# NTSB investigations, PR: 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.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA26LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA137.md): Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2B-27 · Isla de Culebra, PR · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Feb 22, 2026 · N865VL · Substantial damage
  > On February 22, 2026, at 0915 Atlantic standard time, a Pilatus Brittan-Norman Limited, BN-2B-27 Islander, N865VL, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Benjamin Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX), Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico. The…
- [NTSB ERA22LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA123.md): Britten-Norman BN-2A-9 · Culebra, PR · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 15, 2022 · N821RR · Substantial damage
  > The flight crew’s failure to arrest the descent rate during the non-standard approach, which resulted in a hard landing and failure of the right-wing structure. Contributing was the flight instructor’s selection of a challenging approach for initial training.
- [NTSB ERA20LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA221.md): Gulfstream 150 · San Juan, PR · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 25, 2020 · N373ML · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of control during landing on a wet runway after encountering standing water.
- [NTSB ERA16LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA323.md): Learjet 25 · San Juan, PR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 22, 2016 · YV1738 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper decision to land the airplane on a wet runway, in heavy rain, with tires worn beyond safe limits, which resulted in a hydroplaning condition and subsequent loss of directional control.
- [NTSB ERA15LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA125.md): Cessna 402C · Isla de Vieques, PR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 10, 2015 · N223PB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a strong crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA14CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA140.md): Piper PA 18-150 · Mayaguez, PR · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 1, 2014 · N929SC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA12CA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA325.md): Cessna 172R · Culebra, PR · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 7, 2012 · N24461 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to remove the flight control lock before takeoff.

## 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" = 'PR' 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" = '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?state=PR

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