# NTSB investigations: Ground collision 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. Page 2 of 10 · 499 cases ## Cases, newest first - [NTSB CEN25LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA262.md): Cirrus Design SR22T · Champaign/Urbana, IL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 27, 2025 · N320EB · Substantial damage > The ground vehicle operator’s failure to maintain clearance from the airplane. - [NTSB WPR25LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA172.md): Boeing B75N1 · Spokane Valley, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 15, 2025 · N6848 · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a takeoff roll in quartering tailwind conditions. - [NTSB ERA25LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA209.md): Cessna 182 · Montgomery, AL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 22, 2025 · N1298M · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from a fence during taxi. - [NTSB CEN25LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA179.md): Cessna 177RG · Wahoo, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 16, 2025 · N2614V · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from an obstacle during taxi operations. - [NTSB DCA25WA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25WA204.md): Embraer 145-LR · Port Royal, Bahamas · Occurrence · Class 5 · Foreign · May 12, 2025 · C6-VIP - [NTSB ERA25LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA138.md): Cessna 172I · Knoxville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 3, 2025 · N35411 · Substantial damage > The student pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a truck while taxiing. - [NTSB DCA25WA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25WA158.md): Boeing 737-8MAX 200 · Marrakesh, Madagascar · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 22, 2025 · EI-IHG - [NTSB ERA25LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA121.md): Cessna 172G · Syracuse, NY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 15, 2025 · N1178F · Substantial damage > The truck driver’s to see and avoid the airplane, which resulted in a collision. - [NTSB DCA25WA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25WA124.md): Boeing 737 · Rio de janiero, Brazil · Occurrence · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 11, 2025 · PS-GPP - [NTSB WPR25LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA091.md): Cessna 182N · Auburn, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 9, 2025 · N92467 · Substantial damage > The pilot’s improper use of throttle and brakes during engine start that resulted in a loss of control and impact with a hangar. - [NTSB GAA25WA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA094.md): Beecraft F90 · São Paulo city, Brazil · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 7, 2025 · PS-FEM · Destroyed - [NTSB ERA25LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA117.md): Cessna 172 · Fort Myers, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 5, 2025 · N94JA · Substantial damage > The student pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a truck while taxiing. - [NTSB DCA25LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA117.md): Boeing 737-832 · Seattle, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 5, 2025 · N3737C · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The Japan Airlines flight crew’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from the parked Delta Air Lines aircraft while taxiing in congested ramp conditions. - [NTSB DCA25LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA120.md): Bombardier CL-600-2B19 · Chicago, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 2, 2025 · N420AW · Substantial damage > The tug driver’s failure to ensure the taxiway was clear of aircraft prior to crossing, resulting in a collision with the left wing of the taxiing aircraft. Contributing to the accident was the limited visibility of the aircraft due to ambient lighting… - [NTSB ANC25LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA016.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 10, 2025 · N59826 · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to recognize that an automated taxiway gate was closing, and the pilot’s failure stop for the closing gate. - [NTSB DCA25WA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25WA086.md): Boeing 737 · Copenhagen, Denmark · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jan 9, 2025 · SE-RPU - [NTSB CEN25LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA072.md): Cessna 182H · Harvard, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 8, 2025 · N1935V · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to control the airplane during the engine start which resulted in a collision with the hangar. - [NTSB GAA25WA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA071.md): Socata TB9 · Visby, Sweden · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jan 5, 2025 · SE-KBL · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage - [NTSB ANC25LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA011.md): Raytheon C90A · Honolulu, HI · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 21, 2024 · N438CA · Substantial damage > A temporary reduction in the airplane’s braking effectiveness during engine start following an exterior wash, which resulted in its uncommanded forward movement and collision with a parked airplane. Contributing to the accident was the flight crew’s delayed… - [NTSB ERA25LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA092.md): Cessna 172M · Englishtown, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 14, 2024 · N9137H · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The high wing airplane flight crew’s failure to maintain directional control while taxiing, which resulted in a collision with the stationary low wing airplane. - [NTSB ERA25LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA073.md): Cessna 560 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 11, 2024 · N981AG · Substantial damage > The vehicle driver’s inadequate visual lookout while driving on a non-licensed vehicle roadway in restricted visibility conditions, which resulted in a collision with a taxiing airplane. - [NTSB ERA25LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA060.md): Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2012 Traveller · Boston, MA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 25, 2024 · N651CA · Substantial damage > The tug crew’s inadequate visual lookout while towing an airplane at night and their failure to identify a stationary airplane within sufficient time/distance to stop. - [NTSB WPR25LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA042.md): Remos GX · Prescott, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 17, 2024 · N126GX · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The Remos pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from another airplane while taxiing, which resulted in a ground collision. - [NTSB DCA25WA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25WA036.md): Boeing 787 · Casablanca, Morocco · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Nov 11, 2024 · CN-RGB · Minor damage - [NTSB WPR25LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA032.md): Textron 172S · Prescott, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 7, 2024 · N679ER · Substantial damage > The flight instructor’s failure to maintain clearance from a fence during taxi. Contributing to the accident was the low light conditions and obstacles adjacent to the deice bay. - [NTSB WPR24LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA318.md): Cessna 172S · Seattle, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 21, 2024 · N513WF · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The Gulfstream pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the Cessna while taxiing that resulted in a ground collision. - [NTSB WPR24LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA317.md): Yakovlev YAK-50 · Watsonville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 20, 2024 · N613BM · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The Yak-50 pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from another airplane while taxiing and maneuvering. