# Psychological - Type: NTSB finding subcategory - Path: [Personnel issues](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02) › Psychological - NTSB code: 0202 - Cases: 2517 - In the probable cause: 2348 - Fatal cases: 801 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0202/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0202/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0202 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2008: 139 / 143 - 2009: 162 / 172 - 2010: 110 / 114 - 2011: 124 / 130 - 2012: 113 / 121 - 2013: 127 / 133 - 2014: 121 / 129 - 2015: 140 / 155 - 2016: 126 / 136 - 2017: 149 / 158 - 2018: 156 / 167 - 2019: 159 / 167 - 2020: 98 / 106 - 2021: 134 / 148 - 2022: 118 / 125 - 2023: 123 / 135 - 2024: 105 / 119 - 2025: 107 / 113 - 2026: 37 / 46 ## Sections - [Attention/monitoring](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/020215): 1,861 cases, 1,758 in the probable cause - [Perception/orientation/illusion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/020220): 601 cases, 560 in the probable cause - [Personality/attitude](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/020210): 109 cases, 79 in the probable cause - [Mental/emotional state](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/020225): 47 cases, 32 in the probable cause - [Cognitive limitation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/020230): 14 cases, 11 in the probable cause - [Psychological, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/020200): 5 cases, 3 in the probable cause ## Defining events in these cases - [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 435 cases - [Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220): 303 cases - [Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200): 224 cases - [Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120): 208 cases - [Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490): 150 cases - [Midair collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250): 121 cases - [Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230): 109 cases - [VFR encounter with IMC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/401): 103 cases - [Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095): 96 cases - [Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900): 88 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Robinson Helicopter R44 II](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii): 61 cases - [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s): 56 cases - [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b): 42 cases - [Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta): 39 cases - [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m): 37 cases - [Cirrus Design SR22](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22): 32 cases - [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140): 31 cases - [Robinson Helicopter R44](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44): 29 cases - [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181): 28 cases - [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n): 26 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 718 cases - [Altitude](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012) (Aircraft): 444 cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 414 cases - [Wire](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022032) (Environmental issues): 314 cases - [Dark](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020) (Environmental issues): 214 cases - [Performance/control parameters, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000) (Aircraft): 189 cases - [Use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015) (Personnel issues): 175 cases - [Directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020) (Aircraft): 146 cases - [Tree(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020) (Environmental issues): 142 cases - [Delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025) (Personnel issues): 138 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB ERA26LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA307), Aug 14, 2026: Piper PA-28-181 (N586MA), Altoona, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s descent below the glidepath and collision with trees during a missed approach. - [NTSB ERA26LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA300), Aug 14, 2026: Waco Classic 2T-1A-2 (N621GL), Clermont, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees during the landing approach. - [NTSB ERA26LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA297), Aug 9, 2026: Cessna 172N (N6175G), Morgantown, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fuel truck driver’s distraction and inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in a collision with an airplane. - [NTSB CEN26LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA286), Aug 1, 2026: Cessna T188C (N9998J), Randolph, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a tree during a low-level aerial application flight. - [NTSB CEN26LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA278), Aug 1, 2026: Cessna 310 (N3618G), North Little Rock, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor and pilot receiving instruction’s failure to verify that the landing gear was extended before landing, which resulted in a gear-up landing. - [NTSB ERA26LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA285), Jul 29, 2026: Bell 206L-3 (N29AE), Tuscumbia, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to keep the tail rotor clear of an obstacle while attempting to land. - [NTSB ERA26LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA275), Jul 19, 2026: Jeremy Price Smith Super CUB (N251HF), Allisonia, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate lookout, which resulted in a collision with ground equipment during taxi. - [NTSB CEN26LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA289), Jul 18, 2026: Robinson Helicopter R44 Raven 1 (N26EH), Scribner, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines while maneuvering at low-level altitude during an agricultural operation. - [NTSB CEN26LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA256), Jul 16, 2026: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N322TC), Coralville, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line during a low-level aerial application flight. - [NTSB ERA26LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA273), Jul 15, 2026: Piper PA-28-180 (N9758J), Linneus, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight and in-flight monitoring of the fuel quantity, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. 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.