# Fatal 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.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA27FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA27FA004.md): Hughes 269B · Lahmansville, WV · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Investigation open · Oct 6, 2026 · N9390F
- [NTSB GAA26WA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA26WA033.md): Cirrus SR20 · Budawang, Australia · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Sep 18, 2025 · VH-TEL · Destroyed
- [NTSB WPR25FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA214.md): Piper PA-28-180 · West Yellowstone, MT · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Jul 18, 2025 · N7186W · Substantial damage
  > On July 17, 2025, about 2358 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-28-180, N7186W, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near West Yellowstone, Montana. The pilot and two pilot rated passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was…
- [NTSB GAA25WA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA211.md): Beech 35 · Khancoban, Australia · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Foreign · Jul 14, 2025 · VH-KZK · Destroyed
- [NTSB GAA25WA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA207.md): Air Tractor AT502 · Porto Dos GaúChos, Brazil · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 1, 2025 · PP-LTO · No damage
- [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 CEN23LA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA413.md): Powrachute Airwolf · Erie, CO · Incident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 20, 2023 · N820PP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadvertent manipulation of the throttle, which resulted in the aircraft traveling on the ground and the unsecured pilot being ejected from the aircraft and sustaining fatal injuries.
- [NTSB GAA22WA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA075.md): Piper PA-25-260 · Uchoa, Brazil · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Jan 15, 2022 · PR-SOD · Minor damage
- [NTSB WPR19FA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA241.md): Glaser Dirks DG 300 Elan · Wilkeson, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 25, 2019 · N300GG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s delayed decision to land following a loss of thermal lift, which resulted in collision with trees during the landing approach.
- [NTSB CEN18FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA132.md): Cessna 150 · Marion, IN · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 2, 2018 · N5614E · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other airplane as they converged on intersecting runways. Contributing to the accident was the jet pilot's not monitoring the airport's traffic advisory frequency, known reduced visibility of the intersecting…
- [NTSB CEN17WA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17WA102.md): MD Helicopter 600 · Guatemala City, Guatemala · Accident · 4 fatal · Foreign investigation · Feb 7, 2017 · N245SE · Substantial damage
  > On February 7, 2017, about 1253 local time, a United States-registered MD 600N helicopter, N245SE, impacted terrain at the La Aurora International Airport, Guatemala City, Guatemala. The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The investigation is…
- [NTSB ERA16FA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA297.md): Heberlein Ronald Vans RV 9A · Sebring, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 2016 · N379RV · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain.
- [NTSB WPR13FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA208.md): Bell 206B · Shepherd, MT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 2013 · N150SP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of control while maneuvering during low-altitude operations due to sudden neurological impairment or incapacitation and the helicopter’s subsequent collision with power lines.
- [NTSB WPR13FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA054.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Corona, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 2012 · N4204A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance between the helicopter’s main rotor blades and the metal canopy of a fuel island.
- [NTSB ERA11LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA326.md): Buckeye Dream Machine · Russellville, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 2011 · N3561F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to switch fuel tanks when the fuel was exhausted, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA09LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA152.md): Piper PA-18 -150 · Tallahassee, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 1, 2009 · N2424A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to initiate takeoff in close proximity to other vehicles which were operating on the runway resulting in collision with a vehicle during takeoff.
- [NTSB MIA08FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08FA070.md): Ulrich Christen Velocity XL RG · Titusville, FL · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 1, 2008 · N244CU · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The pilot of the Velocity’s failure to see and avoid the flight of four RV-8s that had landed and were in the process of clearing the runway.

## 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."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '200' 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/200/sequence?fatal=1

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