# Fluids/misc hardware - Type: NTSB finding subcategory - Path: [Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01) › Fluids/misc hardware - NTSB code: 0107 - Cases: 2049 - In the probable cause: 1947 - Fatal cases: 254 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0107/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0107/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0107 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2008: 86 / 96 - 2009: 110 / 124 - 2010: 120 / 128 - 2011: 116 / 120 - 2012: 127 / 132 - 2013: 105 / 106 - 2014: 124 / 126 - 2015: 123 / 126 - 2016: 113 / 118 - 2017: 117 / 119 - 2018: 119 / 122 - 2019: 118 / 123 - 2020: 109 / 115 - 2021: 93 / 104 - 2022: 99 / 109 - 2023: 101 / 107 - 2024: 87 / 92 - 2025: 64 / 65 - 2026: 16 / 17 ## Sections - [Fluids](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/010710): 1,931 cases, 1,842 in the probable cause - [Misc hardware](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/010714): 140 cases, 122 in the probable cause - [Fluids/misc hardware, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/010700): 3 cases, 3 in the probable cause ## Defining events in these cases - [Fuel exhaustion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192): 613 cases - [Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341): 416 cases - [Fuel starvation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191): 397 cases - [Fuel contamination](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/193): 187 cases - [Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342): 75 cases - [Fuel related](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/190): 73 cases - [Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340): 50 cases - [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 37 cases - [Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330): 33 cases - [Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150): 16 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180): 38 cases - [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140): 34 cases - [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152): 29 cases - [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36): 28 cases - [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250): 24 cases - [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181): 20 cases - [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c): 18 cases - [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m): 17 cases - [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b): 17 cases - [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l): 16 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Fuel planning](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061030) (Personnel issues): 659 cases - [Preflight inspection](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061510) (Personnel issues): 322 cases - [Use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015) (Personnel issues): 310 cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 244 cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 141 cases - [Tree(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020) (Environmental issues): 98 cases - [Rough terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021015) (Environmental issues): 79 cases - [Airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010) (Aircraft): 74 cases - [Fuel system, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022800) (Aircraft): 73 cases - [Fuel selector/shutoff valve](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022823) (Aircraft): 71 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB ERA26LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA323), Sep 1, 2026: Mooney M-20 (N3706N), Stanfield, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to adequately manage the available fuel onboard the airplane, which resulted in a total loss of power due to fuel starvation and a forced landing on uneven terrain. - [NTSB CEN26LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA249), Jul 10, 2026: Cessna 150 (N3773J), Ellsworth, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s self-induced pressure to complete… - [NTSB WPR26LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA207), Jun 1, 2026: Bell 47G-2 (N88755), Mettler, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to ensure the loading hose had been disconnected before takeoff, which resulted in an interrupted takeoff and subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the… - [NTSB CEN26LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA215), May 31, 2026: Eaa Acro Sport II (N23RA), Sheridan, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB CEN26LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA194), May 20, 2026: Lockwood AIR CAM (N32F), Hutchinson, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB CEN26LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA189), May 15, 2026: Mooney M20J (N201QM), Morris, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. - [NTSB ERA26LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA190), Apr 26, 2026: Piper PA-30 (N8432Y), Enterprise, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight and inflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and subsequent forced landing into trees. - [NTSB WPR26LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA173), Apr 18, 2026: Pipistrel Alpha Trainer (N143AW), Salinas, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s inadequate preflight inspection which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB ERA26LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA181), Apr 16, 2026: Aeroprakt Mfg SP Z O O A32 (N993CW), Lexington, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s improper in-flight fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation, a total loss of engine power, and a forced landing to rough terrain. - [NTSB ERA26LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA176), Apr 15, 2026: Icon A5 (N558BA), Levittown, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: An oil line separation at a barbed fitting in an experimental airplane, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to oil starvation. 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.