# NTSB investigations: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)

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.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB CEN25LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA098.md): MD Helicopters 369FF · Cookville, MO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 16, 2025 · N6100N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from a tree during the low altitude operation.
- [NTSB GAA25WA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA082.md): Piper PA-34-220T · Braunschweig, Germany · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 3, 2025 · N666NN · Destroyed
- [NTSB GAA25WA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA073.md): Cessna 550 · Baruta, Venezuela · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Foreign · Jan 29, 2025 · YV3561 · Destroyed
- [NTSB GAA25WA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA053.md): Cessna 402 · Medellin, Colombia · Accident · 10 fatal · Class 4 · Foreign · Jan 8, 2025 · HK2522 · Destroyed
- [NTSB ANC25FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25FA010.md): Cessna 208B · Honolulu, HI · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Dec 18, 2024 · N689KA · Destroyed
  > On December 17, 2024, about 1515 Hawaii-Aleutian Standard time, a turbine-powered Cessna 208B airplane, N689KA, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Honolulu, Hawaii. The two pilots onboard were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as…
- [NTSB GAA25WA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA032.md): Cessna U206 · Cantón Central San José y Distrito de Pavas, Costa Rica · Accident · 5 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Nov 25, 2024 · TI-GER · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN25FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA047.md): Cessna 182T · Drake, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Nov 23, 2024 · N434CP · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering in mountainous terrain. Contributing was mountain wave turbulence in the area.
- [NTSB ERA25FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA037.md): Cessna 150F · Wilder, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Oct 31, 2024 · N8110S · Destroyed
  > The student pilot’s decision to continue the visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions at night, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.
- [NTSB GAA25WA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA013.md): Air Tractor AT502 · Ouro Preto - Minas Gerais, Brazil · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Oct 11, 2024 · PS-SLR · Destroyed
- [NTSB ANC24FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24FA094.md): Cessna 207 · Saint Mary's, AK · Accident · 4 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Sep 16, 2024 · N90193 · Destroyed
  > On September 15, 2024, about 2204 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 207 airplane, N90193, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near St. Mary’s, Alaska. The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The flight was operated as a Title 14 Code…
- [NTSB ERA24LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA346.md): Piper J3 · Mooresburg, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 16, 2024 · N21811 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s intentional flight into a building as an act of suicide.
- [NTSB DCA24WA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24WA333.md): ATR ATR72 · Bhubaneswar, India · Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Foreign · Aug 10, 2024 · VT-RKF · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA24WA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA245.md): Learjet 35 · Matupa, Brazil · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 23, 2024 · PP-ERR · Destroyed
- [NTSB GAA24WA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA225.md): Briten-Norman BN2A-20 · Bouffa, Vanuatu · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 15, 2024 · YJ-AT2 · Destroyed
- [NTSB GAA24WA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA231.md): Cessna 172 · La Aurora, Guatemala · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 8, 2024 · TG-DUL · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA24LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA297.md): Buckeye Dream Machine · Bainbridge, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 4, 2024 · UNREG · Destroyed
  > The non-certificated pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from powerlines while maneuvering at low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment due to alcohol and methamphetamine use.
- [NTSB ERA24FA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA292.md): Cessna 172N · Lock Haven, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 4, 2024 · N739GV · Destroyed
  > The student pilot’s premature turn to the crosswind leg of the traffic pattern at low airspeed and altitude, resulting in a collision with trees and terrain.
- [NTSB WPR24LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA221.md): Beech B19 · Running Springs, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 1, 2024 · N6553R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to maneuver the airplane at a low altitude toward rising terrain, which exceeded the climb capability of the airplane.
- [NTSB GAA24WA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA220.md): Robinson R22 · Brasil Novo, Brazil · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Jun 29, 2024 · PY-YVD · Destroyed
- [NTSB WPR24FA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA195.md): Luscombe 8A · South Lake Tahoe, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 12, 2024 · N37081 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to continue low-altitude flight toward rising mountainous terrain in high density altitude conditions, which resulted in collision with trees and terrain.
- [NTSB WPR24FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA190.md): Cessna 177B · Elk River, ID · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 12, 2024 · N34903 · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain while climbing in mountainous terrain during moderately high density altitude conditions, and conditions conducive to severe carburetor icing.
- [NTSB GAA24WA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA179.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Santa Rosa, Ecuador · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · May 28, 2024 · HC-BNG · Destroyed
- [NTSB GAA24WA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA133.md): Cessna 172 · La Linea, Chile · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 4 · Foreign · Mar 29, 2024 · CC-PFV · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA24FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA136.md): Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 Westwind Astra · Hot Springs, VA · Accident · 5 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Mar 10, 2024 · N1125A · Destroyed
  > The PIC’s continuation of an unstabilized approach in gusting wind conditions and his failure to monitor the airplane’s altitude during the approach, which led to a descent into terrain short of the runway. Contributing was the flight crew’s failure to set…
- [NTSB WPR24LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA094.md): Aeronca 7AC · Valley Springs, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 23, 2024 · N1611E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to maneuver the airplane at a low altitude and inadvertently entering a box canyon where the airplane could not outclimb the rising terrain.
