# Angle of attack - 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) › Angle of attack - NTSB code: 01062042 - Cases: 991 - In the probable cause: 959 - Fatal cases: 483 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2008: 4 / 4 - 2009: 8 / 10 - 2010: 3 / 3 - 2011: 12 / 12 - 2012: 6 / 7 - 2013: 28 / 30 - 2014: 71 / 71 - 2015: 85 / 87 - 2016: 97 / 98 - 2017: 83 / 83 - 2018: 98 / 100 - 2019: 104 / 104 - 2020: 67 / 69 - 2021: 71 / 74 - 2022: 70 / 75 - 2023: 64 / 66 - 2024: 46 / 51 - 2025: 29 / 33 - 2026: 13 / 14 ## Defining events in these cases - [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 410 cases - [Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241): 391 cases - [Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342): 35 cases - [Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341): 27 cases - [Abrupt maneuver](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270): 14 cases - [Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092): 13 cases - [Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230): 11 cases - [Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220): 9 cases - [Fuel exhaustion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192): 9 cases - [Fuel starvation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191): 9 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140): 14 cases - [Cirrus Design SR22](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22): 14 cases - [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s): 13 cases - [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n): 13 cases - [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150): 10 cases - [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250): 9 cases - [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f): 9 cases - [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36): 9 cases - [Cirrus Design SR20](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20): 8 cases - [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172): 8 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 887 cases - [Airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010) (Aircraft): 515 cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 146 cases - [Use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015) (Personnel issues): 57 cases - [Pitch control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022) (Aircraft): 48 cases - [Gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045) (Environmental issues): 45 cases - [Incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015) (Personnel issues): 44 cases - [Not determined, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000) (Not determined): 40 cases - [Delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025) (Personnel issues): 31 cases - [Fuel](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010) (Aircraft): 31 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB CEN26LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA294), Aug 15, 2026: Pipistrel Taurus Electro G2.5 (N984TP), Hempstead, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly stow the motor in preparation for approach and landing that resulted in a loss of airspeed and an inadvertent aerodynamic stall and spin. - [NTSB CEN26LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA274), Jul 29, 2026: Cessna A188B (N731CQ), Algona, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control during a turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. - [NTSB ERA26LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA277), Jul 20, 2026: Rans S-6-S (N528MW), Morgan, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and impact with water. - [NTSB WPR26LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA267), Jul 18, 2026: Rans S7 (N6133M), Kemmerer, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to perform a take-off in high-density-altitude, gusting-crosswind conditions, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, hard landing and subsequent nose-over. - [NTSB WPR26LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA252), Jul 5, 2026: Fairchild M-62A (N53953), Greenleaf, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed during approach and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain. - [NTSB CEN26LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA244), Jul 5, 2026: Cassutt Iiim (N45889), Odessa, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb, which led to an aerodynamic stall and a loss of airplane control at too low of an altitude to recover.… - [NTSB CEN26LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA209), May 30, 2026: Bellanca 7GCBC (N90932), Jonesboro, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the… - [NTSB WPR26LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA213), May 27, 2026: Moose SR 2500 (N135DS), Sonoma, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a go-around in shifting wind conditions, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall. - [NTSB ERA26LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA209), May 18, 2026: Cessna 172S (N5114Z), Harrison, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s excessive pitch up attitude during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control. - [NTSB WPR26LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA174), May 1, 2026: American Champion 7GCBC (N400KB), Big Water, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and exceedance of the airplanes critical angle of attack while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in a subsequent stall and impact with… NTSB has coded findings and defining events since 2008; earlier cases used its older occurrence and cause codes and aren't counted. 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