor icing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03031030) (Environmental issues): 45 cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 27 cases - [Use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015) (Personnel issues): 20 cases - [Lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030) (Personnel issues): 18 cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 15 cases - [Fuel](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010) (Aircraft): 14 cases - [Installation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02062035) (Personnel issues): 13 cases - [Scheduled/routine maintenance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02062010) (Personnel issues): 11 cases - [Incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015) (Personnel issues): 11 cases - [Airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010) (Aircraft): 11 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB CEN26LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA211), Jun 1, 2026: Piper PA-28-235 (N15291), Montevideo, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power on approach due to carburetor icing. - [NTSB ERA26LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA151), Mar 25, 2026: Piper PA-32-260 (N7081H), Block Island, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to ensure that the throttle cable was properly secured to the carburetor, which resulted an inflight separation of the throttle cable and the pilots’ inability to… - [NTSB ERA26LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA105), Feb 1, 2026: Piper J3C (N5930V), Brimfield, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat during descent in cold temperatures, which resulted in a total loss of engine power at an altitude too low for recovery. - [NTSB WPR26LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA056), Dec 8, 2025: Rotorway Exec (C-GBZD), Lake Havasu City, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper securing hardware installation, which resulted in a loss of throttle control and a loss of engine power. - [NTSB ANC25LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA112), Sep 22, 2025: Cessna 172 (N4282F), Yakataga, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot’s failure to effectively use carburetor heat in meteorological conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor icing. - [NTSB ERA25LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA189), Apr 26, 2025: Champion 7GCBC (N9117L), Weyers Cave, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power on approach due to carburetor ice. - [NTSB ANC25LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA025), Mar 16, 2025: Cessna 172A (N7274T), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to initiate the flight despite identifying a malfunction in the carburetor heat system during the pre-takeoff engine run-up, which led to a partial loss of engine power during… - [NTSB ERA25LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA062), Nov 27, 2024: Alexander S Rolinski BOT Journey (N814B), Ocean Isle Beach, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to identify and remediate a buildup of oxides in one of the engine’s carburetors, which resulted in the seizure of the carburetor’s piston slide and a subsequent total… - [NTSB ERA25LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA047), Nov 18, 2024: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (N55464), Huntington, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to utilize carburetor heat while operating the engine at low power and in conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice, which resulted in a total loss of engine power… - [NTSB WPR25LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA040), Nov 17, 2024: Cessna 172I (N8390L), Mayer, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The accumulation of carburetor ice, which resulted in a loss of engine power and a subsequent forced landing. 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.