# NTSB investigations, NE: Low altitude operation/event

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 CEN26LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA286.md): Cessna T188C · Randolph, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 1, 2026 · N9998J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a tree during a low-level aerial application flight.
- [NTSB CEN26LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA289.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 Raven 1 · Scribner, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 18, 2026 · N26EH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines while maneuvering at low-level altitude during an agricultural operation.
- [NTSB CEN25LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA274.md): Air Tractor AT502 · Hastings, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 22, 2025 · N502KB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from powerlines while maneuvering at low altitude.
- [NTSB CEN25LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA191.md): Air Tractor AT-401 · Hamlet, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 2, 2025 · N60057 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power lines during low altitude maneuvering.
- [NTSB CEN24LA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA368.md): Bell 206 · Lexington, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 25, 2024 · N92PH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain proper clearance from powerlines.
- [NTSB CEN24LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA285.md): Cessna A188B · Sumner, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 24, 2024 · N9576G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line during the spray pass.
- [NTSB CEN23LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA357.md): Piper PA25 · Hartington, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 8, 2023 · N8847L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s misperception of the rising terrain resulting in a collision with crops and terrain.
- [NTSB CEN22LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA345.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Ithaca, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 28, 2022 · N719TF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines during low level aerial application operations due to a distraction.
- [NTSB CEN21LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA348.md): Robinson Helicopter R66 · Merry, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 30, 2021 · N857TL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a wire during a low-level aerial application flight.
- [NTSB CEN21LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA179.md): Destiny Powered Parachutes 2000 · Saint Paul, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 4, 2021 · UNREG · Substantial damage
  > The uncertificated pilot’s failure to maintain control of the powered parachute during low altitude flight in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB CEN20CA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA347.md): Grumman G164 · Scottsbluff, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Aug 18, 2020 · N48416 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of visual reference during agricultural low-level flight, resulting in collision with power lines.
- [NTSB GAA19CA480](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA480.md): Air Tractor AT502 · Waco, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 4, 2019 · N730JD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from wires during an agricultural application flight.
- [NTSB GAA19CA454](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA454.md): Cessna T188 · Deshler, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 24, 2019 · N3367J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from wires during low-altitude maneuvering.
- [NTSB CEN18LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA363.md): Cessna P210N · Crete, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 2018 · N210PF · Substantial damage
  > The stuck turbocharger wastegate in the closed position for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information. Also causal was the pilot's failure to reduce the throttle during takeoff when the manifold pressure and fuel flow exceeded…
- [NTSB CEN17LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA272.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Pierce, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 2017 · N7388Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees during a low-level agricultural aerial application flight.
- [NTSB GAA15CA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA266.md): Schweizer G 164B · Paxton, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 16, 2015 · N3628Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate distance from a power line during low altitude flight operations, which resulted in an impact with the power line, and subsequent impact with the ground.
- [NTSB CEN14CA429](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA429.md): Air Tractor AT 502B · Minden, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 29, 2014 · N502NR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate survey of the aerial application field which resulted in a collision with a windmill.
- [NTSB CEN13FA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA241.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Norfolk, NE · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 28, 2013 · N3970T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to fly at a low altitude and his subsequent failure to see and avoid power lines.
- [NTSB CEN10LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA250.md): Ayres S2R · Rushville, NE · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · May 16, 2010 · N241WD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not maintain clearance from a power line while maneuvering at low altitude.

## 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" = 'NE' 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" = '220' 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/220/sequence?state=NE

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