# NTSB investigations, NE: 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.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN25LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA080.md): Luscombe 8 · Omaha, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 16, 2025 · N71586 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN24LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA291.md): Ayres S2R-G6 · Antioch, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 26, 2024 · N6136Z · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination from an undetermined source.
- [NTSB CEN24LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA272.md): Air Tractor AT-602 · Oakland, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 17, 2024 · N622AW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain coordinated flight during aerial-application operations, which resulted in fuel migration between the interconnected wing fuel tanks, and his failure to adequately monitor fuel levels during the flight which resulted in a loss…
- [NTSB CEN23LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA297.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Boelus, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 12, 2023 · N151SR · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB CEN22LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA309.md): Cessna 172M · Friend, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 8, 2022 · N5177H · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to a stuck valve.
- [NTSB CEN21LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA351.md): Cozy Mark IV · Rushville, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 2, 2021 · N1361S · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to an obstruction of airflow to the engine as a result of the landing brake being deployed in flight.
- [NTSB CEN21LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA264.md): Boeing B75N1 · Elwood, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 13, 2021 · N777JG · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the engine master rod, resulting in a total loss of engine power and a forced landing.
- [NTSB CEN21LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA242.md): Piper J4A · Omaha, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 30, 2021 · N8501Z · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to a blocked fuel tank cap vent hole, which resulted in fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the mechanic’s and the pilot’s inadequate inspections of the fuel tank cap.
- [NTSB CEN21LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA206.md): Cessna 170B · Curtis, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 19, 2021 · N2955D · Substantial damage
  > Water contamination of the airplane’s fuel supply which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN20LA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA364.md): Grumman G164 · Ogallala, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 24, 2020 · N2437D · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to a failure of the master connecting rod.
- [NTSB CEN20CA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA331.md): Cessna A188 · Hartington, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Jul 27, 2020 · N9278G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to ensure that the engine oil cap was installed before takeoff, which resulted in the oil obscuring the pilot’s view through the windshield and necessitated a forced landing on unsuitable terrain. Contributing to the accident were the…
- [NTSB GAA19CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA160.md): Piper PA18 · Rushville, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 8, 2019 · N8566D · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power due to the accumulation of carburetor ice, which resulted in a forced landing on rough terrain.
- [NTSB CEN18LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA085.md): Quartz Mountain Aerospace L-11E · Omaha, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 24, 2018 · N515BW · Substantial damage
  > The instructor pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB GAA16CA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA355.md): Rainbow Sky Reach Bushcat · Cairo, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 4, 2016 · N321WL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to fly into deteriorating weather conditions, leading to a precautionary off airport soft field landing which resulted in a nose gear collapse and the airplane to nose over.
- [NTSB CEN16LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA133.md): Mathieu Cassutt · Louisville, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 28, 2016 · N78RM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to operate with partial carburetor heat while operating in conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB CEN15LA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA389.md): Air Tractor AT 502B · Monroe, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 2015 · N61267 · Substantial damage
  > Loss of propeller thrust for reasons that could not be determined, since examination of the airplane's engine, propeller, and associated accessories revealed no anomalies.
- [NTSB CEN15LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA271.md): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G 164B · Foster, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 12, 2015 · N48687 · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power during a low-level aerial application flight due to fuel exhaustion following the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection that led to his assumption that sufficient fuel was on board for the flight based on his reliance on a…
- [NTSB CEN14LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA131.md): Cessna R182 · Eustis, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 26, 2014 · N1833R · Substantial damage
  > A catastrophic engine failure, which was initiated by the failure of the No. 5 connecting rod cap.
- [NTSB CEN13FA429](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA429.md): Piper PA-28R-201T · Holdrege, NE · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 2013 · N31698 · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power during takeoff due to the activation of the primer diverter valve.
- [NTSB CEN12LA648](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA648.md): Hughes 269A · Mc Cool Junction, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 2012 · N37754 · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the student pilot’s entry into the autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine power as a result of the student pilot rapidly lowering the helicopter’s…
- [NTSB CEN12LA497](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA497.md): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B · Big Springs, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 2012 · N6676Q · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power as a result of the pilot inadvertently shutting the engine off. Contributing to the accident was the modification to the engine control layout.
- [NTSB CEN12CA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA274.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Cedar Bluffs, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 3, 2012 · N3166W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN12FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA210.md): Beech E-55 · Broken Bow, NE · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 28, 2012 · N1567W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed and subsequent loss of airplane control during a single-engine landing approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper fuel management during cruise flight, which resulted in an initial loss of power in…
- [NTSB CEN11CA526](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA526.md): Piper PA-36-375 · Cambridge, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 23, 2011 · N3963E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to reset the engine's mixture control lever to the full rich position prior to takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN10LA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA408.md): Schweizer 269C · Minden, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 2010 · N410JM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate flare during an autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent rollover.
- [NTSB CEN10LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA348.md): Piper PA-36-285 · Fremont, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 2010 · N269JW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of control for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CEN09LA574](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA574.md): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A · Kimball, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 8, 2009 · N6761Q · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to improper installation of an oil line fitting resulting in oil depletion.
- [NTSB CEN09LA558](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA558.md): Hughes 269C · Arapahoe, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 2009 · N58163 · Substantial damage
  > A sudden vibration for undetermined reasons.

## 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" = 'NE' 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
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence?state=NE

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