- [NTSB CEN24LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA116.md): Cub Crafters CCX-2000 · Laotto, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 19, 2024 · N358AK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper decision to continue an approach with his vision obscured by sun glare, which resulted in a collision with a tree.
- [NTSB WPR24LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA090.md): Enstrom 280FX · Lewistown, MT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 15, 2024 · N899JS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s encounter with low light conditions and snow-covered terrain.
- [NTSB GAA24WA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA095.md): Cessna U206 · Canaima, Venezuela · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 13, 2024 · YV-1396 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA24WA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA131.md): Beech E90 · Lote Ocho, Mexico · Accident · 9 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 11, 2024 · XB-SKA
- [NTSB ERA24FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA096.md): Cessna 172 · Weston, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jan 23, 2024 · N737VC · Substantial damage
  > The pilots’ spatial disorientation in dark night visual meteorological conditions, which resulted in their failure to maintain altitude and a subsequent descent and impact with a swamp.
- [NTSB GAA24WA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA070.md): Thrush S2R · Región del Maule, Chile · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Jan 15, 2024 · EC-NPL · Destroyed
- [NTSB GAA24WA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA062.md): Cessna A185 · Dorotea, Colombia · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Dec 30, 2023 · HK1658G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA24WA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA052.md): Bell 412 · Arau, Guyana · Accident · 5 fatal · Class 3 · Foreign · Dec 6, 2023 · 8R-AYA · Destroyed
- [NTSB ERA24FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA053.md): Beech C23 · Midland, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Dec 3, 2023 · N76SB · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s decision to descend below the minimum decision altitude of the instrument approach without having the appropriate runway visual references distinctively identified and with the visibility and ceiling below the minimum that was prescribed for the…
- [NTSB GAA24WA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA047.md): Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 · El Mirador, Guatemala · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Nov 30, 2023 · N2249Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB WPR24FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA024.md): Cessna T206H · Orangeville, UT · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Oct 27, 2023 · N915DV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's controlled flight into mountainous terrain for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB CEN24FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA024.md): Lancair 320 · Manitowoc, WI · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Oct 25, 2023 · N320P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to continue the visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions and failure to maintain clearance from trees and terrain during an unapproved instrument approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s…
- [NTSB GAA24WA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA013.md): Cessna 208 · Monêtier-Allemont, France · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Oct 15, 2023 · F-HSLE · Destroyed
- [NTSB GAA24WA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA009.md): Diamond DA20 · Almeria, Spain · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Oct 10, 2023 · CO493 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB WPR24FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA002.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Moab, UT · Accident · 4 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Oct 2, 2023 · N7153R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of visual reference to the horizon while departing during dark night, which resulted in the pilot experiencing spatial disorientation and subsequent controlled flight into terrain.
- [NTSB ERA23LA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA385.md): Cessna T206 · Port Clinton, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 30, 2023 · N34PL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to detect and avoid unmarked powerline(s) while attempting to take off from a river.
- [NTSB CEN23LA414](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA414.md): Buckeye Dream Machine · Fortuna, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 11, 2023 · UNREG · Substantial damage
  > The non-certificated pilot’s failure to maintain the unregistered powered parachute’s clearance from power lines.
- [NTSB ERA23FA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA358.md): Cirrus SR20 · Toms River, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Sep 3, 2023 · N420PB · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a positive climb rate after takeoff due to spatial disorientation (somatogravic illusion), which resulted in impact with trees and terrain.
- [NTSB WPR23FA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA296.md): Cessna T206H · Yellow Pine, ID · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 30, 2023 · N918KG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to perform a go-around into rising mountainous terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to follow published airport guidance about go-arounds, and landings and takeoffs with unfavorable winds.
- [NTSB ANC23FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23FA056.md): Bell 206-L4 · Wainwright, AK · Accident · 4 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 20, 2023 · N311MH · Destroyed
  > The pilot's decision to fly at a low altitude over a large body of water toward featureless terrain, which resulted in a loss of visual clues and controlled flight into terrain.
- [NTSB GAA23WA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA23WA205.md): Piper PA28R · GUaratuba, Brazil · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 3, 2023 · PT-JZC · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC23FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23FA045.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Old Harbor, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 2, 2023 · N1132Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from rising terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s delayed decision to turn away from the terrain.
- [NTSB CEN23LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA271.md): Cessna 172N · Siloam Springs, AR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 30, 2023 · N739GU · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines while on final approach to land.
- [NTSB CEN23FA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA270.md): Icon A5 · Onamia, MN · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 30, 2023 · N239BA · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the water while flying at a low altitude.
- [NTSB CEN23FA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA257.md): Avid Magnum · Beaver Island, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 23, 2023 · N103DG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the water while maneuvering in low visibility conditions due to smoke and haze.

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## 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" = '120')
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/cases?page=2

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