# NTSB investigations, AR: Off-field or emergency landing

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.

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## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN26LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA215.md): Eaa Acro Sport II · Sheridan, AR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 31, 2026 · N23RA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN23FA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA258.md): Cessna 177 · Hot Springs, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 26, 2023 · N3138T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning and inflight fuel mismanagement, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and his subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the forced landing, which resulted in the…
- [NTSB CEN23LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA223.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Lake Village, AR · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 3, 2023 · N509HB · Substantial damage
  > A reported loss of thrust for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB CEN23LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA228.md): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164 · Saffell, AR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 31, 2023 · N8405K · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with a dust devil after takeoff, which resulted in a loss of lift, and a subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the presence of a dust devil in the airplane’s flight path.
- [NTSB CEN23FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA074.md): Beech M35 · Fayetteville, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jan 6, 2023 · N673V · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s mismanagement of the airplane’s fuel system, which resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN23LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA020.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Osage, AR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 26, 2022 · N8457D · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection.
- [NTSB CEN22LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA314.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Rogers, AR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 9, 2022 · N83552 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to establish a stabilize approach criteria during low-level maneuvering to the runway, which resulted in a hard landing and contact with a hay bale.
- [NTSB CEN22LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA228.md): Air Tractor AT-602 · Allport, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 1, 2022 · N5007R · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to fuel contamination from foreign object debris. Contributing to the accident was the operator’s failure to follow the manufacturer’s required airframe fuel filter inspection interval.
- [NTSB CEN22FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA215.md): Grumman American Avn. G-164 · Whiskerville, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 28, 2022 · N178LB · Destroyed
  > The pilot misjudged the approach during the emergency landing, likely due to the full chemical load, and impacted a ditch, resulting in substantial damage and postimpact fire. Contributing to the pilot’s injuries was the lack of a crash-resistant fuel system…
- [NTSB CEN22LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA121.md): Piper PA22 · Furlow, AR · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 14, 2022 · N7337D · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CEN21LA471](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA471.md): Just Highlander · West Cobb, AR · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 29, 2021 · N419SD · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with gusting wind conditions and low-level wind shear on final approach, which resulted in a loss of control, an aerodynamic stall, and a subsequent hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN21LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA296.md): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B · Hoxie, AR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 29, 2021 · N6611K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to ensure an adequate fuel supply for the intended flight.
- [NTSB CEN21LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA107.md): Hawker Beechcraft G58 · Credit, AR · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 4, 2021 · N325GC · Destroyed
  > A loss of left engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in an emergency descent with one engine inoperative and inadvertent collision with transmission lines. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inability to respond appropriately to the…
- [NTSB CEN21LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA005.md): Air Tractor AT402 · Egypt, AR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 2, 2020 · N4540F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a tree limb during a low-level aerial application flight.
- [NTSB CEN20LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA327.md): Grumman G164 · Alicia, AR · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 3, 2020 · N8105K · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate maintenance of panel fasteners, which led to a side panel coming loose during takeoff and the pilot having to make a subsequent forced landing to a flooded rice field when the airplane became difficult to control.
- [NTSB CEN20LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA269.md): Air Tractor AT 602 · Weldon, AR · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 3, 2020 · N602NY · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
- [NTSB CEN20LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA109.md): Air Tractor AT 602 · Dumas, AR · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 25, 2020 · N5197Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line pole during a low-level aerial application flight, which resulted in impact with the bracket and a subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB CEN20LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA078.md): Navion Navion · Fort Smith, AR · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 9, 2020 · N1011M · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate inspection of the fuel selector valve, which was degraded, allowed fuel to leak, and resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN19LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA194.md): Beech A23 · Fort Smith, AR · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 1, 2019 · N3598R · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the flight instructor's fuel mismanagement.
- [NTSB CEN18LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA347.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Little Rock, AR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 22, 2018 · N7954W · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence, which resulted in a forced landing on unsuitable terrain.
- [NTSB GAA18CA465](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA465.md): Bellanca 8GCBC · El Dorado, AR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 27, 2018 · N391KM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB GAA18CA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA361.md): Raytheon A36 · Lakeview, AR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 17, 2018 · N174DM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing, which resulted in a propeller strike, followed by an aborted landing and a subsequent hard, precautionary landing.
- [NTSB CEN18LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA189.md): M-Squared Sprint 1000 · Gurdon, AR · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 22, 2018 · N138ZX · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate engine maintenance, which resulted in the failure of the MAG piston ring and the subsequent total loss of engine power due to a piston seizure.
- [NTSB GAA18CA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA265.md): Air Tractor AT 802 · Truman, AR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 4, 2018 · N4170S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to see and avoid a pole during an agricultural application flight.
