# Final NTSB investigations: Ditching

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 CEN25LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA378.md): Cirrus Design SR22T · Racine, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 11, 2025 · N121JB · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB CEN25LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA257.md): Van's RV-6 · New Richmond, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 17, 2025 · N69NB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed and altitude during the approach which resulted in a runway overshoot and subsequent landing in a lake. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s delayed remedial action to abort the landing.
- [NTSB ERA25LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA216.md): Cessna 172F · Vero Beach, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 2, 2025 · N5200F · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB ERA25LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA215.md): Piper PA32-300 · Branford, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 1, 2025 · N2242Z · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel's improper installation and inspection of the crankshaft gear bolt during major overhaul, which resulted in the crankshaft gear disengaging from the accessory gears which led to a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA25LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA003.md): Piper PA28 · Tampa Bay, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 3, 2024 · N8575F · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power in flight due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate preflight fuel planning by the student pilot and flight instructor, and the improper inflight fuel management by the student pilot.
- [NTSB ERA24FA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA265.md): Vans RV6 · Methuen, MA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 17, 2024 · N715PA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to manage the available fuel supply, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB ERA24LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA334.md): Aeronca 7AC · Topsham, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 16, 2024 · N3854E · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing as a result of the pilot’s delayed application of carburetor heat.
- [NTSB ERA24LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA166.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 · Key Biscayne, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 6, 2024 · N234ZT · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB ERA24LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA164.md): Piper PA-24-250 · North Kingstown, RI · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 30, 2024 · N7538P · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power during final approach due to the pilot’s failure to recognize that the environmental conditions were susceptible to carburetor icing and apply carburetor heat, which resulted in the formation of carburetor ice. Contributing to the…
- [NTSB WPR24LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA048.md): Flight Design Ctls · Hungry Horse, MT · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 18, 2023 · N924RD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate fuel planning and improper in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA23LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA365.md): Sheehan Kevin A Vans RV-8 · Umatilla, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 5, 2023 · N772KS · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB CEN23LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA371.md): Rutan Longez · Genoa Township, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 19, 2023 · N29TM · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ERA23LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA359.md): Aero Commander 500 S · Key West, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 13, 2023 · N62WE · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB ERA23LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA338.md): Stephen J Moorman Just Aircraft Highla · Edenton, NC · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 13, 2023 · N169SM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which led to a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA23LA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA356.md): Piper PA-12 · Myrtle Beach, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 31, 2023 · N3036M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB WPR23LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA249.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Meeks Bay, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 1, 2023 · N4586R · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB WPR23LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA192.md): Viking Air DHC-6-400 · Half Moon Bay, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 20, 2023 · N153QS · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the ferry fuel tank system to transfer fuel during a trans-Pacific flight for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in fuel starvation and a subsequent ditching into the water.
- [NTSB WPR23LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA196.md): Cessna 172H · Seattle, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 19, 2023 · N2550L · Substantial damage
  > A stuck exhaust valve that resulted in a partial loss of engine power and a forced water ditching.
- [NTSB ERA23LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA148.md): Velocity Velocity SE · Bahia Key, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 11, 2023 · N343BD · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ERA23LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA101.md): Cessna 340A · Atlantic Ocean, Turks & Caicos Islands · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 3, 2023 · N824BC · Substantial damage
  > A fuel system malfunction for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in fuel starvation to both engines.
- [NTSB ERA23LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA035.md): Beech V35A · Shellman Bluff, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 22, 2022 · N7893R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB WPR22FA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA303.md): Cessna T207A · Page, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 13, 2022 · N9582M · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during low altitude cruise flight, which resulted in a water ditching. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the pilot’s failure to extend the flaps during the ditching, which increased the…
- [NTSB WPR22LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA268.md): Piper J3C-65 · Huntington Beach, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 22, 2022 · N3666K · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and the pilot’s mismanagement of the available fuel at an altitude too low for recovery. Contributing was the pilot’s delayed decision to switch fuel tanks.
- [NTSB WPR22LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA225.md): Rolladen-Schneider LS-6 · Tahoe Vista, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 20, 2022 · N536LS · Substantial damage
  > The glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight and subsequent water ditching.
- [NTSB ERA22LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA131.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 · Miami Beach, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 19, 2022 · N544SB · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to a stuck valve, which resulted in an autorotation and a hard landing in water.
- [NTSB ERA22LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA097.md): Cessna 207 · Marathon, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 29, 2021 · N1596U · Minor damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to the failure of the No. 2 bearing, which resulted in the No. 2 connecting rod failing due to fatigue, high heat, and stress.
