# NTSB investigations: Missing aircraft

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 WPR25LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA212.md): Cessna T240 · San Diego, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 13, 2025 · N636CS
  > Impact with the ocean for reasons that could not be determined because the pilot and airplane were not located.
- [NTSB CEN25LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA164.md): Air Tractor AT802 · Atlantic Ocean, Canada · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 29, 2025 · N4025K · Destroyed
  > The airplane’s impact with the ocean for undetermined reasons based on the available evidence.
- [NTSB GAA23WA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA23WA118.md): Sud Aviation/Eurocopter Alouette II SE313B · Mangsee Island, Philippines · Accident · 4 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 1, 2023 · N45VX
- [NTSB WPR22LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA371.md): Cessna 172M · Pacific Ocean, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 20, 2022 · N9670V
  > Undetermined because the airplane and pilot were not located.
- [NTSB GAA22WA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA142.md): Piper PA-28R · Le Touquet, United Kingdom · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 2, 2022 · G-EGVA · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN21WA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21WA042.md): Piper PA34 · Reus, Spain · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Nov 3, 2020 · EC-HCA · Substantial damage
- [NTSB WPR20FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20FAMS2.md): Luscombe 8 · Pacific Ocean, OR · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Missing aircraft · Final report · Feb 12, 2020 · N77875 · Destroyed
  > Undetermined because the airplane and pilot were not located.
- [NTSB WPR15FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FAMS1.md): Cessna 172S · Davenport, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Missing aircraft · Final report · May 8, 2015 · N191TG
  > Undetermined because the airplane was not located.
- [NTSB ANC13FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13FAMS2.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Yakutat, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Missing aircraft · Final report · Sep 9, 2013 · N3705W · Destroyed
  > Undetermined because the pilot and airplane were not found.
- [NTSB ANC13FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13FAMS1.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Kenai, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Missing aircraft · Final report · Oct 13, 2012 · N444LZ · Destroyed
  > Undetermined. The airplane and pilot were not found.
- [NTSB ERA12FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FAMS2.md): Cessna 150F · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · Accident · 1 fatal · Missing aircraft · Final report · Jun 8, 2012 · N8281S · Substantial damage
  > Undetermined (airplane and pilot missing).
- [NTSB ERA12FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FAMS1.md): Cessna 182P · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · Accident · 1 fatal · Missing aircraft · Final report · Mar 1, 2012 · N1338S · Substantial damage
  > Undetermined; the airplane and pilot are missing.
- [NTSB ANC10FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10FA100.md): Dehavilland DHC-2 · Katmai National Park, AK · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 2010 · N9313Z · Substantial damage
  > Undetermined.
- [NTSB ERA10FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FAMS1.md): Cirrus SR22 · Gulf of Mexico · Accident · 1 fatal · Missing aircraft · Final report · Dec 15, 2009 · N723LJ · Destroyed
  > Undetermined (airplane and pilot missing).
- [NTSB ANC09FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09FAMS1.md): Beech V35A · Northway, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Missing aircraft · Final report · Jun 21, 2009 · N7062N · Substantial damage
  > The cause of this accident is unknown; the airplane is missing.

## 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" = '990' 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/990/sequence

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