# Aerodynamic stall/spin - Type: NTSB defining event - NTSB code: 241 - CICTT category: Loss Of Control (Inflight) - Defining event in: 864 cases - In the sequence of: 1,529 cases - Fatal cases: 375 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/cases.md - Cases with it anywhere in the sequence: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241 ## Cases per year (defining / in the sequence) - 2008: 50 / 80 - 2009: 70 / 114 - 2010: 40 / 75 - 2011: 73 / 115 - 2012: 59 / 88 - 2013: 51 / 77 - 2014: 42 / 87 - 2015: 42 / 90 - 2016: 38 / 91 - 2017: 55 / 95 - 2018: 64 / 106 - 2019: 52 / 97 - 2020: 28 / 62 - 2021: 34 / 68 - 2022: 47 / 79 - 2023: 37 / 69 - 2024: 34 / 59 - 2025: 29 / 48 - 2026: 19 / 29 ## Phase of flight - Initial climb: 176 cases - Maneuvering-low-alt flying: 128 cases - Takeoff: 107 cases - Maneuvering: 85 cases - Approach-VFR pattern final: 72 cases - Approach-VFR go-around: 63 cases - Landing: 47 cases - Approach-VFR pattern base: 35 cases - Landing-flare/touchdown: 33 cases - Approach: 17 cases ## In the probable cause of these cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 646 cases - [Airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010) (Aircraft): 479 cases - [Angle of attack](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042) (Aircraft): 377 cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 97 cases - [Incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015) (Personnel issues): 73 cases - [Performance/control parameters, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000) (Aircraft): 53 cases - [Use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015) (Personnel issues): 41 cases - [Lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030) (Personnel issues): 29 cases - [Delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025) (Personnel issues): 27 cases - [Pitch control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022) (Aircraft): 26 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n): 14 cases - [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140): 13 cases - [Cirrus Design SR22](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22): 12 cases - [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s): 12 cases - [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m): 11 cases - [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150): 10 cases - [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p): 9 cases - [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac): 8 cases - [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36): 8 cases - [Cessna 162](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-162): 8 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB WPR27FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR27FA012), Oct 7, 2026: Gugger David RV-7A (N425DG), Petaluma, CA, 2 fatal, investigation ongoing - [NTSB WPR26FA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA330), Sep 8, 2026: Cessna 172N (N734ZK), San Diego, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal, investigation ongoing - [NTSB WPR26FA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA329), Sep 5, 2026: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (N6510L), Fresno, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal, investigation ongoing - [NTSB WPR26FA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA320), Aug 31, 2026: Mooney M20C (N2783W), Mount Hood, OR, substantial damage, 2 fatal, investigation ongoing - [NTSB WPR26LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA322), Aug 28, 2026: Krugh Patrick M Steen Skybolt (N43PK), Big Bear, CA, substantial damage, investigation ongoing - [NTSB WPR26FA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA281), Jul 29, 2026: Piper PA-28-180 (N9062J), Chandler, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing - [NTSB ERA26LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA277), Jul 20, 2026: Rans S-6-S (N528MW), Morgan, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and impact with water. - [NTSB WPR26LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA252), Jul 5, 2026: Fairchild M-62A (N53953), Greenleaf, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed during approach and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain. - [NTSB WPR26LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA213), May 27, 2026: Moose SR 2500 (N135DS), Sonoma, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a go-around in shifting wind conditions, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall. - [NTSB CEN26FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26FA197), May 26, 2026: Fokker DR1 Replica (N54517), Frankston, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing NTSB has coded findings and defining events since 2008; earlier cases used its older occurrence and cause codes and aren't counted. Findings: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings.md. Defining events: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events.md. Phases of flight: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases.md. Every investigation, filtered by finding, event, phase, state, year or model: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md (for example ?state=MI&fatal=1). NTSB's definitions: Accident and incident, 49 CFR 830.2 (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-VIII/part-830/subpart-A/section-830.2), CICTT occurrence categories (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/OccurrenceCategoryDefinitions.pdf), CICTT phases of flight (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/PhaseofFlightDefinitions.pdf), and NTSB coding manual, before 2008 (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). NTSB publishes no definitions for its findings, only their names. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.