# Miscellaneous, general - Type: NTSB finding section - Path: [Personnel issues](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02) › [Miscellaneous](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0205) › Miscellaneous, general - NTSB code: 020500 - Cases: 29 - In the probable cause: 24 - Fatal cases: 4 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/020500/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/020500/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/020500 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2009: 3 / 3 - 2010: 3 / 3 - 2011: 1 / 2 - 2012: 3 / 4 - 2013: 2 / 2 - 2014: 2 / 2 - 2015: 2 / 2 - 2016: 1 / 1 - 2017: 1 / 1 - 2018: 1 / 2 - 2020: 1 / 1 - 2022: 1 / 2 - 2023: 0 / 1 - 2024: 3 / 3 ## Findings - [Miscellaneous, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02050000): 29 cases, 24 in the probable cause ## Defining events in these cases - [Cabin safety event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/110): 7 cases - [Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900): 4 cases - [Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230): 4 cases - [Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341): 2 cases - [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 2 cases - [Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000): 2 cases - [Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490): 1 cases - [Part(s) separation from AC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338): 1 cases - [Flight control sys malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/333): 1 cases - [Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200): 1 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Robinson Helicopter R44 II](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii): 1 cases - [Pitts S-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-s-2a): 1 cases - [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300): 1 cases - [Piper PA-31P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31p): 1 cases - [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140): 1 cases - [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12): 1 cases - [North American SNJ-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-6): 1 cases - [Airbus A321-231](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a321-231): 1 cases - [Airbus Industrie A320-212](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-212): 1 cases - [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82): 1 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 4 cases - [Directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020) (Aircraft): 4 cases - [Not determined, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000) (Not determined): 3 cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 2 cases - [High wind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034055) (Environmental issues): 1 cases - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000) (Environmental issues): 1 cases - [Use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015) (Personnel issues): 1 cases - [Task performance, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02060000) (Personnel issues): 1 cases - [Incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015) (Personnel issues): 1 cases - [Qualification/certification](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031010) (Personnel 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 CEN25LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA022), Oct 19, 2024: Magniflight M24 Orion (N4777W), Valmeyer, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control due to flight control interference by the passenger during takeoff. - [NTSB WPR24LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA193), Jun 12, 2024: Cessna A185F (N8WF), Monument Hills, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined. - [NTSB WPR23FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA143), Mar 7, 2023: Cessna T182T (N24289), Queets, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain for undetermined reasons. - [NTSB DCA22LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22LA134), May 22, 2022: Boeing 737-700 (N256WN), Tacoma, WA, no damage. Probable cause: During cruise flight with no reported turbulence a passenger sustained a serious injury for an unknown reason. - [NTSB CEN22LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA122), Feb 12, 2022: Bell 206 (N469AE), Eldorado, IL, minor damage. Probable cause: Overheating of two lithium batteries in the paramedic’s flight suit pocket resulting in an explosion and fire that seriously injured the paramedic as the helicopter was about to take off. - [NTSB CEN20CA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA193), May 22, 2020: Cessna 182 (N5179D), Ionia, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing was the pilot getting his shoe caught in the rudder pedal. - [NTSB DCA18CA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18CA294), Sep 26, 2018: Airbus A321 (N994AN), Dallas, TX, no damage. Probable cause: a passenger leaving a bag in the aisle that the flight attendant tripped over. - [NTSB CEN18FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA116), Mar 8, 2018: Piper PA 31P (N82605), Laredo, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An engine malfunction for undetermined reasons and the subsequent loss of control, due to the pilot's improper decision to maneuver the airplane below minimum controllable airspeed and his improper… - [NTSB GAA17CA520](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA520), Sep 3, 2017: Cessna 680 (N378QS), Wilmington, DE, no damage. Probable cause: The passenger’s inadvertent slip on the airplane's air stairs during deplaning, which resulted in a broken ankle. 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.