# Psychological, general - Type: NTSB finding section - Path: [Personnel issues](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02) › [Psychological](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0202) › Psychological, general - NTSB code: 020200 - Cases: 5 - In the probable cause: 3 - Fatal cases: 2 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/020200/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/020200/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/020200 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2009: 0 / 1 - 2012: 0 / 1 - 2017: 1 / 1 - 2018: 1 / 1 - 2025: 1 / 1 ## Findings - [Psychological, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02020000): 5 cases, 3 in the probable cause ## Defining events in these cases - [Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400): 1 cases - [Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342): 1 cases - [Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341): 1 cases - [Aircraft structural failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/337): 1 cases - [Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220): 1 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300): 1 cases - [Piper / Laudeman J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-laudeman-j3c-65): 1 cases - [Cessna 650](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-650): 1 cases - [Vans RV-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12): 1 cases - [Piontkowski Jeffrey J CHALLENGER LSS](https://openairdocs.org/model/piontkowski-jeffrey-j-challenger-lss): 1 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 3 cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 2 cases - [Not determined, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000) (Not determined): 1 cases - [Availability of policy/proc](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/04021010) (Organizational issues): 1 cases - [Tree(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020) (Environmental issues): 1 cases - [Incorrect action selection](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010) (Personnel issues): 1 cases - [Use of medication/drugs](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02013020) (Personnel issues): 1 cases - [Alcohol](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02012015) (Personnel issues): 1 cases - [Angle of attack](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042) (Aircraft): 1 cases - [Airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010) (Aircraft): 1 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB CEN25LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA349), Jun 14, 2025: Cessna 650 (N682RS), Westplains, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper judgment to circumnavigate convective activity which resulted in extensive hail damage to the airplane. - [NTSB ERA18FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA064), Jan 22, 2018: Vans RV-12 (N262WS), Bonita Springs, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's unsafe maneuvering and exceedance of the airplane's operating limitations, which resulted in an in-flight failure of the left wing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's underlying… - [NTSB CEN18LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA038), Nov 26, 2017: Piper / Laudeman J3C 65 (N11188), Palmyra, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadvertent pulling of the fuel shutoff valve, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and a subsequent forced landing into trees. Contributing to the pilot’s inadvertent pulling… - [NTSB WPR13LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA045), Nov 18, 2012: Piper PA-32 (N4267R), Obyan, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power shortly after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation… - [NTSB CEN09LA488](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA488), Aug 3, 2009: Piontkowski Challenger (N4526G), Kankakee, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the telephone line and his poor judgment to fly while under the influence of alcohol. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment due to the… 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.