# NTSB investigations: Miscellaneous/other 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. Page 15 of 32 · 1,558 cases ## Cases, newest first - [NTSB GAA18CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA042.md): Stinson SR 5E · Burlington, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 11, 2017 · N141WC · Substantial damage > The pilot’s unstabilized approach, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and nose-over. Also causal to the accident was the pilot’s improper decision to land on a closed alternate grass landing area. - [NTSB GAA18CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA045.md): Cessna 172 · Trenton, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 9, 2017 · N2138W · Substantial damage > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing. - [NTSB GAA18CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA044.md): Cessna 172 · Bonners Ferry, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 7, 2017 · N55234 · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to see and avoid power lines while maneuvering at a low altitude. - [NTSB CEN18FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA023.md): Beech V35B · Alva, OK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 4, 2017 · N777PH · Destroyed > The flight instructor's and pilot's failure to recognize that a high descent rate had developed on short final, likely due to their distraction by an open engine cowling, and the unexpected strong pitch-down force during flap extension due to the installation… - [NTSB GAA18CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA052.md): Cessna 182 · Skwentna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 28, 2017 · N2661Q · Substantial damage > The pilot’s decision to land on an unimproved snow-covered airstrip, which resulted in the airplane coming to rest inverted. - [NTSB GAA18CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA034.md): Airbus Helicopters EC 130 · La Paloma, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 26, 2017 · N22TZ · Substantial damage > The separation of a weight from the gunner’s net, which struck the helicopter’s main rotor blade during flight. - [NTSB GAA18CA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA029.md): Six Chuter West Legend XL · Mabton, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 26, 2017 · N781SC · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to see and avoid transmission wires. - [NTSB WPR18LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA012.md): Cirrus Design SR22T · San Carlos, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 21, 2017 · N3636E · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to follow the Before-Takeoff checklist and properly set the flaps before takeoff, which altered the airplane’s flight characteristics, and the pilot’s failure to recognize the problem and abort the takeoff in a timely manner, which… - [NTSB ANC18LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA005.md): Raytheon B200 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 21, 2017 · N363JH · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing, which resulted in a gear-up landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's fatigue and complacency. - [NTSB CEN18LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA015.md): Cessna 150J · Willmar, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 18, 2017 · N50609 · Substantial damage > The pilot’s improper conduct of the soft-field takeoff, which led to his failure to attain adequate airspeed, and the flight instructor’s subsequent improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, forced landing. - [NTSB ENG18WA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG18WA038.md): Embraer ERJ190 · Dublin, Ireland · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Oct 16, 2017 · G-FBEM · No damage > The Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) of Ireland has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an Embraer 190-200 LR, which occurred on October 16, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIU investigation under the… - [NTSB GAA18LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18LA062.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 13, 2017 · N965DS · Substantial damage > A coyote strike and the subsequent operation of the airplane, which led to internal composite wing structure damage. - [NTSB GAA18CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA030.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 6, 2017 · N878MC · Substantial damage > The student pilot’s tension on the flight control at a low level during an autorotation, which did not allow sufficient time for the flight instructor to correct and recover control before the hard landing. - [NTSB WPR18LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA005.md): Piper PA 24-250 · Hillsboro, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 5, 2017 · N7892P · Substantial damage > The student's pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during approach and subsequent exceedance of the critical angle of attack during a go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a subsequent hard landing. Contributing to the accident was… - [NTSB WPR18LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA002.md): Cessna 172S · Tonopah, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 2017 · N5311H · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to enrich the mixture during the descent, as required by the Pilot's Operating Handbook (POH), and his subsequent failure to follow the POH emergency procedures, which resulted in an excessively lean fuel/air mixture and subsequent loss of… - [NTSB GAA17CA563](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA563.md): Piper PA 22 · Orangeburg, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 28, 2017 · N4734Z · Destroyed > A failed main landing gear tire for reasons that could not be determined due to postcrash fire damage. - [NTSB ERA17WA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17WA342.md): Robinson R44 · Cape Town, South Africa · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Sep 28, 2017 · ZS-OSL · Destroyed > On September 28, 2017, about 1000 coordinated universal time, a Robinson R44 II helicopter, South African registration ZS-OSL, was destroyed when it impacted terrain during an emergency autorotation near Cape Town, South Africa. The pilot was fatally injured.