# NTSB investigations, NH: Nose over/nose down

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 ERA26LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA301.md): Spirit Engineering SE-1 · Ossipee, NH · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 12, 2026 · N5013W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an aborted landing, which resulted in a nose over on the grass runway.
- [NTSB ERA26LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA212.md): Granito Joseph R RV-7A · Jaffrey, NH · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 21, 2026 · N732JG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in a touchdown off the paved runway surface and a collision with terrain during the subsequent aborted landing.
- [NTSB ERA23LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA095.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Hampton, NH · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 26, 2022 · N2895Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA17CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA087.md): Jack Fehling Celebrity · North Hampton, NH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 4, 2016 · N28JF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s unstabilized approach, which resulted in the biplane being low and striking trees.
- [NTSB GAA17CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA052.md): Chaudoin George S RV 10 · Portsmouth, NH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 4, 2016 · N710GC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to go around after recognizing that the airplane was high and fast, which resulted in a long landing on a wet runway and a runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA16CA432](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA432.md): Cessna 150 · North Conway, NH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 15, 2016 · N7157X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, a forced landing, and nose over.
- [NTSB GAA16CA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA370.md): Cessna 180 · New Durham, NH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 6, 2016 · N767MH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing after encountering a boat wake, which resulted in the airplane veering left, impacting the water's surface, and subsequently becoming submerged.
- [NTSB GAA16CA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA230.md): Grenier Raymond Vans Aircraft · Keene, NH · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 11, 2016 · N220RG · Substantial damage
  > The airplane striking a deer during the landing roll, resulting in a loss of directional control, runway excursion, and subsequent nose over.
- [NTSB ERA14CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA209.md): Cessna T206H · Gilford, NH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 22, 2014 · N262ME · Substantial damage
  > The pilot misjudged the float equipped airplane's altitude while maneuvering above the surface of a lake, which resulted in a float inadvertently contacting the water. Contributing to the accident were the glassy water conditions and pilot's lack of recent…
- [NTSB ERA14CA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA195.md): Cessna 140 · Colebrook, NH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 10, 2014 · N2143N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to power out of soft snow with a gusty quartering tailwind which resulted in the tail of the airplane rising and the airplane nosing over.
- [NTSB ERA13CA416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA416.md): Cessna U206F · Rumney, NH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 30, 2013 · N208LH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to ensure that the amphibious airplane's landing gear was properly configured for a landing on water and his failure to properly configure the airplane during the attempted go-around.

## 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" = 'NH' 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" = '096' 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/096/sequence?state=NH

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