# NTSB investigations, 2025: Electrical system malf/failure

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 DCA26WA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA072.md): Boeing 727 · Bogotá, Colombia · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Dec 6, 2025 · HK5216 · No damage
- [NTSB CEN25LA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA401.md): CubCrafters CCK-2000 · Thompsonville, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 7, 2025 · N40DT · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to a lack of ignition resulting from a fractured alternator ring terminal and the builder’s incorrect installation of the wire connecting to the alternator. Contributing to the total loss of engine power was the failure of the…
- [NTSB ERA25LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA343.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · St. Petersburg, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 20, 2025 · N8313N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing. Contributing to the accident was a malfunction of the landing gear’s electrical retraction/extension system, which tripped the circuit breaker.
- [NTSB WPR25LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA267.md): David Ullman Jabirwatt · Albany, OR · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Aug 18, 2025 · N824DW · Substantial damage
  > On August 18, 2025, about 1300 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Jabirwatt, N824DW, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Albany, Oregon. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code…
- [NTSB CEN25LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA309.md): Vans RV4 · Elgin, IL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Aug 7, 2025 · N595BS · Substantial damage
  > On August 6, 2025, about 1925 central daylight time, a Vans RV4 airplane, N595BS, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Elgin, Illinois. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of…
- [NTSB CEN25LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA295.md): Cessna 182P · Bolivar, MO · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Jul 28, 2025 · N8243M · Destroyed
  > On July 28, 2025, at about 1800 central daylight time, a Cessna 182P, N8243M, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Bolivar, Missouri. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91…
- [NTSB WPR25LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA301.md): Piper PA-24-260 · West Yellowstone, MT · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Jun 29, 2025 · N9366P · Substantial damage
  > On June 29, 2025, at 1033 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-24-260, N9366P, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near West Yellowstone, Montana. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal…
- [NTSB ERA25LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA199.md): Cessna 182A · Ocala, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 8, 2025 · N174A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to depart on the flight with known electrical issues and his subsequent loss of situational awareness (geographic position), which resulted in his eventual decision to perform an off-airport landing.
- [NTSB CEN25LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA126.md): Beech V35 · Engelwood, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Mar 16, 2025 · N7987R · Substantial damage
  > On March 16, 2025, at 1741 mountain daylight time, a Beech V35 airplane, N7987R, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Englewood, Colorado. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal…
- [NTSB WPR25LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA111.md): Cessna P210N · Roswell, NM · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Mar 11, 2025 · N711HE · Substantial damage
  > On March 11, 2025, at 1340 mountain daylight time, a Cessna P210N, N711HE, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Roswell, New Mexico. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of…
- [NTSB CEN25LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA079.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Tyler, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 15, 2025 · N8051P · Substantial damage
  > An electrical system surge for a reason that could not be determined that resulted in an overvoltage event, internal damage to electronics equipment, smoke in the cockpit, and a gear up landing.
- [NTSB ENG25WA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG25WA036.md): ATR ATR72 · La Villiaze, Guernsey, United Kingdom · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Jan 10, 2025 · G-ISLM · No damage

## 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") = 2025
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '332' 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/332/sequence?year=2025

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