- [NTSB ERA22LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA064.md): Mooney M20M · Tampa, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 15, 2021 · N21890 · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to the failure of maintenance personnel to properly tighten the fuel supply line b-nut at the manifold valve during installation.
- [NTSB CEN22LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA039.md): Beech A36TC · Rockport, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 15, 2021 · N1805D · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.
- [NTSB ERA22LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA066.md): Piper PA28 · St. Petersburg, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 12, 2021 · N5862W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadvertent selection of an off fuel selector position, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB ERA22LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA054.md): Piper PA28 · Sarasota, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 9, 2021 · N40831 · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to a failed throttle cable.
- [NTSB CEN21LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA358.md): Cessna 182 · Patterson, LA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 27, 2021 · N148LP · Substantial damage
  > The mechanic’s failure to properly secure the throttle arm rendering it loose and inoperable after takeoff, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN21LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA321.md): Swann Lynn J Seawind 3000 · Charlevoix, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 3, 2021 · N8UU · Destroyed
  > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons based on available evidence.
- [NTSB DCA21FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA21FA174.md): Boeing 737-275C · Honolulu, HI · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 2 · Field · Final report · Jul 2, 2021 · N810TA · Destroyed
  > The flight crewmembers’ misidentification of the damaged engine (after leveling off the airplane and reducing thrust) and their use of only the damaged engine for thrust during the remainder of the flight, resulting in an unintentional descent and forced…
- [NTSB ERA21LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA250.md): Diamond DA20 · Matthews, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 14, 2021 · N458MA · Substantial damage
  > The mechanic’s failure to properly secure the oil sump drain plug during a 100-hour maintenance inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to oil starvation.
- [NTSB ERA21LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA123.md): Piper PA-32-301 · Homestead, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 22, 2021 · N8224H · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of power for reasons that could not be determined, as the airplane was not recovered from the water following the ditching.
- [NTSB ERA21LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA087.md): Piper PA46 · Naples, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 19, 2020 · N662TC · Substantial damage
  > The inadvertent activation of the unguarded ferry tank fuel selector valve, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ANC21LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA006.md): Pilatus PC12 · Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean) · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 6, 2020 · N400PW · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
- [NTSB ERA20CA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA317.md): Piper PA25 · Destin, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Sep 10, 2020 · N7366Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to manage the available fuel supply which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA20CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA201.md): Jabiru J250-SP · Gulf Of Mexico · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Jun 1, 2020 · N619J · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to a fuel leak that could not be identified since the wreckage was not recovered.
- [NTSB CEN20LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA162.md): Cessna T210 · New Braunfels, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 2 · Limited · Final report · Apr 28, 2020 · N210HH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning, which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA20CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA059.md): Eipper Quicksilver · Mayaguez, PR · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 22, 2019 · N211RR · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's inadvertent movement of the fuel shutoff switch to the “off” position while attempting to take a picture of himself, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and a subsequent ditching in open water.
- [NTSB CEN19TA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19TA321.md): Piper PA46 · Gulf of Mexico · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report · Sep 15, 2019 · N218MW · Destroyed
  > A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CEN19LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA147.md): Cessna P210 · Yankeetown, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 17, 2019 · N4861P · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
- [NTSB ERA19TA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19TA120.md): Cirrus SR22 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Final report · Mar 5, 2019 · N345DM · Substantial damage
  > A loss of oil pressure and subsequent total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ERA19TA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19TA111.md): Piper PA32 · West Palm Beach (Atlantic Ocean) · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Feb 28, 2019 · N1563X · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence, which resulted in a ditched landing in the ocean.
- [NTSB ERA19LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA096.md): Convair C131 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 2019 · N145GT · Destroyed
  > The captain's decision to continue with the flight with a malfunctioning left engine propeller control and the subsequent loss of engine power on both engines for undetermined reasons, which resulted in ditching into the ocean. Contributing to the accident…
- [NTSB ERA19LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA079.md): Cessna 172 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 24, 2018 · N3015E · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to the fatigue fracture of the No. 2 exhaust rocker arm stud.
- [NTSB WPR19TA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19TA037.md): Scottish Series 100 MDL 101 · Lake Pleasant, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Final report · Nov 17, 2018 · N82696 · Substantial damage
  > Impact with a lake for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ERA19LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA018.md): Jabiru 250 · Daytona Beach Shores, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 16, 2018 · N207Y · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB ERA18LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA227.md): Beech 35 · Mayport, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 17, 2018 · N1330Z · Substantial damage
  > The failure of a fuel line due to improper installation of a fuel flow sensor, which resulted in fuel starvation and a subsequent total 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."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '441' 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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