… - [NTSB DCA17WA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17WA216.md): Boeing 737 · Luga, Malta · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Sep 28, 2017 · G-FDZJ · No damage > The United Kingdom Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a BOEING 737 airplane that occurred on September 28, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB's investigation… - [NTSB WPR17LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA211.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 · Long Beach, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 20, 2017 · N7514S · Substantial damage > The student pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm during the crosswind landing approach and his subsequent improper decision to initiate an autorotation instead of applying corrective control inputs after the helicopter experienced normal airframe vibration.… - [NTSB GAA17CA546](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA546.md): Cessna 150 · Siler City, NC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 20, 2017 · N6250T · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper decision to take off with known electrical issues, which distracted him and led to a loss of directional control during the takeoff roll. - [NTSB WPR17LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA209.md): Trudel GP 4 · Reno, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 2017 · C-GTPX · 2 aircraft · Minor damage > The other pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the airplane during the line-abreast formation. - [NTSB GAA17CA533](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA533.md): Cessna T182T · Silver Springs, NV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 12, 2017 · N946CA · Substantial damage > The flight instructor’s failure to maintain a proper descent rate during a simulated engine failure, which resulted in a bounced landing. - [NTSB ERA17WA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17WA323.md): Britten Norman BN2A · San Salvador de Paul, Venezuela · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Sep 11, 2017 · YV-1441 · No damage > On September 11, 2017 about 1400 coordinated universal time, a Britten Norman BN2-A, Venezuelan registration YV1441, was landing at San Salvador de Paul, Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela, when it struck and fatally injured a child who was on the runway. The pilot… - [NTSB WPR17LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA195.md): Walker Edgar E Glastar · Cascade, ID · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 2017 · N65EW · Destroyed > The pilot's inadequate flight planning, preparation, and navigation, which resulted in the airplane entering a canyon that the pilot was unable to exit by climbing the airplane. Also causal were his in-flight decision-making and his execution of the course… - [NTSB GAA17CA545](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA545.md): Dedeaux Gary G GN-1 · Elba, AL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 2, 2017 · N168BD · Substantial damage > The pilot's incorrect pitch control during the initial climb, which resulted in his decision to abort the takeoff and a subsequent hard landing. - [NTSB ANC17LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17LA051.md): Leonardo AW139 · Tujunga, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 2, 2017 · N304FD · Substantial damage > A yaw excursion and uncontrolled descent due to loss of tail rotor effectiveness during aerial firefighting operations resulting in an impact with trees. A contributing factor was the pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed, coupled with a quartering… - [NTSB ERA17LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA306.md): Kerr Gerald Velocity SUV · St. Petersburg, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 2017 · N753GK · Substantial damage > The pilot's misjudgment of the airplane’s speed and the distance remaining during landing and his improper decision to not abort the landing. - [NTSB CEN17LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA340.md): Cessna 310G · Broomfield, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 2017 · N8957Z · Substantial damage > A collapse of the right main landing gear due to a bent pushrod, which precluded the gear from fully extending. The reason for the bent pushrod could not be determined based on the available information. - [NTSB WPR17LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA193.md): Cessna 140 · Empire, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 2017 · N140X · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an off-airport precautionary landing on a dirt road with an uphill gradient. - [NTSB GAA17CA511](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA511.md): Piper PA 12 · Gulkana, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 26, 2017 · N3233M · Substantial damage > The pilot’s inadequate in-flight fuel planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB GAA17CA537](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA537.md): Bellanca 8GCBC · Foley, AL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 23, 2017 · N181TM · Substantial damage > The ground crew’s incorrect hook up of the banner, which resulted in a nose-over. - [NTSB GAA17CA500](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA500.md): Beech C23 · Rexburg, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 21, 2017 · N6576R · Substantial damage > The pilot's delayed decision to land the airplane with insufficient runway remaining after realizing the airplane wasn't climbing. - [NTSB ERA17LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA290.md): Cessna 180 · Newport, NH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 2017 · N1585C · Substantial damage > A leak in the right brake slave cylinder, which led to no fluid in the reservoir and subsequent asymmetric braking. - [NTSB GAA17CA496](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA496.md): MIke Reed Super Cub · Murphy, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 19, 2017 · N7677M · Substantial damage > The pilot’s use of excessive brake pressure during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over. - [NTSB WPR17LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA183.md): Piper PA 28R-200 · West Jordan, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 11, 2017 · N33732 