# NTSB investigations: Loss of control on ground

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.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB ERA25LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA288.md): Cessna 172N · Pembroke Pines, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Aug 5, 2025 · N1213F · Substantial damage
  > On August 05, 2025, about 0820 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N1213F, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Pembroke Pines, Florida. The flight instructor and student pilot were not injured. The airplane was operated as a…
- [NTSB CEN25LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA303.md): Air Tractor AT-400A · Lamoni, IA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 3, 2025 · N3157B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during an aborted takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA25LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA319.md): Waco UBF · Tampa, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 31, 2025 · N1244G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with an object.
- [NTSB WPR25LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA229.md): Lake Tahoe Properties CA 8 · Davenport, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 28, 2025 · N66LT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CEN25LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA293.md): Piper PA-31T3 · Appleton, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 26, 2025 · N401VA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane on the ground, which resulted in a collision with a parked airplane.
- [NTSB CEN25LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA287.md): Aerotek Pitts S-2A · New Holstein, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 26, 2025 · N83PS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of direction control during landing due to an unapproved tailwheel assembly and tail spring that resulted in a tailwheel shimmy and a subsequent ground loop.
- [NTSB ERA25LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA279.md): Beech A23-24 · Windham, CT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 25, 2025 · N469JS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in a rejected takeoff and subsequent runway excursion.
- [NTSB CEN25LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA299.md): Piper J5A · Grenada, MS · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 23, 2025 · N35025 · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the flight and improper decision to continue with a takeoff after the airplane swerved off the runway. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the…
- [NTSB ERA25LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA276.md): Howard DGA-15P · Farmingdale, NY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 22, 2025 · N67722 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in a crosswind.
- [NTSB CEN25LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA315.md): Cessna 170B · Faith, SD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 20, 2025 · N3443C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with crosswind.
- [NTSB CEN25LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA268.md): Cessna 305A · Baraboo, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 20, 2025 · N9623Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB CEN25LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA264.md): Alon A2 · Pipestone, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 20, 2025 · N6557Q · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the left brake to release due to corrosion and pitting of the caliper piston and bore, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB CEN25LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA259.md): Piper PA-20 · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 18, 2025 · N7369K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s aggressive brake application which resulted in a loss of directional control and a ground loop.
- [NTSB CEN25LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA258.md): Zenith Stol CH701 · Blaine, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 17, 2025 · N237FC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.
- [NTSB ANC25LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA076.md): Cessna 180H · Gulkana, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 17, 2025 · N91393 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the left rudder assembly which resulted in a runway excursion and ground loop.
- [NTSB WPR25LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA215.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · North Las Vegas, NV · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 15, 2025 · N945B · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to set the flaps to the proper configuration for takeoff.
- [NTSB WPR25LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA222.md): Rotorsport UK Rotorsport UK Cavalon · Hurricane, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 14, 2025 · N630JM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain pitch control during takeoff, which resulted in an unintended liftoff from the runway and a subsequent loss of control.
- [NTSB ANC25LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA072.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Dillingham, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 12, 2025 · N82109 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain direction control during takeoff roll which resulted in a ground loop, and subsequent runway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR25LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA231.md): Gary Weaver CCK-1865 · Wahsatch, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 11, 2025 · N817GD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inability to maintain directional control following a collision with a boulder during an off airport precautionary landing.
- [NTSB CEN25LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA245.md): Fairchild 24R · Greeley, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 9, 2025 · N81210 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inability to maintain directional control during landing due to excessive wear in the tailwheel steering assembly.
- [NTSB ANC25LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA070.md): Cessna 170B · Homer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 9, 2025 · N2694D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB WPR25LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA206.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Page, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 7, 2025 · N9019D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a quartering tailwind.
- [NTSB CEN25LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA246.md): Thorp T18 · Lake Elmo, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 6, 2025 · N18CH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain obstacle clearance during the go-around, that resulted in the tailwheel impacting a taxiway sign, a subsequent loss of control due to the damaged tailwheel, and a runway excursion during the landing.
- [NTSB ERA25LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA257.md): Yates Tom W Kitfox III · Greenville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 4, 2025 · N11TY · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of control during takeoff.
