# NTSB investigations, KS: Unknown or undetermined

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 CEN25FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA166.md): Piper J3C-65 · Wilson, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · May 4, 2025 · N98416 · Destroyed
  > On May 4, 2025, about 1325 central daylight time, a Piper J3C-65 airplane, N98416 was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Wilson, Kansas. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal…
- [NTSB CEN23LA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA388.md): Cessna 210B · Wichita, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 30, 2023 · N9663X · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB CEN23LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA169.md): Zenith Stol CH750 · Udall, KS · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 3, 2023 · N750TK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines. Contributing to the accident was the reported loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB CEN22LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA185.md): Superior Culver LFA · Syracuse, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 28, 2022 · N37888 · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall while returning to the airport following a partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB CEN22LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA115.md): Piper PA-28R-201 · Olathe, KS · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 4, 2022 · N5145W · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CEN21LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA372.md): Flying K Enterprises Sky Raider · Augusta, KS · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 15, 2021 · N56179 · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not determined based on available information.
- [NTSB CEN20LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA267.md): Titan Tornado · Mankato, KS · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 6, 2020 · N900WH · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available information.
- [NTSB GAA17CA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA260.md): Mooney M20 · Olathe, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 2, 2017 · N7118U · Substantial damage
  > The separated fuel tank selector knob roll pin, which prevented the fuel selector from moving to the fuel tank position for the tank with usable fuel and resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN14FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA009.md): Cessna 500 · Derby, KS · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 18, 2013 · N610ED · Destroyed
  > The airplane's encounter with severe icing conditions, which resulted in structural icing, and the pilot's increased workload and subsequent disorientation while maneuvering in instrument flight rules (IFR) conditions with malfunctioning flight instruments,…
- [NTSB CEN13LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA245.md): Raytheon G36 · Hoxie, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 26, 2013 · N222GL · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB CEN11LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA012.md): Newmann Edward W Challenger II · Easton, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 8, 2010 · N61328 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CEN10LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA234.md): CGS Hawk · Haysville, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · May 2, 2010 · UNREG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control of the airplane, for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CEN09FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA193.md): Bell 206-L4 · Moundridge, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 8, 2009 · N863H · Substantial damage
  > Inflight collision with terrain for undetermined reasons.

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'KS' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '000' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent"))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence?state=KS

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