# NTSB investigations, 2025: Dragged wing/rotor/float/other

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 ERA26LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA089.md): Alon A-2A · Winter Haven, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Dec 19, 2025 · N818SW · Substantial damage
  > On December 19, 2025, about 0918 EST, an Alon A-2A, N818SW, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Winter Haven Regional Airport (GIF), Winter Haven, Florida. The commercial pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title…
- [NTSB WPR26LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA055.md): Maule M-5-210C · Eureka, MT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 9, 2025 · N339X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in crosswind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent flight experience.
- [NTSB DCA26WA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA046.md): General Atomics MQ9 · Kitakyushu, Japan · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Nov 23, 2025 · JA382A · Minor damage
- [NTSB CEN26LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA011.md): Cirrus Design SR20 · Portage, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 1, 2025 · N78RC · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed and attitude for a short field landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB ERA25LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA369.md): Gregory A Spicola AR-1 · Fort Myers, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Sep 28, 2025 · N107AR · Substantial damage
  > On September 28, 2025, about 1000 EST, a Spicola AR-1 gyroplane, N107AR, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Buckingham Field Airport (FL59), Lehigh Acres, Florida. The commercial pilot and pilot-rated passenger were not injured.…
- [NTSB ERA25LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA381.md): Pitts S-1T · Danbury, CT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 2, 2025 · N742MA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB ERA25LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA378.md): Thrush S2R-T660 · Albany, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Aug 18, 2025 · N7001B · Substantial damage
  > On August 18, 2025, about 0944 EST, a Thrush Aircraft LLC S2R-T660, N7001B, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Southwest Georgia Regional Airport, Albany, Georgia. The commercial pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was…
- [NTSB ERA25LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA295.md): Cessna 195 · Memphis, TN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 8, 2025 · N1950C · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the left main landing gear due to the loss of the protective paint coating and a change in the local surface finish from impermissible grinding, which resulted in fatigue cracking.
- [NTSB CEN25LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA260.md): Cessna A185F · Lansing, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 19, 2025 · N888DK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent failure to maintain directional control during the landing in a crosswind condition.
- [NTSB CEN25LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA254.md): Schweizer G-164B · Russellville, IN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 15, 2025 · N7501A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to establish and maintain the airstrip centerline during takeoff, which resulted in the airplane’s right wingtips contacting the corn that bordered the airstrip.
- [NTSB ERA25LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA251.md): Piper PA-22-135 · Elberta, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 27, 2025 · N3228B · Substantial damage
  > Pilot’s decision to take off from a wet and unmaintained field that was unsuitable for airplane operations, resulting in a loss of control and subsequent nose over. Contributing was the pilot’s self-induced pressure to complete the flight.
- [NTSB ERA25LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA223.md): Piper PA22 · Hebron, OH · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 7, 2025 · N6804B · Substantial damage
  > The airplane owner and pilot’s intentional allowance of unapproved maintenance and maintenance personnel’s failure to adequately maintain or service the brake system, which resulted in a total loss of brake pressure.
- [NTSB CEN25LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA177.md): Rolladen-Schneider LS-6B · Hinckley, IL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 14, 2025 · N246GC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the glider during takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN25LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA172.md): Golden Circle Air T-Bird · Dallas Center, IA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 5, 2025 · N7192M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate roll control of the light sport airplane while on final approach to the airstrip with a crosswind.
- [NTSB WPR25LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA119.md): Cessna 180 · San Carlos, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 26, 2025 · N180ZR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll with crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB CEN25LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA122.md): Cessna 208B · Dallas, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Mar 14, 2025 · N9471B · Substantial damage
  > On March 14, 2025, about 0738 central daylight time, a Cessna 208B airplane, N9471B, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), Dallas, Texas. The pilot was not injured. The airplane…
- [NTSB ERA25LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA112.md): Cessna 172 · Rock Hill, SC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 9, 2025 · N84048 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an aborded crosswind landing.
- [NTSB ERA25LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA099.md): Socata TBM 700 · Wilmington, NC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 14, 2025 · N417KG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a wing strike.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2025
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '093' 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/093/sequence?year=2025

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