# Confidence/reliance on equip - Type: NTSB finding subsection - Path: [Personnel issues](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02) › [Psychological](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0202) › [Personality/attitude](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/020210) › Confidence/reliance on equip - NTSB code: 02021015 - Cases: 11 - In the probable cause: 7 - Fatal cases: 6 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021015/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021015/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021015 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2008: 1 / 1 - 2009: 1 / 1 - 2012: 3 / 3 - 2013: 1 / 1 - 2014: 1 / 1 - 2015: 0 / 1 - 2016: 0 / 1 - 2024: 0 / 1 - 2025: 0 / 1 ## Defining events in these cases - [Windshear or thunderstorm](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/390): 3 cases - [Loss of visual reference](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/402): 1 cases - [Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342): 1 cases - [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 1 cases - [Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220): 1 cases - [Structural icing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/210): 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 - [Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090): 1 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Robinson Helicopter R44 II](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii): 1 cases - [Raytheon A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-a36): 1 cases - [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300): 1 cases - [New Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/new-piper-pa-28-181): 1 cases - [Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG](https://openairdocs.org/model/columbia-aircraft-mfg-lc41-550fg): 1 cases - [Gulfstream AM Corp Comm Div 695A](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-am-corp-comm-div-695a): 1 cases - [Cessna 340A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a): 1 cases - [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg): 1 cases - [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152): 1 cases - [Czech Sport PIPER SPORT](https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-sport-piper-sport): 1 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 6 cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 5 cases - [Incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015) (Personnel issues): 4 cases - [Thunderstorm](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03033010) (Environmental issues): 3 cases - [Identification/recognition](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510) (Personnel issues): 2 cases - [Situational awareness](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02022035) (Personnel issues): 2 cases - [Angle of attack](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042) (Aircraft): 2 cases - [Aircraft structures, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01030000) (Aircraft): 2 cases - [Flat light](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036025) (Environmental issues): 1 cases - [Dark](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020) (Environmental issues): 1 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB ANC25LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA064), Jun 30, 2025: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N531AT), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s diverted attention during takeoff in flat light conditions, which resulted in a loss of visual reference with terrain. - [NTSB WPR24FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA124), Apr 14, 2024: Gulfstream 695A (N965BC), San Bernardino, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s continued use of the airplane’s autopilot after flight into moderate to severe icing conditions, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an… - [NTSB GAA16CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA116), Jan 29, 2016: Cessna 152 (N5101P), Durant, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing, resulting in a porpoise. - [NTSB ERA16FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA006), Oct 9, 2015: Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41 550FG (N1058S), Erwin, TN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to fly into a known area of adverse weather, which resulted in the airplane entering a severe thunderstorm and a subsequent loss of control. - [NTSB ERA14LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA316), Jun 29, 2014: Czech Sport Piper Sport (N957MD), Peachtree City, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's incomplete assessment of the risk presented by operating an airplane with an unresolved history of engine power losses; a partial loss of engine power during takeoff due to operation of… - [NTSB WPR14LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA005), Oct 4, 2013: Cessna 340A (N312GC), Paulden, AZ, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient altitude to clear a radio tower while maneuvering at low altitude and his decision to make a high-speed, low pass over the gun club. - [NTSB ERA12FA433](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA433), Jul 8, 2012: Piper PA-32R-300 (N4386F), New Site, MS, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to operate into a known area of adverse weather, which resulted in the inadvertent penetration of a severe thunderstorm, a subsequent loss of control, and in-flight breakup of… - [NTSB ERA12FA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA376), May 31, 2012: Hawker Beechcraft A36 (N976S), Macon, MS, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue flight into an area of known thunderstorms, which resulted in an in-flight breakup. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in actual… - [NTSB CEN12LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA307), May 19, 2012: Dial David L Titan Tornado II (N158TX), Checotah, OK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noncertificated pilot's loss of airplane control while maneuvering during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the… - [NTSB ERA09CA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA232), Apr 4, 2009: Cessna 177RG (N1838Q), Ocean Isle Beach, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to divert to an alternate airport resulting in the total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's incorrect determination of 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. 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