# NTSB investigations: Altitude deviation 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 ERA26FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26FA214.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Saratoga Springs, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · May 26, 2026 · N8656L · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > On May 26, 2026, about 1347 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-25-235 airplane, N8656L, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Saratoga Springs, New York. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code… - [NTSB DCA26FA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26FA194.md): Boeing 767-424ER · Newark, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · May 3, 2026 · N77066 · Substantial damage > On May 3, 2026, about 13:50 eastern daylight time (EDT), United Airlines flight 169, Boeing B767-424ER, N77066, struck a light pole on the New Jersey turnpike while on final approach to runway 29 at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), Newark, New… - [NTSB DCA26WA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA042.md): Boeing 737 · Malaga, Spain · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Nov 14, 2025 · EI-HGG · No damage - [NTSB DCA25WA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25WA327.md): Boeing 767 · Sydney, Australia · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Sep 10, 2025 · VH-XQU · No damage - [NTSB DCA25WA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25WA318.md): Boeing 787 · Frankfurt, Germany · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 27, 2025 · VT-TSD · No damage - [NTSB DCA24WA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24WA334.md): Boeing 757-224 · Brussels, Belgium · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 30, 2024 · N57111 · No damage - [NTSB DCA24WA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24WA184.md): Embraer ERJ190 · Brisbane Airport, Australia · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · May 9, 2024 · VH-UZI · No damage - [NTSB ENG24WA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG24WA038.md): Dornier 328 · Zurich, Switzerland · Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Foreign · Apr 20, 2024 · D-CSUE · No damage - [NTSB DCA24WA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24WA292.md): Dornier 328 · Zurich, Switzerland · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 20, 2024 · D-CSUE · No damage - [NTSB GAA25WA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA085.md): Sikorsky S92A · Offshore Vessel, Australia · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 1, 2024 · VH-IPE · No damage - [NTSB DCA24WA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24WA072.md): Boeing 777 · Muscat, Oman · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Jan 13, 2024 · 9V-SWX · No damage - [NTSB DCA24WA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24WA066.md): Airbus A320 · Geneva, Switzerland · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Nov 5, 2023 · G-UZLO, · No damage - [NTSB GAA24WA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA027.md): Fokker F28 · Adelaide Aerodrome, Australia · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 30, 2023 · VH-FGB · No damage - [NTSB DCA23WA437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA437.md): Embraer 190 · Alice Springs, Australia · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 24, 2023 · VH-UYN · No damage - [NTSB WPR23FA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA257.md): Cessna 550 · Murrieta, CA · Accident · 6 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 8, 2023 · N819KR · Destroyed > The flight crew’s decision to descend below the decision altitude of an instrument approach without having the appropriate runway visual reference(s) distinctively identified and with the visibility below the minimum that was prescribed for the approach,… - [NTSB ENG24WA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG24WA001.md): De Havilland DHC8 · Timaru, New Zealand · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Jun 13, 2023 · ZK-NEM · No damage - [NTSB DCA23LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA172.md): Boeing 777 · Kahului, HI · Incident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 19, 2022 · N212UA · No damage > The flight crew’s failure to manage the airplane’s vertical flightpath, airspeed, and pitch attitude following a miscommunication about the captain’s desired flap setting during the initial climb. - [NTSB DCA23WA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA045.md): Boeing 737 · Cairns, Australia · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Oct 25, 2022 · VH-VZA · No damage - [NTSB DCA23WA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA033.md): Saab 340 · Sydney, Australia · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Oct 24, 2022 · VH-VEQ · No damage - [NTSB DCA23WA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA032.md): Boeing 737 · Cairns, Australia · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Oct 24, 2022 · VH-VUT · No damage - [NTSB DCA22WA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22WA039.md): Boeing 737 · Kuusamo, Finland · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Dec 1, 2021 · G-JZHL · No damage - [NTSB DCA20WA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20WA152.md): Boeing 737 · Paris, France · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Dec 6, 2019 · 7T-VJM · No damage - [NTSB OPS19WA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS19WA018.md): Airbus A321 · London, United Kingdom · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Jul 22, 2019 · YL-LCQ · No damage > The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) of the United Kingdom has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an Airbus A-321-231, which occurred on July 22, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB investigation… - [NTSB DCA19WA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19WA144.md): Boeing 737 · Las Palmas, Spain · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Mar 26, 2019 · G-TAWA · No damage > The CIAIAC of Spain has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 737 airplane that occurred on March 26, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CIAIAC's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as… - [NTSB WPR19FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA080.md): Cessna 172 · Desert Hot Springs, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 2 · Field · Final report · Feb 6, 2019 · N20556 · Destroyed > The pilot's inadequate and/or improper preparation for the flight in which he selected an altitude too low to assure terrain clearance and resulted in an impact with terrain in turbulent downdraft conditions. - [NTSB CEN18FA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA387.md): Beech 200 · Oscoda, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 2018 · N241CK · Destroyed > The pilot's descent below minimum descent altitude during the nonprecision instrument approach for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information. - [NTSB ERA18LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA087.md): Aero Commander Callair A 9 · Bunn, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 24, 2018 · N8401V · Substantial damage > The glider instructor's delayed remedial action when the glider became out of position during aerotow, which resulted in excessive side-loading of the release hook and a delay in the glider's release from tow, which resulted in the towplane’s descent and… ## 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" = '282') ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/282/cases --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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