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to account for operation at high density altitude at or near the airplane’s maximum gross weight, which led to degraded engine performance and prevented the airplane from achieving an adequate airspeed for a positive rate of climb,… - [NTSB CEN17LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA359.md): Cirrus Design SR22T · Raton, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 2017 · N702N · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent failure to attain a proper airspeed during an attempted go-around in shifting wind conditions, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. - [NTSB CEN17LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA303.md): Cessna A188B · Marshall, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 2017 · N3047J · Substantial damage > The pilot's inability to accurately monitor the airplane's airspeed after takeoff due to an inoperative airspeed indicator, which resulted in the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and… - [NTSB ANC17CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17CA041.md): Airbus AS350 · Delta Junction, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 3, 2017 · N351SH · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a steel frame attached to a tracked drilling unit. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to visually identify the steel frame during the reconnaissance process. - [NTSB GAA17CA536](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA536.md): Menzimer Gary Ray Firestar · Westfield, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 30, 2017 · UNREG · Destroyed > The pilot's improper decision to operate an airplane without recent flight training and his inadvertent application of left electric rudder trim before flight and a subsequent loss of airplane control. - [NTSB WPR17FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA171.md): Cessna 172N · Big Bear, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 2017 · N5381J · Substantial damage > The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during takeoff in high density altitude conditions, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, loss of control, and subsequent impact with terrain. - [NTSB ANC17FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17FA039.md): Cessna U206 · Port Alsworth, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 2 · Field · Final report · Jul 27, 2017 · N1749R · Destroyed > The pilot's decision to continue visual flight into an area of instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of visual reference and subsequent controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was (1) the inadequate preflight… - [NTSB CEN17CA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17CA294.md): Air Tractor AT 502B · Harrold, SD · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 26, 2017 · N421CA · Substantial damage > The pilot’s improper attempt at a low-pass maneuver, which resulted in a collision with a tractor. - [NTSB WPR17LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA163.md): British BAC Stkmstr MK80 · Henderson, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 24, 2017 · N605GV · Destroyed > The failure of the pilot to ensure that the flaps were set to the proper position for takeoff which resulted in the airplane becoming airborne and unable to climb or accelerate and subsequently impacting terrain. - [NTSB GAA17CA437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA437.md): Cessna 172 · Powell, WY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 24, 2017 · N6470E · Substantial damage > The student pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent failure to relinquish the flight controls, which resulted in a hard landing. - [NTSB GAA17CA443](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA443.md): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G 164B · Berlin, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 23, 2017 · N48519 · Substantial damage > The ground crewman’s failure to visually check the runway before crossing it in a vehicle, which resulted in he and the vehicle being struck by the landing airplane. - [NTSB ERA17LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA258.md): Kubassek David Zenith 601 · Aiken, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 22, 2017 · N651JL · Substantial damage > The failure of the nose landing gear’s (NLG) lower bearing, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain directional control during landing, a runway excursion, and the NLG collapsing. - [NTSB CEN17LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA283.md): Cessna 180 · Austin, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 22, 2017 · N3119D · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper decision to attempt to take off after two previous failed attempts from choppy water with a high outside temperature and the airplane near its maximum gross weight, which degraded the airplane’s performance and resulted in its inability… - [NTSB GAA17CA574](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA574.md): Cessna 208 · New York, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 21, 2017 · N802TW · Substantial damage > The airplane’s encounter with boat wake and multiple swells during a water takeoff. - [NTSB GAA17CA434](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA434.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 · Bozeman, MT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 21, 2017 · N28VH · Substantial damage > The flight instructor’s unstabilized autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing. - [NTSB ERA17WA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17WA259.md): Cirrus Design SR20 · Santo Antonio do Leverger, Brazil · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Jul 20, 2017 · PR-PRF · Substantial damage > On July 20, 2017, at 1109 coordinated universal time, a Cirrus SR-20, Brazilian registration PR-PRF, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain shortly after takeoff from Santa Edwiges farm, near the municipality of Santo Antônio do Leveger, Mato… Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?page=16 ## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '900' 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/900/sequence?page=15 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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