- [NTSB WPR25LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA202.md): Mooney M20K · Henderson, NV · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 3, 2025 · N66JG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a go-around, resulting in a collision with a runway sign.
- [NTSB CEN25LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA236.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Meeker, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 3, 2025 · N66898 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB CEN25LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA235.md): Piper PA12 · Brush, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 2, 2025 · N7635H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while performing a touch and go landing.
- [NTSB GAA25WA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA206.md): Learjet 45 · Cairo, Egypt · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 1, 2025 · 5N-BLW · Minor damage
- [NTSB CEN25LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA228.md): Mooney M20M · Ben Bolt, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 30, 2025 · N5287S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.
- [NTSB ERA25LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA252.md): Cessna 150 · Pelzer, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 29, 2025 · N150TP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed while landing on a short, down-sloping turf runway, which resulted in a noseover.
- [NTSB ERA25LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA250.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Eustis, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 29, 2025 · N9420Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane after a total loss of right engine power during takeoff due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB CEN25LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA230.md): Cessna 172 · Wichita, KS · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 28, 2025 · N1591V · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff that resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA25LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA251.md): Piper PA-22-135 · Elberta, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 27, 2025 · N3228B · Substantial damage
  > Pilot’s decision to take off from a wet and unmaintained field that was unsuitable for airplane operations, resulting in a loss of control and subsequent nose over. Contributing was the pilot’s self-induced pressure to complete the flight.
- [NTSB ERA25LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA241.md): Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Burlington, VT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 26, 2025 · N17N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane on landing.
- [NTSB CEN25LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA222.md): Piper PA-22-135 · Sweetwater, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 26, 2025 · N2300A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.
- [NTSB WPR25LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA196.md): Maule M-4-220C · Pendleton, OR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 24, 2025 · N2051U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, in gusting crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA25WA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA262.md): Cessna P210 · Maklar, Hungary · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Jun 24, 2025 · D-EADB · Substantial damage
- [NTSB WPR25LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA185.md): Silvaire Luscombe 8A · San Andreas, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 20, 2025 · N28545 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing roll following an encounter with a dust devil.
- [NTSB WPR25LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA186.md): Kohut Mark A Murphy SR 2500 · Challis, ID · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 18, 2025 · N6161C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CEN25LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA210.md): Cessna 170B · Fort Morgan, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 15, 2025 · N1996C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane during a gusty crosswind landing.
- [NTSB WPR25LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA179.md): Stinson 108-2 · East Wenatchee, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 13, 2025 · N9550K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a left crosswind.
- [NTSB WPR25LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA177.md): Rolladen Schneider LS-7WL · Tonasket, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 11, 2025 · N78AW · Substantial damage
  > The glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight.
- [NTSB ANC25LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA047.md): Brian Peck RV-14 · Camas, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 10, 2025 · N991RS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing roll which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB ANC25LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA049.md): Cessna 180J · Flagstaff, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 8, 2025 · N605NB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in variable and gusty wind, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB ANC25LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA048.md): Czech Sport Aircraft A S Sportcruiser · Mojave, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 8, 2025 · N724SC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing roll.
- [NTSB ERA25LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA374.md): Flying Cloud AL18 · Ridgeland, SC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 7, 2025 · N859SS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.
- [NTSB CEN25FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA197.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Grady, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Jun 6, 2025 · N9185F · Substantial damage
  > On June 6, 2025, about 1830 central daylight time, an Air Tractor AT-502 airplane, N9185F, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Grady, Arkansas. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of…
- [NTSB ANC25LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA071.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Willow, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 3, 2025 · N3994Z · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s delayed remedial action/lack of supervision. Contributing to the accident was the pilot receiving instructions failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB WPR25LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA168.md): Aeronca 7BCM · Port Townsend, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 2, 2025 · N85311 · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s delayed remedial action and inadequate compensation for shifting wind conditions which resulted in a veer off the runway and collision with a sign.
- [NTSB CEN25LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA190.md): Nelson Special · Hope, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 29, 2025 · N873YD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the landing roll.

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## 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 s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '230' 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/230/sequence?page=6

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