# Lack of action - Type: NTSB finding subsection - Path: [Personnel issues](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02) › [Action/decision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0204) › [Action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/020410) › Lack of action - NTSB code: 02041030 - Cases: 792 - In the probable cause: 754 - Fatal cases: 141 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2008: 74 / 83 - 2009: 46 / 47 - 2010: 59 / 61 - 2011: 75 / 75 - 2012: 68 / 69 - 2013: 45 / 45 - 2014: 45 / 46 - 2015: 41 / 41 - 2016: 35 / 39 - 2017: 28 / 29 - 2018: 44 / 47 - 2019: 40 / 40 - 2020: 19 / 22 - 2021: 19 / 23 - 2022: 30 / 32 - 2023: 30 / 32 - 2024: 27 / 32 - 2025: 23 / 23 - 2026: 6 / 6 ## Defining events in these cases - [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 102 cases - [Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230): 85 cases - [Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341): 58 cases - [Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095): 50 cases - [Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342): 42 cases - [Fuel related](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/190): 38 cases - [Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092): 34 cases - [Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241): 30 cases - [Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900): 28 cases - [Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490): 28 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta): 16 cases - [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m): 15 cases - [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s): 14 cases - [Cirrus Design SR22](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22): 11 cases - [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152): 11 cases - [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n): 10 cases - [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181): 9 cases - [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161): 8 cases - [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140): 8 cases - [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36): 8 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 160 cases - [Directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020) (Aircraft): 96 cases - [Conducive to carburetor icing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03031030) (Environmental issues): 87 cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 79 cases - [Use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015) (Personnel issues): 77 cases - [Airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010) (Aircraft): 77 cases - [Fuel](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010) (Aircraft): 52 cases - [Intake anti-ice, deice](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023020) (Aircraft): 49 cases - [Performance/control parameters, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000) (Aircraft): 46 cases - [Descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040) (Aircraft): 36 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB ERA26LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA314), Aug 21, 2026: Cessna 421 (N28RH), Fulton, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The misfuelling of the airplane by the refueler. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to verify that the airplane had been properly fueled prior to departing on the accident flight. - [NTSB ERA26LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA282), Jul 27, 2026: American Champion 7GCBC (N291CA), Sanford, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing and the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action, which resulted in a ground loop. - [NTSB ERA26LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA247), Jun 24, 2026: Piper PA-22-150 (N4552A), Morganton, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot and flight instructor’s failure to maintain directional control while maneuvering on the runway, which resulted in a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure… - [NTSB CEN26LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA236), Jun 24, 2026: Beech C24R (N6164C), Baton Rouge, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. - [NTSB CEN26LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA211), Jun 1, 2026: Piper PA-28-235 (N15291), Montevideo, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power on approach due to carburetor icing. - [NTSB ERA26LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA203), Apr 12, 2026: Cessna 182Q (N759AP), Lutz, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare and the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing. - [NTSB CEN26LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA076), Dec 31, 2025: Nanchang China CJ-6A (N559TX), Burnet, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to secure the airplane before hand-propping the engine, which resulted in the airplane’s unexpected movement and subsequent impact with an airport fence. - [NTSB ERA26LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA075), Dec 20, 2025: Aviat A-1C-200 (N656B), Hawthorne, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate descent rate for a glassy water landing, which resulted in a hard landing. - [NTSB ERA26LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA074), Dec 16, 2025: Piper PA-28-181 (N472A), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare and the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nose landing gear collapse. - [NTSB ERA26LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA065), Dec 8, 2025: Beech 95-C55 (N95KC), Cocoa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew’s failure to adequately manage the available fuel onboard the airplane, which resulted in a total loss of power due to fuel starvation. 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.