# NTSB investigations, NV: 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.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB WPR26LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA196.md): Diamond DA40 · Wells, NV · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 17, 2026 · N787PV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inability to maintain climb performance and clearance from mountainous terrain due to a downdraft.
- [NTSB WPR20FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20FA034.md): Cirrus SR-22 · North Las Vegas, NV · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Nov 27, 2019 · N7GA · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain during cruise flight in dark night conditions.
- [NTSB GAA16CA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA428.md): Grumman American Avn. AA 5A · Reno, NV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 12, 2016 · N26104 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to see and avoid fence posts during landing, which resulted in substantial damage to the wings.
- [NTSB WPR16FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA097.md): Extra Flugzeugproduktions-Und EA 300/L · Henderson, NV · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 30, 2016 · N330MT · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to monitor and maintain clearance with terrain while maneuvering at low level. Contributing to the accident, was the pilot's failure to conduct an adequate amount of clearing turns while maneuvering at low level.
- [NTSB WPR13FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA201.md): Cessna 182D · Wellington, NV · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 2013 · N9078X · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain during a night, visual descent to the destination airport, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.
- [NTSB WPR13FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA001.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Beatty, NV · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 2012 · N7895W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate flight planning, subsequent loss of situational awareness, and failure to maintain clearance from the power lines during a dark night approach to a closed, unlit runway.
- [NTSB WPR11LA461](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA461.md): Bunker RLV-1 · Wells, NV · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 22, 2011 · N49S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate in-flight planning.
- [NTSB WPR11FA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA241.md): Cessna R172K · Cold Springs, NV · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 29, 2011 · N9831V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's continued visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a controlled collision with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR10LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA359.md): Bell 206 · Wells, NV · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 2010 · N3185A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance while maneuvering after departure from mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB LAX08FA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA261.md): Cessna 172S · Incline Village, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 2008 · N15963 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to initiate a flight for which he was neither approved nor qualified and his failure to maintain terrain clearance during the flight. Contributing to the accident were the dark night, the mountainous terrain, and the pilot's medical…
- [NTSB LAX08FA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA203.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Mount Charleston, NV · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 28, 2008 · N4063W · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain and his selection of a cruise altitude that provided inadequate terrain clearance. Contributing to the accident were the high density altitude and the rapidly rising terrain.

## 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" = 'NV' 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" = '120' 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/120/sequence?state=NV

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