# NTSB investigations, WV: 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 ERA26FA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26FA266.md): Sikorsky S76 · Huntersville, WV · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Jul 10, 2026 · N93RT · Destroyed
  > On July 10, 2026, about 0745 eastern daylight time, a Sikorsky S-76D helicopter, N93RT, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Huntersville, West Virginia. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14…
- [NTSB DCA26LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26LA159.md): Pyka Pelican Cargo · Summit Point, WV · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 17, 2026 · N136ZP · Substantial damage
  > The inaccurate obstacle height entered into mission planning that resulted in the aircraft wing’s impact with a tree during descent, resulting resulted in a loss of control.
- [NTSB ERA13CA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA218.md): Cessna 172P · Davis, WV · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 26, 2013 · N96178 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper glidepath as he approached the runway and his subsequent delayed decision to abort the landing.
- [NTSB ERA12FA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA409.md): Raytheon C90GT · Morgantown, WV · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 2012 · N508GT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight route planning and in-flight route and altitude selection, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a communications tower in possible instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's…
- [NTSB ERA11CA450](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA450.md): Cessna 172M · Elkins, WV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 13, 2011 · N5399Q · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's unfamiliarity with the geographic area, resulting in controlled flight into terrain.
- [NTSB ERA10FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA088.md): Piper PA-30 · Raneille, WV · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 23, 2009 · N8923Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to attempt visual flight into deteriorating night weather conditions, and his subsequent controlled flight into 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" = 'WV' 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=WV

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