# NTSB investigations, TX: Loss of lift

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 CEN25LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA271.md): PZL Swidnik PW-5 · Kerrick, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 19, 2025 · N4426Z · Substantial damage
  > The glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight.
- [NTSB CEN22LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA078.md): Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 · Bridgeport, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 14, 2021 · N862YB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate main rotor RPM during an autorotation which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper placement of the throttle during the initial practice power-on recovery autorotation.
- [NTSB CEN20CA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA218.md): Glasflugel Mosquito · Alvarado, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Jun 4, 2020 · N24HC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to divert to the private airport and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control while landing on a turf runway that contained tall grass.
- [NTSB CEN19CA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19CA336.md): Piper PA38 · Taylor, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 2, 2019 · N6400A · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student's soft-field takeoff, which resulted in an excessive pitch attitude, settling effect, and impact with a ditch off the end of the runway.
- [NTSB CEN19LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA173.md): Just Highlander · Quinlan, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 13, 2019 · N324SB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to depart with minimal runway available and his improper soft-field takeoff procedure, which resulted in impact with trees due to a slow airspeed and settling effect during climb out.
- [NTSB GAA19CA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA101.md): Clifford E Massey AR-1 · Anahuac, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 15, 2018 · N923DJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare in gusting crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA18CA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA382.md): Pzl-Swidnik PW 5 · Waller, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 23, 2018 · N123PW · Substantial damage
  > The glider pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees during landing.
- [NTSB GAA16CA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA359.md): Piper PA28 · Amarillo, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 30, 2016 · N5724F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain an adequate rate of climb, which resulted in off airport landing and substantial damage to the fuselage and right wing.
- [NTSB CEN16LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA208.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Ropesville, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 2016 · N10325 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall while maneuvering.
- [NTSB CEN15LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA252.md): Michael Wilson Murphy Spirit · Livingston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 26, 2015 · N193MW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which increased the induced drag and led to the engine having insufficient power to overcome the drag and climb the airplane and resulted in a forced landing and the subsequent collapse of the main landing…
- [NTSB CEN15LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA183.md): Beech 35 · Gordonville, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 29, 2015 · N80462 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to depart from an upsloping, soft grass runway at or near the airplane's maximum gross weight and with a high density altitude, which increased the airplane's ground roll and placed the airplane in close proximity to trees during the…
- [NTSB CEN11LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA318.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Yancey, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 3, 2011 · N927SH · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to the unintentional closure of the fuel shutoff valve.
- [NTSB CEN11CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA057.md): Six Chuter SR7 · Winnie, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 7, 2010 · N95087 · Substantial damage
  > The collapse of the powered parachute's canopy on short final for undetermined reasons, resulting in a loss of lift.
- [NTSB CEN11CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA037.md): Cessna 182K · Henderson, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 15, 2010 · N3057Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN09CA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA273.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · New Braunfels, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 30, 2009 · N7519V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate main rotor rpm during a practice autorotation. Contributing to the accident was the instructor pilot's delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB CEN09CA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA180.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · O'Donnell, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 25, 2009 · N387AC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control while performing a quick stop maneuver to an out of ground effect (OGE) hover. Contributing to the accident was the high density altitude and near calm wind condition.

## 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" = 'TX' 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" = '500' 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/500/sequence?state=TX

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