# Final NTSB investigations, ND: Runway excursion

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 CEN25LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA338.md): Cirrus Design SR22T · Fargo, ND · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 22, 2025 · N561RT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a gusting crosswind. Contributing to the accident was the closure of the wind aligned runway 27.
- [NTSB CEN24LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA357.md): Diamond DA42 · Mandan, ND · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 1, 2024 · N705JP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to perform a go-around following an unstable approach while landing with a tailwind, which resulted in the airplane touching down long on the runway with insufficient distance to stop. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s selected…
- [NTSB CEN24LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA239.md): Thrush S2R · Hebron, ND · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 17, 2024 · N529KC · Substantial damage
  > Foreign object debris in the Negative Torque Sensing (NTS) system check valve, which impeded the flow of oil to the NTS system and the propeller governor (PG) reset piston, resulting in a total loss of engine power and an off-airport forced landing.…
- [NTSB CEN21LA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA394.md): Cessna 180 · Dunseith, ND · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 1, 2021 · C-FMFT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during an attempted go-around with a strong gusting crosswind.
- [NTSB CEN18LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA249.md): Air Tractor AT502 · Tappen, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 28, 2018 · N502S · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
- [NTSB GAA18CA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA241.md): Aeronca 65 LB · Carrington, ND · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 28, 2018 · N34459 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control and his subsequent excessive brake application during landing, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB CEN18LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA097.md): Piper PA 24-260 · Fargo, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 2018 · N9360P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to use the published emergency procedures to manually extend the landing gear when an electrical failure precluded normal extension of the landing gear, resulting in the gear collapse during landing. Contributing to the accident was the…
- [NTSB GAA15CA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA144.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Williston, ND · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 28, 2015 · N8723 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a runway excursion, and a collision with runway marking signs.
- [NTSB CEN12LA516](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA516.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Grand Forks, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 2012 · N586ND · Substantial damage
  > The loss of directional control during landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion. The reason for the loss of directional control could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any malfunctions or anomalies that would have…
- [NTSB CEN11CA570](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA570.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Minot, ND · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 3, 2011 · N8764S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the crosswind landing, resulting in a ground loop.
- [NTSB CEN10CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA191.md): Maule M-5-210C · Bismarck, ND · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 5, 2010 · N62040 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure compensate for the crosswinds resulting in a loss of directional control while landing.
- [NTSB CEN09LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA231.md): Cessna R172K · Hazen, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 29, 2009 · N736CL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CEN09CA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA219.md): Aeronca 7AC-CONV · Stanley, ND · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 15, 2009 · N82041 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'ND' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '300' 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/300/sequence?state=ND&status=final

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