# NTSB investigations, 2026: Abrupt maneuver

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 WPR26LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA357.md): Cessna 182Q · Water Valley, MS · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Sep 19, 2026 · N88JD · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA26FA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26FA269.md): Cessna 182 · Piseco, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Jul 12, 2026 · N43TB · Destroyed
  > On July 12, 2026, about 1909 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182J, N43TB, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Piseco, New York. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91…
- [NTSB ERA26FA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26FA252.md): Piper PA24 · Hazen, ND · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Jun 28, 2026 · N6852P · Destroyed
  > On June 28, 2026, about 1317 central daylight time, a Piper PA-24-250, N6852P, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Hazen, North Dakota. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part…
- [NTSB ERA26LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA211.md): Patsch Thorp T-18 · Hendersonville, NC · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · May 15, 2026 · N2KP · Substantial damage
  > On May 15, 2026, about 1853 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Thorp T-18, N2KP, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Hendersonville, North Carolina. The commercial pilot was not injured. The airplane was…
- [NTSB WPR26FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA108.md): Vans RV-8 · Hurricane, UT · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Feb 28, 2026 · N80AR · Substantial damage
  > On February 28, 2026, at about 1005 mountain standard time, an experimental amateur-built, Vans Aircraft, RV-8, N80AR, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Hurricane, Utah. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated…
- [NTSB WPR26LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA094.md): Enstrom F28C · Leeds, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Feb 2, 2026 · N5692Y · Substantial damage
  > On February 2, 2026, at about 1301 mountain standard time, an Enstrom F-28C helicopter, registration N5692Y, was substantially damaged near Leeds, Utah. The pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries. At the time of the accident, the helicopter was being…
- [NTSB CEN26LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA106.md): Cessna 172 · Lafayette, IN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 28, 2026 · N51204 · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student during a stall recovery that developed into unusual attitude and exceedance of the airplane’s never exceed airspeed which resulted in structural damage to the airplane.

## 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") = 2026
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '270' 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/270/sequence?year=2026

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