NTSB investigations, OR

405 cases where NTSB found Personnel issues.

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NTSB investigations, OR per year, 2008–2026: 405 cases
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duckdb -csv -c "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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'OR' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT f.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_findings.parquet' f WHERE starts_with(f.\"findingCode\", '02'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB WPR26LA221Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportStoddard Hamilton Glastar · Summer Lake, ORThe pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area, which resulted in the airplane nosing over during the landing roll.Jun 15, 2026 · N399RS · Substantial damageNTSB WPR26LA210Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna P210 · Salem, ORThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing.Jun 3, 2026 · N4875K · Substantial damageNTSB WPR26LA193Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBellanca 7ACA · Pacific City, ORThe pilot’s loss of directional control during a precautionary landing following a partial reduction in engine rpm.May 14, 2026 · N9158L · Substantial damageNTSB WPR26LA175Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCosmos Phase II · Prineville, ORThe pilot's inability to maintain directional control during the landing roll due to a flat tire.May 2, 2026 · N145W · Substantial damageNTSB WPR26LA165Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAeronca 7FC · Bend, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the rotor wash from a nearby helicopter.Apr 17, 2026 · N7541B · Substantial damageNTSB WPR26LA086Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell 206L-3 · Logsden, ORThe inadvertent entanglement of a long line with the skid, which resulted in a loss of flight control. Contributing to the accident was the use of nylon lines instead of steel cables to secure the bucket.Jan 15, 2026 · N868H · Substantial damageNTSB WPR26LA049Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportZenair Stol CH 701 · Shady Cove, ORThe pilot’s improper throttle input during an approach, which resulted in a rapid descent, hard landing and runway excursion.Nov 20, 2025 · N43AH · Substantial damageNTSB WPR26LA018Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180 · Imnaha, ORThe pilot’s continued application of brakes during an aborted takeoff in a tailwind on down-sloping terrain, which resulted in a nose-over.Oct 9, 2025 · N249MD · Substantial damageNTSB WPR25LA287Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBriseno Samuel Kolb Firefly · Cave Junction, ORThe non-certificated pilot's improper landing flare in turbulent wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.Sep 13, 2025 · N139SB · Substantial damageNTSB WPR25LA263Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna A185F · Lakeview, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, in gusting crosswind conditions.Aug 23, 2025 · N185GG · Substantial damageNTSB WPR25LA296Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172M · Albany, ORThe pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent improper recovery from a bounced landing.Aug 19, 2025 · N20490 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR25LA241Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182M · Inhama, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees while taxiing, which resulted in a wing strike.Jul 28, 2025 · N71879 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR25LA196Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMaule M-4-220C · Pendleton, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, in gusting crosswind conditions.Jun 24, 2025 · N2051U · Substantial damageNTSB WPR25LA191Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportJeremy S Lezin Just Superstol · Owyhee, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.May 3, 2025 · N40JL · Substantial damageNTSB WPR25LA143Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Lakeview, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Apr 28, 2025 · N4505R · Substantial damageNTSB WPR25LA144Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSchweizer SGS 1-26B · Ontario, ORThe pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during the final approach to land, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.Apr 26, 2025 · N8657R · Substantial damageNTSB WPR25LA103Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAmazon.Com Services MK30 · Pendleton, ORThe unmanned aircraft system’s failure to maintain clearance from an obstacle, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain.Feb 21, 2025 · N265PA · Substantial damageNTSB WPR25LA034Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Durkee, ORThe pilot's inadequate performance planning, which resulted in insufficient engine power to transition into an out-of-ground-effect hover at a high gross weight.Nov 7, 2024 · N4361R · Substantial damageNTSB WPR25LA017Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 177B · Creswell, ORThe pilot’s loss of aircraft control during the landing flare and subsequent aborted landing.Oct 13, 2024 · N35281 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR25LA010Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportEnstrom Helicopter 280C · Vale, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain engine and rotor rpm during takeoff, that resulted in a hard landing.Oct 9, 2024 · N646H · Substantial damageNTSB WPR25LA018Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180 · Venator, ORThe inadvertent application of brakes during landing that resulted in a ground loop.Oct 6, 2024 · N7847C · Substantial damageNTSB WPR24LA302Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAmazon.Com Services MK30 · Pendleton, ORThe operator’s failure to maintain separation between two drones during dual simulated engine out recoveries, which resulted in a midair collision.Sep 6, 2024 · N213PA · 2 aircraft · DestroyedNTSB WPR24LA294Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportLuscombe 8 · Bend, ORA failure of the left fuel valve, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.Aug 30, 2024 · N71899 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR24LA276Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMaule M4 · Scappoose, ORThe pilot’s loss of directional control after an encounter with a wind gust.Aug 6, 2024 · N9849M · Substantial damageNTSB WPR24FA255Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportAir Tractor AT-802A · Izee, ORThe pilot’s controlled flight into terrain while maneuvering through an area of low visibility due to wildfire smoke and haze.Jul 26, 2024 · N805DG · Substantial damageNTSB