# NTSB investigations, 2024: Midair collision

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 ERA25LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA072.md): Piper PA28 · Pahokee, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 9, 2024 · N90874 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The pilots' failure to see and avoid the other airplane, which resulted in a midair collision during short final approach.
- [NTSB GAA25WA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA025.md): Cessna 182P · The Oaks, Australia · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Oct 26, 2024 · VH-APN · Destroyed
- [NTSB WPR24FA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA309.md): Nanchang China CJ-6A · Lancaster, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Sep 22, 2024 · N313YK · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The CJ-6A pilot’s failure to maintain separation and the Yak pilot’s failure to monitor the other airplane during a detachment, which resulted in a midair collision.
- [NTSB WPR24FA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA304.md): Globe Swift GC-1B · Minden, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Sep 16, 2024 · N78074 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilots of both airplanes to see and avoid the other airplane while operating in the airport traffic pattern, which resulted in a midair collision.
- [NTSB DCA24LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA328.md): Cirrus Design SF50 · Austin, TX · Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 14, 2024 · N442CV · Minor damage
  > The unintended activation of the Emergency Autoland button on the overhead panel due to the airplane’s collision with an unknown object. Contributing to the incident was the pilot’s inability to initially deactivate the Emergency Autoland system due to a…
- [NTSB WPR24LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA302.md): Amazon.Com Services MK30 · Pendleton, OR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 6, 2024 · N213PA · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The operator’s failure to maintain separation between two drones during dual simulated engine out recoveries, which resulted in a midair collision.
- [NTSB ERA24LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA332.md): Bucker Jungmann C.A.S.A. 1.131 · Red Hook, NY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 28, 2024 · N1041U · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The Great Lakes pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the Bucker Jungmann while maneuvering during an air show, which resulted in a midair collision, the inability of the Bucker Jungmann to maintain altitude, and its subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB GAA24WA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA227.md): Robinson R22 · Curtin, Australia · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 24, 2024 · VH-HQH · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN24FA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA260.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Bonita, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 11, 2024 · N6177J · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other airplane while at low altitude enroute to their aerial application flights.
- [NTSB WPR24FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA201.md): Air Tractor AT-802 · Arco, ID · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 20, 2024 · N802TP · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > A midair collision between two airplanes during aerial application operations due to both pilots’ insufficient awareness of their proximity to each other and their failure to see and avoid each other. Contributing to the accident was the operator and both…
- [NTSB CEN24FA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA221.md): Air Tractor AT502 · Whiteface, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 14, 2024 · N2032K · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > Both pilot’s failure to see and avoid the other airplane during simultaneous aerial application operations over the same area. Contributing to the accident was the operator’s poor decision to assign the pilots to conduct separate aerial application operations…
- [NTSB GAA24WA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA091.md): Beechcraft B · Vestmannaeyjar islands, Iceland · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 11, 2024 · N150YD · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN24LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA110.md): Pipistrel Taurus · Waller, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 1, 2024 · N984TP · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The failure of both pilots to see and avoid one another while maneuvering, which resulted in a mid-air collision.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2024
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '250' 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/250/sequence?year=2024

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