# NTSB investigations: Inflight upset 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 DCA26WA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA267.md): Boeing 737 · Arabian Sea, Pakistan · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Foreign · Jul 7, 2026 · AP-BOI - [NTSB WPR25LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA089.md): Lockheed C-130A · Daggett, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 1, 2025 · N466TM · No damage > An inflight upset due to an improperly secured load that resulted in serious injuries. - [NTSB DCA25WA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25WA019.md): Airbus A330 · International Waters, South Africa · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Oct 27, 2024 · ZS-SXJ · No damage - [NTSB DCA24WA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24WA186.md): Boeing 787 · Tbd, Türkiye · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Foreign · May 26, 2024 · A7-BHM · No damage - [NTSB DCA24WA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24WA036.md): Boeing 737 Max 8-200 · London, United Kingdom · Occurrence · Class 5 · Foreign · Dec 4, 2023 · EI-HET · No damage - [NTSB DCA23WA455](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA455.md): Boeing 737 · Ballina, Australia · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Sep 6, 2023 · VH-YQR · No damage - [NTSB ANC23FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23FA008.md): Raytheon C90A · Kaupo, HI · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Dec 15, 2022 · N13GZ · Substantial damage > Guardian Flight’s inadequate pilot training and performance tracking, which failed to identify and correct the pilot’s consistent lack of skill, and which resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain his position inflight using secondary instruments to… - [NTSB ERA23FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA078.md): Rotorsport UK Cavalon · Beverly, MA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Dec 4, 2022 · N401GR · Substantial damage > The pilot’s improper yaw control during the takeoff initial climb, which resulted in an excessive sideslip and a subsequent loss of aircraft control. - [NTSB WPR22LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA284.md): Bombardier BD-100-1A10 · San Francisco, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 27, 2022 · N557XJ · No damage > An inflight upset resulting in serious injury to the cabin attendant following an autopilot disconnect for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information. - [NTSB GAA22WA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA274.md): Beech 90 · Le Bourget, France · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · May 23, 2022 · F-HHAM · No damage - [NTSB ERA22LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA125.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Pinehurst, NC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 9, 2022 · N987AA · Substantial damage > The in-flight encounter while on final approach with high-speed trailing vortices from a military helicopter, resulting in abnormal runway contact. Contributing to the accident was the Cirrus pilot’s incorrect selection of the common traffic advisory… - [NTSB WPR20CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA192.md): North Wing Uum Scout X-C · Rochester, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Jun 23, 2020 · N417HW · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while on final approach in turbulent conditions, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent hard landing. - [NTSB DCA20WA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20WA061.md): Airbus A319 · Panama City, Panama · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Jan 23, 2020 · N703AV · No damage > The government of Panama has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Airbus A319 airplane that occurred on January 23, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Panama's investigation under the provisions… - [NTSB WPR20LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA029.md): Agusta A109 · Salt Lake City, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 13, 2019 · N271HC · Substantial damage > The flight nurse’s inadvertent application of left anti-torque pedal during cruise flight, which resulted in a rapid yaw and pitch movement that caused the tail rotor blades to contact the tailboom. - [NTSB WPR19FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA235.md): Meyers Midget 0100 · Big Spring, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 24, 2019 · N881MM · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain situational awareness while conducting a roll, which resulted in his inability to recover from the maneuver before the airplane impacted the ground. Contributing to the accident was his inexperience in both aerobatic maneuvers… - [NTSB WPR19LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA135.md): Bell 206 · Oxnard, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 4, 2019 · N49643 · Substantial damage > The pilot’s inability to maintain control of the helicopter while maneuvering at a low altitude due to reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence. - [NTSB WPR19FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA123.md): Robinson R44 · Kailua, HI · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Apr 29, 2019 · N808NV · Destroyed > The helicopter’s encounter with a strong downdraft or outflow boundary while operating at a higher than recommended airspeed in turbulence which resulted in a low-G condition, excessive main rotor flapping, and an in-flight breakup when the main rotor… - [NTSB ERA19LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA093.md): Piper PA32RT · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 1, 2019 · N3016L · Destroyed > The pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation. - [NTSB WPR19TA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19TA037.md): Scottish Series 100 MDL 101 · Lake Pleasant, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Final report · Nov 17, 2018 · N82696 · Substantial damage > Impact with a lake for undetermined reasons. - [NTSB ERA19LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA026.md): Piper PA31T · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · Accident · 5 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 25, 2018 · N555PM · Destroyed > An in-flight loss of control, which resulted in an impact with water, for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane was not recovered. - [NTSB ANC18LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA057.md): Aeros Venture 2000 · Bad Axe, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 2018 · N43865 · Substantial damage > The pilot's loss of aircraft control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information. - [NTSB WPR18LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA197.md): Beech 90 · Tolani Lake, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 12, 2018 · N617MM · Substantial damage > An autopilot deviation during climb for undetermined reasons, which resulted in an in-flight upset and loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to adequately monitor flight systems due to a distraction. - [NTSB WPR18WA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18WA123.md): Cessna T210N · Oudtshoorn, South Africa · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Feb 25, 2018 · ZS-KOM · Destroyed - [NTSB WPR18LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA055.md): Kelley Derrick/Leza Aircam · Newport, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 23, 2017 · N959M · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while on final approach for landing in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees. - [NTSB CEN17WA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17WA087.md): Cessna 560 · Gardermoen, Norway · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Jan 11, 2017 · LN-IDB · Substantial damage > On January 11, 2017, about 1521 UTC, a Cessna 560, Norwegian registration LN-IDB, experienced a control upset during departure from the Oslo Airport (ENGM), Gardermoan, Norway. The two pilots on board were not injured. The airplane sustained substantial… - [NTSB CEN16LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA281.md): Vans RV9 · Springfield, OH · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 22, 2016 · N807LK · Destroyed > The pilot’s decision to fly into known thunderstorms, which resulted in an in-flight breakup. - [NTSB CEN15FA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA268.md): Piper PA 32 · Cuba, MO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 2015 · N2966X · Destroyed > The pilot's continued flight into thunderstorm activity, which resulted in his loss of airplane control, the exceedance of the airplane's design limits, and its subsequent in-flight breakup. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's reliance on onboard… - [NTSB CEN15FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA126.md): Enstrom 280FX · Erie, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 26, 2015 · N86235 · Destroyed > An in-flight failure of the helicopter's #2 main rotor spindle due to undetected fatigue cracking, which resulted in an in-flight breakup. Contributing to failure were the nonconforming thread root radius of the spindle and the manufacturer's failure to… - [NTSB CEN15LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA021.md): Raytheon 58 · Dixon, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 4, 2014 · N345PG · Substantial damage > The pilots’ improper decision to continue flight in icing conditions after the deicing boots could not shed accumulated ice, which resulted in a temporary loss of airplane control. - [NTSB CEN14FA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA306.md): Brumwell RV-6 · Sauk Rapids, MN · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 2014 · N135BB · Destroyed > The pilot’s loss of pitch control due to the in-flight opening of the canopy during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because fire damage precluded examination of the airplane’s canopy and systems. - [NTSB CEN14WA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14WA208.md): Cessna 525A · Honiley, United Kingdom · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Dec 31, 2013 · N380CR · Substantial damage - [NTSB WPR13LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA233.md): Schweizer G-164D · Butte City, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 16, 2013 · N83110 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control after an encounter with wake turbulence while maneuvering at low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s fatigue due to extended hours of wakefulness and high workload. - [NTSB WPR13LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA137.md): Hughes 369HS · Latangai Island, Papua New Guinea · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 2, 2013 · N471M · Substantial damage > The failure of both the pilot and the fish master of the vessel to adequately monitor their environment, which resulted in a collision. - [NTSB WPR13FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA070.md): Piper PA-31T1 · Ely, NV · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 15, 2012 · N93CN · Destroyed > The pilot’s failure to regain airplane control following a sudden rapid descent during cruise flight, which resulted in an exceedance of the design stress limits of the aircraft and led to an in-flight structural failure. - [NTSB CEN13FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA101.md): Cessna 501 · Detroit Lakes, MN · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 8, 2012 · N212M · Substantial damage > A loss of airplane control due to an undetermined avionics malfunction and the pilots’ inattention, which resulted in excessive airframe forces during the unusual attitude recovery. The reason for the avionics malfunction could not be determined because… - [NTSB ERA12TA538](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12TA538.md): Bell 407 · Bath, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Aug 31, 2012 · N11SP · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper recovery from an in-flight upset, which resulted in the main rotor striking and separating the tail boom. Contributing to the accident was the helicopter manufacturer's failure to warn pilots of unanticipated and unequal aft cyclic… - [NTSB CEN12FA487](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA487.md): Mooney M20TN · Adrian, MI · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 2012 · N411JL · Substantial damage > An initial nose-pitch-up event and out-of-trim condition, the reason for which could not be determined because the examinations of the airplane did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Contributing to the accident was the… - [NTSB WPR12FA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA203.md): M Squared Breese · Whitewater, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 13, 2012 · N51336 · Substantial damage > The pilot’s decision to fly at low altitude in mountainous terrain in the presence of strong wind and turbulence, which resulted in an aerodynamic upset at too low an altitude for recovery. - [NTSB CEN11LA657](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA657.md): Cessna P210N · Longview, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 2011 · N4867K · Substantial damage > The flight's inadvertent encounter with a rare and unforecasted mesoscale gravity wave while on base leg, which resulted in a sudden loss of altitude and subsequent collision with trees. - [NTSB ERA11LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA344.md): Beech A100 · Gray, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 2011 · N15L · Substantial damage > An encounter with convectively-induced turbulence and icing, which resulted in an in-flight upset and a loss of airplane control. - [NTSB WPR11FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA239.md): Brantly B-2B · Weaverville, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 27, 2011 · N222DW · Substantial damage > The student pilot's decision to fly in windy conditions that exceeded his capabilities, which resulted in his subsequent loss of helicopter control. Contributing to the accident was his lack of flight experience in the accident helicopter. - [NTSB WPR11FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA059.md): Mooney M20R · Hollister, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 2010 · VH-PPA · Substantial damage > The pilot did not ensure the airplane was loaded within its weight and balance envelope, which resulted in longitudinal instability and a loss of aircraft control during the initial climb. - [NTSB ERA11FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA036.md): Beech B36TC · Rienzi, MS · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 2010 · N8045Y · Substantial damage > The pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather conditions. Contributing to the accident was the air traffic controller's failure to provide precipitation information to the pilot as required. - [NTSB WPR11FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA032.md): Mooney M20J · Lander, WY · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 25, 2010 · N201HF · Substantial damage > The pilot's decision to depart into known adverse weather conditions over mountainous terrain, which required operation near the limits of the airplane's performance capability and which resulted in a loss of airplane control and subsequent ground impact.… - [NTSB WPR10FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA133.md): Eurocopter EC135 · Cave Creek, AZ · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 14, 2010 · N127TS · Substantial damage > The sudden and inadvertent lowering of the collective to near the lower stop, followed by a simultaneous movement of the collective back up and the cyclic control to a nearly full-aft position, which resulted in the main rotor disc diverging from its normal… - [NTSB WPR09CA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA338.md): Bell 206B · Burlington, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 11, 2009 · N302PD · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter while attempting to lift off from a trailer. The helicopter subsequently impacted the ground and rolled over. ## 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 e.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '271') ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/271/cases --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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