# Misc hardware - Type: NTSB finding section - Path: [Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01) › [Fluids/misc hardware](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0107) › Misc hardware - NTSB code: 010714 - Cases: 140 - In the probable cause: 122 - Fatal cases: 23 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/010714/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/010714/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/010714 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2008: 12 / 12 - 2009: 5 / 9 - 2010: 6 / 6 - 2011: 6 / 6 - 2012: 10 / 10 - 2013: 9 / 9 - 2014: 4 / 4 - 2015: 3 / 5 - 2016: 8 / 10 - 2017: 10 / 11 - 2018: 5 / 7 - 2019: 8 / 8 - 2020: 6 / 7 - 2021: 8 / 9 - 2022: 4 / 5 - 2023: 5 / 6 - 2024: 7 / 10 - 2025: 2 / 2 - 2026: 4 / 4 ## Findings - [Fasteners](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071430): 58 cases, 53 in the probable cause - [Misc hardware, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071400): 41 cases, 35 in the probable cause - [Hoses and tubes](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071410): 40 cases, 34 in the probable cause - [Misc wiring](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071497): 3 cases, 2 in the probable cause ## Defining events in these cases - [Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341): 24 cases - [Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342): 16 cases - [Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340): 11 cases - [Part(s) separation from AC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338): 11 cases - [Flight control sys malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/333): 11 cases - [Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150): 11 cases - [Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330): 10 cases - [Fuel starvation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191): 8 cases - [Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900): 5 cases - [Aircraft structural failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/337): 4 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER](https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-aircraft-works-spol-sro-sportcruiser): 3 cases - [Robinson Helicopter R44 II](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii): 3 cases - [Stinson 108-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3): 2 cases - [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300): 2 cases - [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200): 2 cases - [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180): 2 cases - [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140): 2 cases - [Cirrus Design SR22](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22): 2 cases - [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l): 2 cases - [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a): 2 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Installation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02062035) (Personnel issues): 24 cases - [Scheduled/routine maintenance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02062010) (Personnel issues): 14 cases - [Preflight inspection](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061510) (Personnel issues): 12 cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 11 cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 9 cases - [Fuel](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010) (Aircraft): 9 cases - [Directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020) (Aircraft): 9 cases - [Oil](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071020) (Aircraft): 8 cases - [Engine (reciprocating), general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01058500) (Aircraft): 7 cases - [Power lever](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01057603) (Aircraft): 7 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB WPR26LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA207), Jun 1, 2026: Bell 47G-2 (N88755), Mettler, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to ensure the loading hose had been disconnected before takeoff, which resulted in an interrupted takeoff and subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the… - [NTSB ERA26LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA176), Apr 15, 2026: Icon A5 (N558BA), Levittown, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: An oil line separation at a barbed fitting in an experimental airplane, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to oil starvation. - [NTSB ERA26LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA193), Apr 4, 2026: Bell UH1 (N75140), Enterprise, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight separation of a turn lock fastener stud, which resulted in substantial damage to one tail rotor blade. - [NTSB CEN26LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA131), Feb 28, 2026: Quad City Challenger (UNREG), Van Burensburg, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Propeller separation due to failure of the propeller attachment bolts. - [NTSB CEN26LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA069), Dec 19, 2025: Cessna 172D (N2536U), Post, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to see the blockage in the fuel tank vent tube during the preflight inspection which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was… - [NTSB ERA25FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA185), Apr 24, 2025: MX Aircraft Tech PTY MXS (N530RH), Hampton, VA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A counterweight plug that loosened during the accident flight, jammed the elevator, and resulted in loss of control during landing. - [NTSB WPR25LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA046), Nov 24, 2024: Piper PA-28R-200 (N55641), Gillette, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation resulting from a loose B-nut at the engine-driven fuel-pump inlet. - [NTSB CEN25LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA018), Oct 17, 2024: Piper PA-32R-301 (N81481), Van, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The mechanic’s improper maintenance of the engine’s air induction scat duct, which collapsed during the flight and resulted in a loss of engine power. - [NTSB ANC24FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24FA102), Sep 24, 2024: Cessna 206 (N8255Q), Chalkyitsik, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to water-contaminated fuel as a result of the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection. Contributing to the accident was the operator’s failure to ensure replacement filters… - [NTSB ANC24LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA097), Sep 14, 2024: Stinson 108-3 (N691E), Lime Village, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced landing in tree-covered terrain. 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.