# NTSB investigations, IN: Collision during takeoff/land 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 CEN27LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN27LA021.md): Piper J3C-65 · Boonville, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Oct 18, 2026 · N88218 · Substantial damage > On October 18, 2026, about 1500 central daylight time, a Piper J3C-65 airplane, N88218, was involved in an accident near Boonville, Indiana. The pilot was not injured and a passenger in a vehicle that was struck by the airplane was fatally injured. The… - [NTSB CEN27LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN27LA002.md): Post Thorp T-18 · Brazil, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Oct 3, 2026 · N763LG · Substantial damage - [NTSB CEN24LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA177.md): Zenith CH-750 · Seymour, IN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 30, 2024 · N750EE · Substantial damage > The flight instructor’s failure to maintain clearance from a fence during a takeoff attempt. - [NTSB CEN22LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA107.md): Cirrus Design SR20 · Angola, IN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 21, 2022 · N42VR · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to ensure adequate terrain clearance during an approach. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action when the airplane descended too low after transitioning to a visual descent to the runway. - [NTSB CEN21LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA353.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Jeffersonville, IN · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 3, 2021 · N728A · Substantial damage > A loss of directional control due to failure of the landing gear attachment hardware for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information. - [NTSB CEN21LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA340.md): Stephen L Kruer Superstol · Floyds Knobs, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 27, 2021 · N852SK · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the trees during a go-around. - [NTSB CEN20LA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA401.md): Piper PA32 · Kokomo, IN · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 20, 2020 · N8213X · Destroyed > The pilot’s inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in a collision with a utility pole and the subsequent collision with terrain. - [NTSB GAA18CA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA424.md): Bell 206 · New Castle, IN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 16, 2018 · N39LR · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to ensure that the fill hose was disconnected from the helicopter before takeoff, which resulted in the fill hose striking the tail rotor and the subsequent loss of tail rotor effectiveness. Contributing to the accident was inadequate… - [NTSB CEN18FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA132.md): Cessna 150 · Marion, IN · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 2, 2018 · N5614E · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > The failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other airplane as they converged on intersecting runways. Contributing to the accident was the jet pilot's not monitoring the airport's traffic advisory frequency, known reduced visibility of the intersecting… - [NTSB CEN16CA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16CA390.md): Cessna 182 · Rensselaer, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 30, 2016 · N2508Q · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in the left wing's subsequent impact with a cornfield. - [NTSB CEN16FA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA333.md): Cessna 172N · Terre Haute, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 2016 · N17SK · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain a normal approach path to the runway, which resulted in the airplane colliding with a tree and a house during final approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent flight experience. - [NTSB CEN16FA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA216.md): Cessna 150F · Rockville, IN · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 13, 2016 · N102DK · Destroyed > The pilot's use of an improper soft-field takeoff procedure, which resulted in the airplane having insufficient airspeed to climb out of ground effect and its subsequent impact with trees near the departure end of the runway. - [NTSB CEN11CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA154.md): Powerchute Airwolf 912ULS · Alexandria, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 14, 2011 · N4306P · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with trees during an initial climb following an aborted landing. - [NTSB CEN09CA498](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA498.md): Rans Employee Flying Club Rans S-6S · Montezuma, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 31, 2009 · N91226 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control after takeoff resulting in an impact with a power line and the ground. - [NTSB CEN09CA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA371.md): Buckeye Dream Mach · Marian, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 23, 2009 · N2526J · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the utility pole and power lines. ## 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" = 'IN' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT e.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '490') ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/cases?state=IN --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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