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4,590 cases where the sequence of events included Loss of control on ground.
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duckdb -csv -c "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"
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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
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NTSB ERA25LA288Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportCessna 172N · Pembroke Pines, FLOn 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 CEN25LA303Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-400A · Lamoni, IAThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during an aborted takeoff.NTSB ERA25LA319Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportWaco UBF · Tampa, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with an object.NTSB WPR25LA229Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportLake Tahoe Properties CA 8 · Davenport, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB CEN25LA293Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-31T3 · Appleton, WIThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane on the ground, which resulted in a collision with a parked airplane.NTSB CEN25LA287Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAerotek Pitts S-2A · New Holstein, WIThe 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 ERA25LA279Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech A23-24 · Windham, CTThe pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in a rejected takeoff and subsequent runway excursion.NTSB CEN25LA299Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper J5A · Grenada, MSThe 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 ERA25LA276Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportHoward DGA-15P · Farmingdale, NYThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in a crosswind.NTSB CEN25LA315Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170B · Faith, SDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with crosswind.NTSB CEN25LA268Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 305A · Baraboo, WIThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB CEN25LA264Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAlon A2 · Pipestone, MNThe 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 CEN25LA259Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-20 · Oshkosh, WIThe pilot’s aggressive brake application which resulted in a loss of directional control and a ground loop.NTSB CEN25LA258Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportZenith Stol CH701 · Blaine, MNThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.NTSB ANC25LA076Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180H · Gulkana, AKThe failure of the left rudder assembly which resulted in a runway excursion and ground loop.NTSB WPR25LA215Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 95-B55 (T42A) · North Las Vegas, NVThe failure of the pilot to set the flaps to the proper configuration for takeoff.NTSB WPR25LA222Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRotorsport UK Rotorsport UK Cavalon · Hurricane, UTThe 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 ANC25LA072Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Dillingham, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain direction control during takeoff roll which resulted in a ground loop, and subsequent runway excursion.NTSB WPR25LA231Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportGary Weaver CCK-1865 · Wahsatch, UTThe pilot’s inability to maintain directional control following a collision with a boulder during an off airport precautionary landing.NTSB CEN25LA245Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportFairchild 24R · Greeley, COThe pilot’s inability to maintain directional control during landing due to excessive wear in the tailwheel steering assembly.NTSB ANC25LA070Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170B · Homer, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop.NTSB WPR25LA206Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-22-160 · Page, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a quartering tailwind.NTSB CEN25LA246Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportThorp T18 · Lake Elmo, MNThe 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 ERA25LA257Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportYates Tom W Kitfox III · Greenville, KYThe pilot’s loss of control during takeoff.NTSB WPR25LA202Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMooney M20K · Henderson, NVThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a go-around, resulting in a collision with a runway sign.NTSB CEN25LA236Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Meeker, COThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.NTSB CEN25LA235Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA12 · Brush, COThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while performing a touch and go landing.NTSB GAA25WA206Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignLearjet 45 · Cairo, EgyptNTSB CEN25LA228Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMooney M20M · Ben Bolt, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.NTSB ERA25LA252Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150 · Pelzer, SCThe pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed while landing on a short, down-sloping turf runway, which resulted in a noseover.NTSB ERA25LA250Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 95-B55 (T42A) · Eustis, FLThe 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 CEN25LA230Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Wichita, KSThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff that resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB ERA25LA251Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-22-135 · Elberta, ALPilot’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 ERA25LA241Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing A75N1(PT17) · Burlington, VTThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane on landing.NTSB CEN25LA222Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-22-135 · Sweetwater, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.NTSB WPR25LA196Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMaule M-4-220C · Pendleton, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, in gusting crosswind conditions.NTSB GAA25WA262AccidentClass 5 · ForeignCessna P210 · Maklar, HungaryNTSB WPR25LA185Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSilvaire Luscombe 8A · San Andreas, CAThe pilot’s loss of directional control during landing roll following an encounter with a dust devil.NTSB WPR25LA186Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportKohut Mark A Murphy SR 2500 · Challis, IDThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB CEN25LA210Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170B · Fort Morgan, COThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane during a gusty crosswind landing.NTSB WPR25LA179Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportStinson 108-2 · East Wenatchee, WAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a left crosswind.NTSB WPR25LA177Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRolladen Schneider LS-7WL · Tonasket, WAThe glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight.NTSB ANC25LA047Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBrian Peck RV-14 · Camas, WAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing roll which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB ANC25LA049Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180J · Flagstaff, AZThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in variable and gusty wind, which resulted in a ground loop.NTSB ANC25LA048Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCzech Sport Aircraft A S Sportcruiser · Mojave, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing roll.NTSB ERA25LA374Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportFlying Cloud AL18 · Ridgeland, SCThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.NTSB CEN25FA197Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportAir Tractor AT-502 · Grady, AROn 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 ANC25LA071Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Willow, AKThe 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 WPR25LA168Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAeronca 7BCM · Port Townsend, WAThe 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 CEN25LA190Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportNelson Special · Hope, ARThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the landing roll.