# NTSB investigations, TX: Roll over

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 CEN26LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA168.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 · Mount Blanco, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 17, 2026 · N445JS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain proper main rotor rpm during a low-level turn, which resulted in the main rotor rpm drooping, a loss of control at an altitude too low for recovery, and a subsequent impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN26LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA119.md): Robinson Helicopter R66 · Graford, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 19, 2026 · N940BH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient rotor speed during a practice autorotation to soft terrain which resulted in a loss of control and roll over.
- [NTSB CEN26LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA065.md): Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 505 · Fort Worth, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 19, 2025 · N505TZ · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s inadequate supervision during the approach and delayed remedial action, which resulted in a loss of control.
- [NTSB CEN21LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA169.md): Bell OH-58 · Pottsboro, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 27, 2021 · N1045C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failure to maintain directional control of the helicopter when it encountered an unanticipated wind allowing it to drift into a fence and subsequently roll over and impact terrain.
- [NTSB CEN20CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA146.md): Pitts S2 · Fort Worth, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 10, 2020 · N487J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the fuel level, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN20LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA051.md): Enstrom F28 · Danbury, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 31, 2019 · N57SJ · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the engine's No.3 intake valve resulting is a loss of engine power and a rollover following the autorotation to soft ground.
- [NTSB GAA20CA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA005.md): Pavel Vagner Tango · Dublin, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 5, 2019 · N8445P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare and failure to maintain lateral control, which resulted in a hard landing, loss of directional control, and subsequent roll-over.
- [NTSB GAA19CA535](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA535.md): Air Tractor AT 602 · Turkey, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 8, 2019 · N602SS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a low pass, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN19LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA245.md): Robinson R22 · Water Valley, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 8, 2019 · N334DC · Substantial damage
  > The loss of helicopter performance for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB GAA19CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA002.md): Airborne Windsports PTY Edge XT 912 · Frankston, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 2, 2018 · N20179 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in the weight-shift-controlled aircraft landing crooked on a turf runway.
- [NTSB GAA18CA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA247.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 · Sonora, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 18, 2018 · N4487D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees while maneuvering at a low altitude.
- [NTSB GAA18CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA217.md): Smith Dennis P Magni M24 · La Grange, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 14, 2018 · N3PW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain lateral control while taxiing onto the runway in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA17CA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA165.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 · Spofford, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 19, 2017 · N804DF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to hover-taxi out of the hangar and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from the hangar.
- [NTSB CEN17LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA027.md): Air Tractor AT 502B · Hereford, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 27, 2016 · N8525G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a cotton crop while maneuvering during agricultural application operations, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB GAA16CA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA297.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 · Chireno, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 7, 2016 · N41407 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in the helicopter rolling over during landing, and substantial damage to the tail boom.
- [NTSB CEN16LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA015.md): Bobby Martin Autogyro MTO Sport · Wallisville, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 17, 2015 · N3232Z · Substantial damage
  > Fracture of the pusher propeller blade due to impact damage from an unknown object while in flight, which resulted in a severe vibration and a loss of thrust.
- [NTSB CEN15LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA350.md): Jal R Dennis Trixy Princess · Midland, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 2015 · N743SS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning during which he failed to account for the high-density altitude conditions and high gross weight, which degraded the gyroplane's climb performance and resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA15LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15LA191.md): Celier Xenon RST · Livingston, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 2015 · N402ED · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control after aborting the takeoff due to a grinding noise coming from the main rotor area, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB CEN15LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA179.md): Picard Roy J RV 4 · Marathon, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 23, 2015 · N945RV · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of any mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB CEN15LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA063.md): Siegel Gerald Long EZ · McGregor, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 30, 2014 · N7015T · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power during takeoff due to excessive debris in the fuel system.
- [NTSB CEN14FA468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA468.md): Schafer Rick W Foxtrot 4 · Abilene, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 2014 · N729AR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to attempt a steep turn to return to the airport after reporting an emergency. The reason for the emergency could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any mechanical anomalies that…
- [NTSB CEN14LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA174.md): Bell 47G 3B · Oglesby, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 30, 2014 · N147WT · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel’s failure to safety wire the throttle control adapter per maintenance instructions when the carburetor was replaced and to detect that the adapter was not safety wired during the annual inspection, which resulted in the throttle control…
- [NTSB CEN14TA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14TA116.md): Autogyro Mtosport · Spring, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jan 16, 2014 · N250TX · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain the gyroplane’s rotor control during the landing roll in gusting crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB CEN14CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA016.md): American Eurocopter AS350B3 · Eagle Pass, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 23, 2013 · N1CR · Substantial damage
  > The abnormal contact of the helicopter's skids with the landing surface, which resulted in a rollover.
- [NTSB CEN13CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA206.md): Cessna T206H · Sabinal, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 13, 2013 · N7824G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to properly identify the airstrip, which resulted in him landing the airplane off of the airstrip in soft soil causing the nose over.
- [NTSB CEN12CA643](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA643.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Slaton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 18, 2012 · N957R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s misalignment of the helicopter during landing, which resulted in the helicopter’s fall from a raised platform.
- [NTSB CEN12LA525](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA525.md): Bell 214ST · Avalon, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 2012 · N409SB · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly torque the retaining nut and install the cotter pin that secured the helicopter’s tail rotor counterweight bellcrank. Contributing to the accident was the lack of detailed maintenance records that documented…
- [NTSB CEN12FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA170.md): Mooney M20E · San Antonio, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 26, 2012 · N9224M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent overboost of the turbocharged engine during initial climb, which resulted in detonation and a partial loss of engine power followed by the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and the instructor's delayed remedial action, which…
- [NTSB CEN11CA445](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA445.md): Skytrails Lsa Predator · Coldspring, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 4, 2011 · N5358Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate consideration of obstructions on his flight path and inability to maintain altitude following an unexplained loss of lift.
- [NTSB CEN11LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA318.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Yancey, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 3, 2011 · N927SH · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to the unintentional closure of the fuel shutoff valve.
- [NTSB CEN09LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA202.md): Hughes 269C · El Indio, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 11, 2009 · N64731 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter while attempting to land on a transport trailer in heavy rain and gusting winds.
- [NTSB CEN09CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA068.md): Brantly B-2B · Cedar Hill, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 20, 2008 · N2180U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to takeoff downwind. A contributing factor was the gusty conditions.

## 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" = 'TX' 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" = '097' 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/097/sequence?state=TX

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