# Physical, general

- Type: NTSB finding subsection
- Path: [Personnel issues](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02) › [Physical](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0201) › [Physical, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/020100) › Physical, general
- NTSB code: 02010000
- Cases: 15
- In the probable cause: 9
- Fatal cases: 6
- All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02010000/cases.md
- Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02010000/cases.md?cause=1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02010000

## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all)

- 2009: 0 / 1
- 2010: 5 / 6
- 2011: 1 / 2
- 2015: 1 / 1
- 2016: 0 / 1
- 2021: 0 / 2
- 2024: 1 / 1
- 2025: 1 / 1

## Defining events in these cases

- [Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900): 2 cases
- [Abrupt maneuver](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270): 2 cases
- [Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230): 2 cases
- [Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470): 1 cases
- [Part(s) separation from AC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338): 1 cases
- [Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300): 1 cases
- [Midair collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250): 1 cases
- [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 1 cases
- [Fuel exhaustion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192): 1 cases
- [Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120): 1 cases

## Aircraft models (registry)

- [Waco Classic YMF-F5C](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-classic-ymf-f5c): 1 cases
- [Eurocopter AS 350 B2](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2): 1 cases
- [Piper PA 46-350P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p): 1 cases
- [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140): 1 cases
- [Grumman American Avn. AA-5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a): 1 cases
- [Airbus A321-211](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a321-211): 1 cases
- [Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-2b): 1 cases
- [Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/alexander-schleicher-asw-27-18): 1 cases
- [Dehavilland DHC-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3): 1 cases
- [Cessna 180J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j): 1 cases

## Other findings in the same cases

- [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 3 cases
- [Altitude](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012) (Aircraft): 2 cases
- [Not determined, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000) (Not determined): 1 cases
- [Fence/fence post](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022047) (Environmental issues): 1 cases
- [Animal(s)/bird(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045) (Environmental issues): 1 cases
- [Meteo equip coverage/avail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03013010) (Environmental issues): 1 cases
- [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 1 cases
- [Use of equip/info, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063000) (Personnel issues): 1 cases
- [Flight planning/navigation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061025) (Personnel issues): 1 cases
- [Weight/balance calculations](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061015) (Personnel issues): 1 cases

## Newest cases

- [NTSB CEN25LA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA390), Sep 9, 2025: Cameron Balloons US Z-90 (N418RX), Cedar Springs, MI, no damage. Probable cause: The passenger’s loss of balance during landing that resulted in a serious injury.
- [NTSB CEN24LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA250), Jul 4, 2024: Cessna 180 (N669CB), Fayetteville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control due to a muscle spasm.
- [NTSB DCA21LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA21LA184), Jul 22, 2021: Airbus A321-211 (N376DN), Romulus, MI, no damage. Probable cause: While conducting the safety briefing, the forward flight attendant was thrown backwards into the flight deck door due to the sudden stopping of the airplane by the flight crew to prevent a collision…
- [NTSB CEN21LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA158), Mar 13, 2021: Cessna 150H (N50326), Paris, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to takeoff with known obstacles on the runway and his subsequent failure to avoid the windsock on takeoff.
- [NTSB GAA16CA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA428), Aug 12, 2016: Grumman American Avn. AA 5A (N26104), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid fence posts during landing, which resulted in substantial damage to the wings.
- [NTSB DCA15CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15CA146), Jun 29, 2015: Boeing 767 432ER (N825MH), Atlanta, GA, no damage. Probable cause: the flight attendant inadvertently slipped off a worn tread descending the crew rest ladder.
- [NTSB CEN12CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA024), Oct 16, 2011: Waco Classic YMF-F5C (N415WW), Moriarty, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CEN11FA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA253), Mar 29, 2011: Piper PA46-350P (N619VH), Monroe, MI, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's demonstration of poor judgment by attempting a high-speed pass several feet above the runway and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from the runway.
- [NTSB ERA11CA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA046), Nov 2, 2010: Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (N454SW), Pittsburgh, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The ground crew’s failure to detach the air-starter hose from the airplane before moving the cart away resulting in structural damage to a skin panel.
- [NTSB CEN11GA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11GA020), Oct 15, 2010: Bell 206B (N96MP), Clarkson Valley, MO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and decision-making, and his improper control inputs following the loss of engine…

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.

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