- [NTSB GAA18CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA160.md): Cessna 172 · England, AR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 7, 2018 · N1889Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to detect water in the fuel system during the preflight inspection, which resulted in a loss of engine power during departure and a subsequent impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN17LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA329.md): James M Raulerson CH 750 · Manila, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 2017 · N61LR · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane was not available for examination.
- [NTSB CEN17LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA284.md): Air Tractor AT802 · Reyno, AR · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 18, 2017 · N816FF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadvertent use of the propeller control, which caused the propeller to feather while in flight with the engine still operating, resulting in a loss of thrust and a subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB CEN17LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA230.md): Grumman G164 · Delaplaine, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 2017 · N7501Z · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted in a forced landing on unsuitable terrain.
- [NTSB GAA17CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA030.md): Air Tractor AT 502 · Paragould, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 18, 2016 · N4218E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to avoid electrical wires during low-altitude maneuvering, which resulted in a wire strike.
- [NTSB CEN16FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA210.md): Cessna 175 · Pine Bluff, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 2016 · N6649E · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because a test run of the engine did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Contributing to the accident were the…
- [NTSB CEN16LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA026.md): Cirrus Design SR22T · Fayetteville, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 3, 2015 · N857SW · Substantial damage
  > The fatigue failure of the oil cooler cross fitting, which resulted in engine oil starvation and a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN15LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA308.md): Devoe Clip Wing · Melbourne, AR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 2015 · N80917 · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence and the postaccident engine examination, which led to a forced landing on unsuitable terrain due to the pilot’s decision not to deploy the ballistic parachute…
- [NTSB CEN15IA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15IA200.md): Air Tractor AT 402A · Brickeys, AR · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 4, 2015 · N623LA · Minor damage
  > The in-flight separation of the attachment hardware at the elevator control pushrod due to maintenance personnel's improper reinstallation of the attachment hardware.
- [NTSB CEN15LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA112.md): Mooney M20C · Lonoke county, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 17, 2015 · N6474U · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB CEN14LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA298.md): Air Tractor AT-802A · Oneida, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 2014 · N802PR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power at low altitude due to fuel exhaustion and a forced landing in a muddy field and subsequent nose-over.
- [NTSB CEN13LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA381.md): Beech C23 · Hot Springs, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 2013 · N3KT · Substantial damage
  > The pilots’ failure to monitor and manage fuel consumption during cruise flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB CEN13IA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13IA387.md): Martin Charles A Zenith Stol CH 750 · Paragould, AR · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jun 28, 2013 · N699TX · Minor damage
  > The improper installation of the propeller flange, which resulted in an in-flight separation of the propeller assembly.
- [NTSB CEN13LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA229.md): Beech N35 · Warren, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 2013 · N9414Y · Substantial damage
  > The fatigue failure of the engine crankshaft due to oversized crankcase saddle bores, which resulted from maintenance personnel improperly resizing the saddle bores during engine maintenance.
- [NTSB CEN13LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA168.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Forrest City, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 2013 · N198LA · Substantial damage
  > The in-flight separation of the left aileron's push-pull rod and hardware. Contributing to the accident was the failure of maintenance personnel to apply proper torque to the self-locking nuts.
- [NTSB CEN13LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA095.md): Mooney M20E · Gurdon, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 5, 2012 · N9493V · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because no mechanical engine malfunctions were identified and because the actual fuel load and distribution at the time of the accident could not be determined.
- [NTSB CEN12FA463](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA463.md): Mooney M20E · Marked Tree, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 21, 2012 · N1310W · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power during cruise flight due to a malfunction of the fuel injection servo due to a damaged O-ring.
- [NTSB CEN12LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA352.md): Grumman G164 · Higginson, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 2012 · N779EF · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined due to impact and fire damage.
- [NTSB CEN12LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA306.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Marion, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 15, 2012 · N43635 · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB CEN12LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA259.md): Moody-Siple A · Stuttgart, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 21, 2012 · N78RB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel monitoring, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN11LA610](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA610.md): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A · Monette, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 2011 · N48378 · Substantial damage
  > The fracture of the throttle cable in tensile overstress because of wear damage, which resulted in the partial loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN11LA460](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA460.md): Ayres S2R600 · Pine Bluff, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 2011 · N3101S · Substantial damage
  > The use of an incorrect mounting bolt by maintenance persons to attach the engine torque sensor, which resulted in an internal failure of the torque sensor and subsequent loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB CEN11CA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA255.md): Cessna 182P · Humnoke, AR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 31, 2011 · N52605 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN10LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA245.md): Gross Cozy · Pine Bluff, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 9, 2010 · N144TJ · Substantial damage
  > The inadvertent opening of the cockpit canopy during cruise flight for undetermined reasons, which allowed debris to impact and damage the pusher propeller with a resulting total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN09LA551](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA551.md): Weber Pelican · Searcy, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 2009 · N713DW · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's incorrect positioning of the fuel selector valve.
- [NTSB CEN09LA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA401.md): Air Tractor AT-602 · Knobel, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 2009 · N5192T · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the P-3 tube resulting in the loss of engine power.

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## 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" = 'AR' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '440' 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
```

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