# Fatal NTSB investigations: Hard landing 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 ERA27FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA27FA004.md): Hughes 269B · Lahmansville, WV · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Oct 6, 2026 · N9390F · Substantial damage > On October 06, 2026, at about 1653 eastern daylight time, a Hughes 269B, N9390F, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Lahmansville, West Virginia. The pilot was fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of… - [NTSB ERA26FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26FA084.md): Cessna 172 · Provincetown, MA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Jan 4, 2026 · N9360E · Substantial damage > On January 4, 2026, at 1504 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172N, N9360E, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Provincetown, Massachusetts. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of… - [NTSB GAA23WA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA23WA131.md): Cirrus SR22 · Bankstown, Australia · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 17, 2023 · VH-XGR · Substantial damage - [NTSB ERA21LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA290.md): Cameron 0-105 · Piermont, NH · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 15, 2021 · N2925L · Substantial damage > The balloon pilot’s delay in relighting the burner, which resulted in a hard landing and his ejection from the balloon. - [NTSB WPR21LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA158.md): Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 77A · Rio Rancho, NM · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 23, 2021 · N477LB · No damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain the proper descent rate during the balloon’s approach to landing, which resulted in a hard landing and fatal passenger injury when the passenger fell out of the basket. - [NTSB ERA17FA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA317.md): Schweizer 269C · Medford, NJ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 8, 2017 · N204HF · Substantial damage > The pilot's early entry into and failure to maintain rotor rpm during a forced landing autorotation after performing an engine shutdown in flight, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent. Contributing to the accident was the failure of maintenance personnel… - [NTSB WPR14FA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA310.md): Bell 206A · Wenatchee, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 2014 · N949FM · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain a proper decent rate and path, which resulted in a hard landing and dynamic rollover. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment by a sedating medication. - [NTSB CEN12LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA187.md): Brice Ron Glastar Sportsman 2+ · Kimberling, MO · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 13, 2012 · N627RM · Substantial damage > The pilot’s inadequate flare, which resulted in the airplane impacting into the water. - [NTSB DCA10RA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA10RA085.md): Boeing 737 · San Andres Island, Colombia · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Aug 16, 2010 · HK-4682 · Substantial damage > On August 16, 2010, at 0150 UTC, an Aires B737-700, registration HK4682, crashed on approach to the San Andres Island Airport in San Andres Island, Colombia. Of the 121 passengers and 6 crew on board, preliminary reports indicate that there was one fatality… - [NTSB ERA09FA414](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA414.md): Hughes 369 · Franklin, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 22, 2009 · N61735 · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's fuel mismanagement. - [NTSB ERA09LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA176.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Ridgeland, SC · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 26, 2009 · N4981T · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a precautionary landing. Contributing to the accident was a partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. - [NTSB NYC08FA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA307.md): Lindstrand Balloons 150A · Phoenixville, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 2008 · N844LB · Substantial damage > The separation of a portion of a fuel fitting during a hard landing resulting in release of fuel and a fire in the balloons basket area. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to follow the manufacturer's published procedures to shut down the… - [NTSB SEA08FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08FA161.md): Cessna 441 · Sunriver, OR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 2008 · N441HK · Destroyed > The pilot's misjudged landing flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, and the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the go-around after one of the airplane's propellers struck the runway. ## 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."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT e.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '092') ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/cases?fatal=1 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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