WPR24LA260Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportKitfox Series V · La Grande, ORSeparation of the propeller blades from progressive damage at the blade roots due to overtightening of the hub bolts.Jul 23, 2024 · N53562 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR24LA237Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBaxter Daniel David Starduster TOO SA300 · Scappoose, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing roll with a tailwheel shimmy.Jul 6, 2024 · N96558 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR24LA228Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportVans RV-12IS · Scappoose, ORThe pilot’s failure to remove the seat belt used as a flight control lock from the right control stick before takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control, an aerodynamic stall, and a collision with terrain during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the…Jul 2, 2024 · N725FA · Substantial damageNTSB WPR24LA217Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMoles Kenneth Rans S-19 · Independence, ORThe student pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.Jun 25, 2024 · N806GK · Substantial damageNTSB WPR24LA169Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-22-150 · Hillsboro, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain direction control during the landing roll with a left crosswind.May 29, 2024 · N3267Z · Substantial damageNTSB WPR24LA165Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A · Rome, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during landing.May 26, 2024 · N9853 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR24LA158Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportEngineering & Research Ercoupe 415-C · Ontario, ORThe non-certificated pilot’s unstable approach to landing, which resulted in a collision with approach lighting, hard landing, and postimpact fire.May 21, 2024 · N99577 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR24LA136Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170B · Scappoose, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions.Apr 30, 2024 · N1657D · Substantial damageNTSB ANC24LA022Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCory Green Kitfox Series 7 STI · Hermiston, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a nose over. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.Mar 31, 2024 · N188CG · Substantial damageNTSB WPR24FA105Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA-32-260 · Madras, ORThe pilot’s continued visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an encounter with turbulence and structural icing conditions, loss of control, and subsequent impact with terrain.Mar 10, 2024 · N3264W · DestroyedNTSB WPR24FA104Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportKolb Firestar KXP · Cave Junction, ORThe pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's use of potentially impairing substances with bipolar disorder, which resulted in a decreased…Mar 7, 2024 · N4443G · Substantial damageNTSB WPR24FA057Accident · 3 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 172G · Independence, ORThe pilot’s decision to continue flight under visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in collision with an obstacle while landing.Dec 17, 2023 · N3992L · DestroyedNTSB WPR24LA036Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell OH-58A · Estacada, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain helicopter control during an external load operation, which resulted in the helicopter’s main rotor blades impacting the tail boom.Nov 15, 2023 · N103WC · Substantial damageNTSB WPR24LA031Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAmazon.Com Services MK27-2 · Pendleton, ORThe operator’s use of an insufficiently charged battery that resulted in a total loss of engine power and subsequent impact with terrain.Nov 10, 2023 · N692PA · Substantial damageNTSB WPR24LA033Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Baker City, ORThe pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Nov 9, 2023 · N418BS · Substantial damageNTSB WPR24FA004Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Newberg, ORThe pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain control of the airplane and the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the flight, which resulted in a stall/spin from which they were unable to recover.Oct 4, 2023 · N8360K · Substantial damageNTSB WPR23LA328Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Hillsboro, ORThe student pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the landing roll and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in a ground loop.Aug 27, 2023 · N28841 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR23LA360Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182Q · Aurora, ORThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.Aug 7, 2023 · N4757N · Substantial damageNTSB WPR23LA303Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAldinger Albert John Cozy Mark III · McDermitt, ORThe pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Aug 3, 2023 · N964AL · Substantial damageNTSB WPR23LA309Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150M · Dune City, ORThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, and impact with terrain.Jul 28, 2023 · N66165 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR23LA267Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-22-160 · Coquille Bay, ORThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation, a total loss of engine power, and impact with terrain.Jul 8, 2023 · N9507D · Substantial damageNTSB WPR23LA261Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportNorth American AT-6G · La Grande, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during an airstrip overfly, which resulted in impact damage to the left wing.Jul 8, 2023 · N92761 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR23LA255Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAvia Stroitel AC-5M · North Plains, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the motor glider, which resulted in an inflight overstress separation of the right wing during a high-speed, high-wing-load spiral dive recovery. Contributing to the accident was the inadequately manufactured wing…Jul 5, 2023 · N40233 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR23LA243Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportKitfox 2 · Cave Junction, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.Jun 24, 2023 · N729U · Substantial damageNTSB WPR23LA224Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180 · Agness, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed and decision to touch down on the surface of the water, resulting in a nose over.Jun 10, 2023 · N1778C · Substantial damage