# Personality - 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) › Personality - NTSB code: 02021030 - Cases: 8 - In the probable cause: 6 - Fatal cases: 7 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021030/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021030/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021030 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2015: 1 / 1 - 2016: 2 / 2 - 2017: 0 / 1 - 2019: 1 / 2 - 2022: 1 / 1 - 2024: 1 / 1 ## Defining events in these cases - [Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220): 2 cases - [Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900): 1 cases - [Loss of visual reference](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/402): 1 cases - [VFR encounter with IMC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/401): 1 cases - [Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241): 1 cases - [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 1 cases - [Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120): 1 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140): 1 cases - [Piper PA-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11): 1 cases - [Cirrus Design SR22](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22): 1 cases - [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h): 1 cases - [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m): 1 cases - [Boeing 767-375](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-375): 1 cases - [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36): 1 cases - [Boatright Waylon RV10](https://openairdocs.org/model/boatright-waylon-rv10): 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): 3 cases - [Qualification/certification](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031010) (Personnel issues): 3 cases - [Altitude](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012) (Aircraft): 3 cases - [Dark](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020) (Environmental issues): 2 cases - [Low visibility](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03035015) (Environmental issues): 2 cases - [Low ceiling](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03035010) (Environmental issues): 2 cases - [Alcohol](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02012015) (Personnel issues): 2 cases - [Personnel records](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/04033015) (Organizational issues): 1 cases - [Time/schedule pressure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03042010) (Environmental issues): 1 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB CEN25LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA049), Nov 24, 2024: Piper PA-28-140 (N6575W), Camdenton, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s poor flight planning which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB ERA23FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA048), Nov 3, 2022: Beech A36 (N84R), Harlan, KY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions during an approach to land at an airport in mountainous terrain, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.… - [NTSB ERA19FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA234), Jul 24, 2019: Cirrus SR22 (N921CD), Americus, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to depart in dark instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the… - [NTSB DCA19MA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19MA086), Feb 23, 2019: Boeing 767 (N1217A), Trinity Bay, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The inappropriate response by the first officer as the pilot flying to an inadvertent activation of the go-around mode, which led to his spatial disorientation and nose-down control inputs that… - [NTSB CEN18FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA011), Oct 13, 2017: Cessna 172M (N7CF), Ramsey, MN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to fly along the river at a low altitude contrary to applicable regulations and safety of flight considerations which resulted in the impact with the power lines. Contributing to… - [NTSB ERA17FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA073), Dec 26, 2016: Cessna 182 (N1839X), Gatlinburg, TN, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot's intentional visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was… - [NTSB CEN16FA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA370), Sep 14, 2016: Piper PA 11 (N4910M), Arcanum, OH, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot's reckless flying attitude and use of multiple psychoactive drugs, which likely impaired his ability to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering at low altitude. - [NTSB ERA15FA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA359), Sep 16, 2015: Boatright Waylon RV10 (N122WK), Alma, GA, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The noncertificated pilot's decision to perform aerobatic maneuvers in his overweight, improperly-loaded airplane in dark night conditions at low altitude, which resulted in a loss of airplane… 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.