# NTSB investigations: Loss of control in flight

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 CEN20CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA152.md): Cessna 172 · Enid, OK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 16, 2020 · N737RR · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's delayed remedial action during a power-off approach and go-around in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing, loss of directional control, and a runway excursion onto a field.
- [NTSB ERA20WA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20WA172.md): Comp Air CA-8 · Campo Verde, Brazil · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Apr 13, 2020 · PP-XLD · Destroyed
  > The government of Brazil has notified the NTSB of an accident involving an amateur-built COMP AIR CA-8 airplane that occurred on April 13, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Brazil's investigation under…
- [NTSB ANC20LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA043.md): Cessna A185E · Eagle River, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 12, 2020 · N185RN · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to ensure adequate fuel onboard prior to the planned flight, resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and an aerodynamic stall during the subsequent emergency landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s…
- [NTSB WPR20LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA122.md): Buckman Bucks Special · Prescott, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 9, 2020 · N9065F · Substantial damage
  > Diminished engine performance due to carburetor icing conditions and multiple mechanical anomalies that did not allow for the airplane to attain adequate airspeed during takeoff from a planted field and failure to maintain clearance from obstructions.…
- [NTSB WPR20LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA118.md): Kolb Firestar 2 · La Center, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 6, 2020 · N90KL · Substantial damage
  > A loss of control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB CEN20CA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA144.md): Robinson R22 · Seymour, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 6, 2020 · N7007X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree while maneuvering at low altitude.
- [NTSB ERA20CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA143.md): Diamond DA42 · Palm Coast, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 1, 2020 · N311ER · Substantial damage
  > The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain airplane control during a simulated engine failure landing and subsequent attempted go-around in gusting crosswind conditions and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB CEN20LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA134.md): Muse P51D · Mesquite, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 29, 2020 · N151JD · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s inadvertent exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack for undetermined reasons, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, loss of control, and subsequent impact with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR20WA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20WA202.md): Rotorcraft Development Corpora UH1-D · Tsumeb, Namibia · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Mar 24, 2020 · V5-HOZ · Destroyed
  > The government of Namibia has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Rotorcraft Development Corporation UH1-D helicopter, registration V5-HOZ, that occurred on March 24, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the…
- [NTSB ERA20LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA134.md): Maule MT-7 · Swansboro, NC · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 24, 2020 · N899ZZ · Destroyed
  > The airplane’s turning descent into water while enroute in night instrument meteorological conditions for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB WPR20CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA113.md): Just JA30 Superstol · Puyallup, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 21, 2020 · N914MS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in the wing striking the ground.
- [NTSB CEN20LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA127.md): Piper PA28R · Pleasant Plain, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 19, 2020 · N3943T · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s encounter with convective turbulence and low-level wind shear in dark night instrument meteorological conditions that resulted in spatial disorientation and the loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB ERA20LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA129.md): Cirrus SR22 · Conway, SC · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 17, 2020 · N150X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s incorrect use of the autopilot while approaching the initial approach fix and his subsequent improper primary pitch control input while a pitch mode of the autopilot was engaged, which resulted in pitch excursions and subsequent departure from…
- [NTSB CEN20LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA122.md): Cessna 208 · LaCrosse, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 17, 2020 · N274PM · Destroyed
  > An infight loss of control as a result of pilot impairment, the cause of which could not be determined.
- [NTSB ANC20CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA034.md): Cessna 172 · Kahului, HI · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 17, 2020 · N738DB · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to avoid wake turbulence while landing behind a heavy jet airplane, which resulted in a loss of roll control and subsequent hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR20LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA110.md): Piper PA22 · Pinedale, WY · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 16, 2020 · N4837Z · Substantial damage
  > A loss of airplane control during approach for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.
- [NTSB GAA21WA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA049.md): Cessna 177 · Ebermannstadt, Germany · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 4 · Foreign · Mar 16, 2020 · D-EDRB · Destroyed
- [NTSB WPR20FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20FA108.md): Mooney M20K · Sylmar, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Mar 13, 2020 · N777WP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s spatial disorientation during an instrument approach in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in loss of control of the airplane.
- [NTSB ERA20CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA128.md): Stolp Starduster Acroduster II SA750 · Senoia, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 7, 2020 · N529FM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to see and avoid trees while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB ERA20FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20FA119.md): American AA 1 · Boynton Beach, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Mar 6, 2020 · N5757L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack following the loss of engine power, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and…
- [NTSB ANC20LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA028.md): Eurocopter EC130 · Kalapana, HI · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 5, 2020 · N11QK · Substantial damage
  > A loss of control due to the fatigue fracture of a tail rotor fenestron blade due to the geometry of the water drain hole positioning on the rib.
- [NTSB ERA20FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20FA118.md): Piper PA46 · Bishop, GA · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Mar 3, 2020 · N43368 · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s encounter with a rain shower updraft and severe turbulence, which resulted in a loss of airplane control and an inflight breakup. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s reliance on outdated weather information on his in-cockpit weather…
- [NTSB CEN20FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20FA110.md): Cessna 172 · Lincoln, IL · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Mar 3, 2020 · N157SF · Destroyed
  > The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during an aerial survey, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low to recover.
- [NTSB ERA20CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA116.md): Let L 23 Super Blanik · Huntsville, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 1, 2020 · N296BA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain glider control and his exceedance of the glider's critical angle of attack while maneuvering in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB CEN20FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20FA108.md): Cessna 150 · Port Isabel, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 29, 2020 · N407WJ · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s loss of control during the initial takeoff climb for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.
