# Seat/cargo attach fitting - Type: NTSB finding subsection - Path: [Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01) › [Aircraft structures](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0103) › [Fuselage](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/010353) › Seat/cargo attach fitting - NTSB code: 01035347 - Cases: 27 - In the probable cause: 22 - Fatal cases: 7 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01035347/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01035347/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01035347 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2008: 3 / 4 - 2009: 2 / 2 - 2010: 1 / 1 - 2011: 3 / 3 - 2013: 3 / 3 - 2014: 1 / 2 - 2015: 2 / 2 - 2016: 2 / 2 - 2017: 1 / 1 - 2018: 1 / 3 - 2019: 3 / 3 - 2021: 0 / 1 ## Defining events in these cases - [Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230): 6 cases - [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 5 cases - [Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330): 4 cases - [Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341): 3 cases - [Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490): 2 cases - [Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300): 2 cases - [Turbulence encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360): 1 cases - [Flight control sys malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/333): 1 cases - [Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241): 1 cases - [Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120): 1 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n): 3 cases - [Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr): 1 cases - [Rockwell International 114](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-114): 1 cases - [Quest KODIAK 100](https://openairdocs.org/model/quest-kodiak-100): 1 cases - [Piper PA-14](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14): 1 cases - [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12): 1 cases - [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e): 1 cases - [Israel Aircraft Industries GULFSTREAM G150](https://openairdocs.org/model/israel-aircraft-industries-gulfstream-g150): 1 cases - [Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d): 1 cases - [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-33F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-33f): 1 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 9 cases - [Directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020) (Aircraft): 8 cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 5 cases - [Installation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02062035) (Personnel issues): 4 cases - [Use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015) (Personnel issues): 3 cases - [Delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025) (Personnel issues): 3 cases - [Conducive to carburetor icing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03031030) (Environmental issues): 2 cases - [Fence/fence post](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022047) (Environmental issues): 2 cases - [Tree(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020) (Environmental issues): 2 cases - [Sloped/uneven terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021017) (Environmental issues): 2 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB ERA22FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA009), Oct 8, 2021: Cessna P210 (N128EE), Atlanta, GA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to ensure that his seat was properly secured before initiating the takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control during the initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the lack… - [NTSB GAA19CA517](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA517), Aug 20, 2019: Cessna 180 (N180TB), Arlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly secure the seat before takeoff, which resulted in it sliding back during takeoff and rendering him unable to reach the rudder pedals and throttle lever, a subsequent… - [NTSB ERA19LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA131), Mar 13, 2019: Cessna 182 (N8905X), Brevard, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The mechanic's failure to notice that the left front seat left front roller housing disengaged from the seat rail during recent maintenance, and the pilot's failure to detect the disengaged roller… - [NTSB GAA19CA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA130), Feb 4, 2019: Cessna 172 (N9525V), Hanover, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper decision to release the seat latch to adjust the seat position during taxi, which resulted in his inability to reach the rudder or brake pedals and a subsequent loss of… - [NTSB ERA18LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA253), Sep 16, 2018: Cirrus SR22 (N161DL), Montauk, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly secure his seat before initiating the takeoff, which resulted in the seat sliding back as the airplane accelerated during takeoff, his inability to reach the pedals,… - [NTSB WPR18LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA226), Aug 17, 2018: Hughes 369 (N105JL), Riverside, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instructor’s delayed remedial action to an excessive descent rate during a simulated autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing. - [NTSB WPR18FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA112), Mar 26, 2018: Mooney M20E (N213EJ), Marina, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin. - [NTSB DCA18CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18CA056), Dec 23, 2017: Mcdonnell Douglas DC 9 33F (N935CE), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of a cargo tie-down fastener, resulting in unsecured cargo striking the pressure bulkhead. - [NTSB GAA16CA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA419), Aug 2, 2016: Cessna 172 (N734GM), Lewiston, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to ensure that his seat was adjusted and locked, which resulted in his seat sliding aft during the takeoff roll, and the subsequent loss of directional control and runway… - [NTSB ERA16FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA141), Mar 26, 2016: Cessna 172N (N6238D), Charleston, WV, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to ensure that her seat was properly secured before initiating the takeoff, which resulted in a subsequent loss of control. Contributing was the lack of an installed… NTSB has coded findings and defining events since 2008; earlier cases used its older occurrence and cause codes and aren't counted. Findings: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings.md. 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