# Configuration - Type: NTSB finding subsection - Path: [Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01) › [Aircraft oper/perf/capability](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0106) › [Performance/control parameters](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/010620) › Configuration - NTSB code: 01062017 - Cases: 80 - In the probable cause: 69 - Fatal cases: 9 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062017/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062017/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062017 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2008: 3 / 3 - 2009: 0 / 1 - 2010: 1 / 1 - 2011: 3 / 4 - 2012: 7 / 7 - 2013: 8 / 8 - 2014: 5 / 5 - 2015: 7 / 7 - 2016: 2 / 2 - 2017: 5 / 8 - 2018: 5 / 5 - 2019: 8 / 8 - 2020: 3 / 3 - 2021: 4 / 5 - 2022: 2 / 3 - 2023: 1 / 5 - 2024: 2 / 2 - 2025: 2 / 2 - 2026: 1 / 1 ## Defining events in these cases - [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 15 cases - [Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095): 14 cases - [Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241): 8 cases - [Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230): 7 cases - [Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490): 5 cases - [Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300): 5 cases - [Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900): 4 cases - [Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342): 3 cases - [Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096): 3 cases - [Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092): 3 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p): 2 cases - [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s): 2 cases - [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n): 2 cases - [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m): 2 cases - [Globe GC-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b): 1 cases - [Socata TBM 700](https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tbm-700): 1 cases - [Sikorsky S-76B](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76b): 1 cases - [Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta): 1 cases - [Raytheon B200](https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-b200): 1 cases - [Piper PA-60-700P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-60-700p): 1 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015) (Personnel issues): 26 cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 22 cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 17 cases - [Forgotten action/omission](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035) (Personnel issues): 12 cases - [Use of checklist](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030) (Personnel issues): 11 cases - [Airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010) (Aircraft): 9 cases - [TE flap control system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022750) (Aircraft): 9 cases - [Angle of attack](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042) (Aircraft): 8 cases - [Delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025) (Personnel issues): 4 cases - [Incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015) (Personnel issues): 4 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB WPR26LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA179), May 10, 2026: Cessna A150L (N6067J), Superior, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to retract the flaps during takeoff following a touch-and-go landing, which resulted in degraded climb performance and an impact with an object during an off-field landing. - [NTSB ERA25LA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA354), Sep 13, 2025: Jonker Sailplanes JS3 (N68MF), New Castle, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly configure the glider for landing, which resulted in an excessive descent rate during approach, and subsequent collision with trees short of the intended landing area. - [NTSB CEN25LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA257), Jul 17, 2025: Van's RV-6 (N69NB), New Richmond, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed and altitude during the approach which resulted in a runway overshoot and subsequent landing in a lake. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s… - [NTSB CEN24LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA328), Jul 20, 2024: Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 900XP (N526FC), Telluride, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew’s failure to properly configure the airplane for takeoff in a high-density altitude environment, which resulted in a loss of control and a subsequent runway excursion. Contributing to… - [NTSB ERA24FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA136), Mar 10, 2024: Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 Westwind Astra (N1125A), Hot Springs, VA, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The PIC’s continuation of an unstabilized approach in gusting wind conditions and his failure to monitor the airplane’s altitude during the approach, which led to a descent into terrain short of the… - [NTSB WPR24LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA017), Oct 13, 2023: Piper PA 46-350P (N509Z), Eastsound, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's unstable approach and improper configuration of the flaps during a go-around which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with terrain. - [NTSB CEN23LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA358), Aug 9, 2023: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N798MG), Sevierville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s improper flight control inputs during the practice hovering autorotation that resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain. - [NTSB WPR23LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA274), Jul 10, 2023: Cessna 172N (N3307E), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing and the subsequent go-around, which resulted in impact with a hangar. - [NTSB WPR23LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA217), Jun 5, 2023: Air Tractor AT-502B (N6174W), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper use of flaps during the takeoff sequence which resulted in a runway overrun and collision with trees. - [NTSB WPR23LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA086), Jan 7, 2023: Quad City Challenger (N528J), Kent, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inflight loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to fly the airplane without receiving training in its operation and flight characteristics. 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. Defining events: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events.md. Phases of flight: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases.md. Every investigation, filtered by finding, event, phase, state, year or model: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md (for example ?state=MI&fatal=1). NTSB's definitions: Accident and incident, 49 CFR 830.2 (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-VIII/part-830/subpart-A/section-830.2), CICTT occurrence categories (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/OccurrenceCategoryDefinitions.pdf), CICTT phases of flight (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/PhaseofFlightDefinitions.pdf), and NTSB coding manual, before 2008 (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). NTSB publishes no definitions for its findings, only their names. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.