- [NTSB CEN20CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA106.md): Kitfox 57 Super Sport · Kosciusko, MS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 28, 2020 · N92MH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's lifting off with the airplane at a high of angle of attack, which resulted in aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB WPR20CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA095.md): Cessna 172 · Dubois, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 27, 2020 · N7904G · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain a proper airspeed and descent rate while conducting a low pass over a snow-covered runway after encountering a downdraft and the flight instructor's delayed action, which resulted in the wheels contacting the snow and…
- [NTSB WPR20LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA096.md): Lightning Avion Eab Arion Lightning · Jerome, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 26, 2020 · N1XF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s mismanagement of fuel, which resulted in fuel starvation and the pilot’s loss of airplane control during an emergency descent, which resulted in a stall and subsequent impact with terrain.
- [NTSB ERA20CA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA114.md): Cessna 172 · Everglades City, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 26, 2020 · N291RP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the landing flare in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in the left wing striking the runway.
- [NTSB WPR20CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA093.md): Aviat A1 · Columbia, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 22, 2020 · N462 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain bank control during landing in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB ANC20FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20FA024.md): Cessna 305 · Mokuleia, HI · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 22, 2020 · N65070 · Substantial damage
  > A separation of the left rudder cable due to inadequate maintenance, which resulted in an in-flight loss of control and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN20WA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20WA097.md): Piper PA60 · Pamplona, Spain · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Feb 20, 2020 · EC-HRJ · Destroyed
  > The National Transportation Safety Board was notified of an accident involving a Piper PA-60-602P, EC-HRJ, in Pamplona, Spain. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil in Spain.
- [NTSB CEN20FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20FA093.md): Beech 200 · Coleman, TX · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 20, 2020 · N860J · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s distraction with a “popped” circuit breaker and communications with air traffic control.
- [NTSB ERA20LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA105.md): Cessna 172 · Fayetteville, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 17, 2020 · N5185R · Substantial damage
  > The passenger’s excessive control application during the takeoff and the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB ERA20CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA104.md): Schweizer 269C · Ormond Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 17, 2020 · N731TA · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper pedal and cyclic input while maneuvering, which resulted in a loss of helicopter control.
- [NTSB ERA20CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA102.md): Cessna 172 · Rochester, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 16, 2020 · N1126U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during a go-around. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to take off after perceiving a rudder issue during taxi operations.
- [NTSB CEN20TA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20TA088.md): Cessna 170 · Valley Center, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Final report · Feb 16, 2020 · N170RH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff when the airplane passed the point where he had anticipated the liftoff would occur.
- [NTSB ERA20FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20FA101.md): Mooney M20J · Bartow, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 13, 2020 · N1149T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and subsequent aerodynamic stall and spin at low altitude due to a possible distraction in the cockpit for which the reason was undetermined.
- [NTSB GAA20WA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20WA111.md): Piper PA31 · Guaymaral, Colombia · Accident · 4 fatal · Foreign investigation · Feb 12, 2020 · HK4686 · Destroyed
  > The government of Colombia has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a PIPER PA31 airplane that occurred on February 12, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Colombia's investigation under the…
- [NTSB ERA20FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20FA097.md): Aviastroitel AC 4C · Front Royal, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 9, 2020 · N912ES · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's exceedance of the glider’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering for landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control.
- [NTSB ERA20FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20FA096.md): Cessna 501 · Fairmount, GA · Accident · 4 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 8, 2020 · N501RG · Substantial damage
  > The pilots’ loss of control in flight in freezing instrument meteorological conditions due to spatial disorientation and the cumulative effects of task saturation.
- [NTSB CEN20FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20FA075.md): Cessna 182 · Chatham, LA · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 6, 2020 · N60381 · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s encounter with icing in-flight, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN20FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20FA072.md): Piper PA28 · Florence, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 2, 2020 · N5969W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to continue the takeoff with reduced airplane performance due to high density altitude
- [NTSB CEN20FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20FA070.md): Piper PA60 · Springfield, IL · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jan 28, 2020 · N6071R · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to follow the instrument landing system (ILS) course guidance during the instrument approach.
- [NTSB ERA20FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20FA088.md): Aeropro CZ A220 · Grafton, WV · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jan 27, 2020 · N214K · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s decision to continue a visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions and conditions favorable for airframe icing, which resulted in a loss of control of the airplane.
- [NTSB DCA20MA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20MA059.md): Sikorsky S76 · Calabasas, CA · Accident · 9 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Jan 26, 2020 · N72EX · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s decision to continue flight under visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot’s spatial disorientation and loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s likely self-induced pressure…
- [NTSB CEN20CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA067.md): Glasair 1 · Greenville, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 26, 2020 · N238SH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate, which resulted in a hard landing, and his subsequent loss of airplane control during an attempted go-around.
- [NTSB WPR20FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20FA079.md): Piper PA28 · Payson, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jan 24, 2020 · N3672K · Destroyed
  > The pilot's decision to fly into a canyon with rising terrain, and his subsequent loss of aircraft control while maneuvering away from rising terrain.
- [NTSB GAA20WA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20WA110.md): Extra E54T · Iztapa, Guatemala · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Jan 24, 2020 · N540ZA · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA20WA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20WA107.md): Piper PA28 · Chatel-St-Denis, Switzerland · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Jan 22, 2020 · HB-PMH · Substantial damage
  > The government of Switzerland has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a PIPER PA28 airplane that occurred on January 22, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Switzerland's investigation under the…

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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" = '240' 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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