# NTSB investigations: Aircraft loading event 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 DCA26WA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA076.md): Boeing 737 · Leeds, United Kingdom · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Dec 8, 2025 · G-JZHT · Substantial damage - [NTSB DCA25WA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25WA054.md): Boeing 737 · Perth, Australia · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Dec 1, 2024 · VH-XZK · No damage - [NTSB DCA24WA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24WA257.md): Boeing 737 · Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea · Incident · Class 4 · Foreign · Jul 23, 2024 · P2-PXB · No damage - [NTSB CEN23LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA326.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Charles City, IA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 26, 2023 · N4174L · Substantial damage > The pilot’s improper preflight of the helicopter to ensure that it was within the loading and performance limitations that resulted in settling and impact with terrain during initial climb. - [NTSB ERA23LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA315.md): Head Balloons AX8-88 · Guilford, CT · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 24, 2023 · N4522E · No damage > The pilot’s inadequate supervision of the boarding process and the ground crewmember’s failure to immediately let go of the balloon after it began an inadvertent climb. - [NTSB DCA23WA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA184.md): Boeing 767-300F · Derby, United Kingdom · Occurrence · Serious injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 4, 2023 · N370UP · No damage - [NTSB DCA22WA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22WA120.md): Boeing 737 · Almeria, Spain · Incident · Minor injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 26, 2022 · EI-ENK · No damage - [NTSB GAA18CA534](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA534.md): Robinson R44 · Girdwood, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 30, 2018 · N99645 · Substantial damage > The fisherman's fishing rod striking the helicopter’s rotating main rotor disk during loading. - [NTSB CEN17LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA350.md): Embraer EMB 120ER · Greeley, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 13, 2017 · N121CZ · Substantial damage > The bus driver's failure to maintain clearance from the standing airplane during dark night conditions. Contributing to the accident was the airport's lack of an escort for the bus. - [NTSB GAA17CA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA347.md): Aeronca 11AC · Watervliet, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 16, 2017 · N9404E · Substantial damage > The flight instructor's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in a takeoff over maximum gross weight from a turf runway in high density altitude conditions and the airplane’s inability to attain a climb rate and subsequent collision with trees. - [NTSB DCA17WA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17WA127.md): Boeing 747 · Glasgow, United Kingdom · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Mar 30, 2017 · LX-VCF · No damage > The United Kingdom AAIB has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 747 airplane that occurred on March 30, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as… - [NTSB DCA17WA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17WA054.md): Boeing 737 · Sydney, Australia · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Dec 17, 2016 · ZK-TLK · No damage > The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a BOEING 737 airplane that occurred on December 17, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Australia's… - [NTSB CEN16LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA089.md): Cessna 208B · Grand Forks, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 11, 2015 · N617ST · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to properly calculate the airplane's weight and balance and center of gravity, which resulted in the tail striking the ground. - [NTSB GAA16LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16LA046.md): U-Fly-It Aerolite 103 · Midland, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 8, 2015 · UNREG · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to attain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack during takeoff with the airplane’s center of gravity aft of its limit, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain. - [NTSB ERA15LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA190.md): Mooney M20C · Winchester, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 18, 2015 · N9680M · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate weight and balance and performance planning, including his decision to take off with more passengers than permitted, and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb, which resulted in an… - [NTSB DCA15LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15LA011.md): Boeing 737 330 · Lanai, HI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 17, 2014 · N301KH · Substantial damage > the improper loading and securing of the cargo pallets, which shifted on departure, resulting in substantial damage to the aft pressure bulkhead. - [NTSB ERA14CA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA397.md): Raytheon G36 · Milton, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 20, 2014 · N636TM · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in an attempted takeoff over the airplane's maximum gross weight and beyond its aft center of gravity limit. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of total flight experience in the aircraft… - [NTSB ERA14FA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA343.md): Piper PA-32R-301T · North Captiva Island, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 2014 · N297AS · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to secure the cargo in the cargo compartment, which resulted in a weight shift that led to the center of gravity exceeding its aft limit during a go-around attempt and a subsequent aerodynamic stall. Also causal to the accident were the… - [NTSB CEN13IA563](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13IA563.md): Pilatus PC-12/47E · Austin, TX · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 2013 · N617BG · Minor damage > The pilot’s improper weight and balance calculations, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its weight and center-of-gravity limits and led to a loss of pitch control during takeoff, and the operator’s failure to obtain required weight information and to… - [NTSB CEN13LA421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA421.md): Cessna 208B · Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 2013 · N732MD · Substantial damage > The gate agent’s premature removal of the tailstand without confirming with the flight crew that it was safe to remove, which allowed the airplane to tilt backward when a passenger stood up and stepped toward the back of the airplane. - [NTSB DCA12WA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12WA159.md): Boeing 777 · Rome, Italy · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Sep 30, 2012 · EI-ISB · Substantial damage > On September 30, 2012, about 1305 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), a Boeing 777-200 sustained damage to the forward left passenger door and aircraft structure when a jetbridge was moved during boarding operations at Rome Fiumicino Airport, Rome, Italy. There… - [NTSB ANC12CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA018.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Beluga, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 21, 2012 · N4510T · Substantial damage > Ground personnel's movement of cargo in windy conditions, which allowed a previously secured cargo sack to blow into the main rotor blades. ## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT e.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '010') ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/010/cases --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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