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inattention due to a distraction inside the cockpit. - [NTSB DCA24FA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24FA299.md): Airbus A350-941 · College Park, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Sep 10, 2024 · N503DN · 2 aircraft · Minor damage > Delta Air Lines flight crew’s loss of situation awareness of the clearance between their right wingtip and the empennage of an Endeavor Air airplane holding on a perpendicular taxiway, resulting in their wingtip colliding with the other airplane’s empennage.… - [NTSB WPR24LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA306.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Yuma, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 2, 2024 · N3044U · Substantial damage > The flight instructor’s failure to maintain clearance from a fence during taxi operations. - [NTSB ANC24LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA088.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Coal Creek, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 1, 2024 · N4981Y · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a quartering tailwind. - [NTSB DCA24LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA295.md): Airbus A330-323 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 31, 2024 · N808NW · 2 aircraft · Minor damage > Delta Air Lines flight crew’s incorrect evaluation of the clearance between their airplane and the airplane directly ahead of them as they made a 90 degree right turn onto an adjacent taxiway. - [NTSB WPR24LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA283.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Fallbrook, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 9, 2024 · N56631 · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from an obstacle during taxi operations. - [NTSB GAA24WA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA277.md): Cirrus SR22 · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 9, 2024 · A6-CTJ · Substantial damage - [NTSB DCA24WA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24WA287.md): Airbus A319 · Sao Paulo, Brazil · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 29, 2024 · PT-TMT · 2 aircraft · Minor damage - [NTSB ERA24LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA336.md): Cessna 172N · Immokalee, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 28, 2024 · N734BH · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The student pilot’s (of the high wing airplane) inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in a ground collision with another airplane while taxiing. - [NTSB DCA24LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA245.md): Boeing 737 · Salt Lake City, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 27, 2024 · N853DN · 2 aircraft · Minor damage > Delta Air Lines flight 2046 flight crew's incorrect evaluation of the clearance between their airplane and Delta Air Lines flight 2046 as they turned onto a perpendicular taxiway. - [NTSB CEN24LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA294.md): Mooney M20J · Appleton, WI · Incident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 24, 2024 · N555ED · Minor damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate wingtip clearance while taxiing. Contributing to the accident was the ambiguous nonstandard parking at the time of the incident. - [NTSB ANC24LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA039.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Kailua-Kona, HI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 30, 2024 · N333PJ · Substantial damage > The flight instructor’s failure to implement the correct action for low rotor RPM recovery. - [NTSB GAA24WA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA314.md): Robinson R22 · Municipio de Berazategui, Argentina · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · May 20, 2024 · LV-RLA · Substantial damage - [NTSB GAA24WA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA168.md): Robinson R44 · Vilanova deL’Aguda, Lérida, Spain · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · May 13, 2024 · HB-ZII · Substantial damage - [NTSB WPR24LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA320.md): Cessna 172S · Chandler, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 11, 2024 · N428DW · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from obstacles during taxi operations. - [NTSB CEN24LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA196.md): Piper PA28 · New Century, KS · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 11, 2024 · N3574C · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The inability of the Boeing 75 pilot to anticipate that the Piper would stop earlier on the taxiway which resulted in the on-ground collision. - [NTSB DCA24WA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24WA152.md): Boeing 787 · London, United Kingdom · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 6, 2024 · G-VDIA · Minor damage - [NTSB ERA24LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA142.md): Piper J3C-65 · Homosassa Springs, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 14, 2024 · N71093 · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to confirm the throttle position before attempting to start the airplane’s engine by manually rotating the propeller, which resulted in a loss of airplane control. - [NTSB DCA24LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA092.md): Airbus A321-231 · Boston, MA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 8, 2024 · N956JT · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The “follow me” driver stopping the airplane (flight 551) about 35 feet from the normal stopping point due to a difficulty in seeing the yellow “T”-bar because of the dark night conditions and the presence of de-icing fluid on the ground. - [NTSB DCA24WA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24WA070.md): Boeing 737 · Copenhagen, Denmark · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Jan 3, 2024 · 9H-QEN · No damage - [NTSB DCA24WA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24WA057.md): Boeing 737 · Dhaka, Bangladesh · Occurrence · Class 5 · Foreign · Jan 2, 2024 · S2-AJA · 2 aircraft · Minor damage - [NTSB DCA24LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA034.md): Boeing 717 · Kahului, HI · Incident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 30, 2023 · N494HA · Minor damage > The captain did not verify that the tow tractor had exited the area in front of the airplane before taxiing for departure. Contributing factors were the dark conditions and the absence of an illuminated hazard beacon on the tow tractor, which reduced its… - [NTSB CEN24LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA034.md): Grumman American Avn. AA-5 · Fort Worth, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 8, 2023 · N9568U · Substantial damage > The distraction of the pilot during the taxi, resulting in a ground collision. - [NTSB ERA24LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA021.md): Cessna 172 · Orangeburg, SC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 21, 2023 · N7607T · Substantial damage > The student pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from a fuel truck while taxiing. Also contributing was the flight instructor’s inadequate monitoring of the student pilot. Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/cases.md?page=3 ## 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" = '200') ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/cases?page=2 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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