# Use of equip/info

- Type: NTSB finding section
- Path: [Personnel issues](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02) › [Task performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0206) › Use of equip/info
- NTSB code: 020630
- Cases: 10934
- In the probable cause: 10641
- Fatal cases: 2003
- All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/020630/cases.md
- Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/020630/cases.md?cause=1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/020630

## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all)

- 2008: 417 / 427
- 2009: 666 / 672
- 2010: 448 / 456
- 2011: 534 / 543
- 2012: 652 / 657
- 2013: 544 / 547
- 2014: 647 / 660
- 2015: 643 / 652
- 2016: 719 / 732
- 2017: 711 / 715
- 2018: 721 / 735
- 2019: 699 / 704
- 2020: 536 / 561
- 2021: 563 / 601
- 2022: 547 / 576
- 2023: 495 / 543
- 2024: 505 / 533
- 2025: 397 / 417
- 2026: 197 / 203

## Findings

- [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): 9,308 cases, 9,116 in the probable cause
- [Use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): 1,397 cases, 1,326 in the probable cause
- [Use of checklist](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030): 336 cases, 282 in the probable cause
- [Use of policy/procedure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063032): 191 cases, 181 in the probable cause
- [Use of equip/info, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063000): 111 cases, 103 in the probable cause
- [Use of available resources](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063035): 41 cases, 34 in the probable cause
- [Use of automation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063010): 17 cases, 14 in the probable cause
- [Use of manual](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063020): 15 cases, 15 in the probable cause
- [Use of charts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063025): 10 cases, 8 in the probable cause

## Defining events in these cases

- [Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230): 2,975 cases
- [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 2,372 cases
- [Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092): 804 cases
- [Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241): 687 cases
- [Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090): 484 cases
- [Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300): 283 cases
- [Fuel starvation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191): 260 cases
- [Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490): 256 cases
- [Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096): 251 cases
- [Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341): 242 cases

## Aircraft models (registry)

- [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s): 218 cases
- [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150): 178 cases
- [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n): 158 cases
- [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m): 136 cases
- [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140): 125 cases
- [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152): 119 cases
- [Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta): 111 cases
- [Cirrus Design SR22](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22): 110 cases
- [Robinson Helicopter R44 II](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii): 107 cases
- [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b): 93 cases

## Other findings in the same cases

- [Directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020) (Aircraft): 3,178 cases
- [Airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010) (Aircraft): 1,287 cases
- [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 1,170 cases
- [Landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041) (Aircraft): 1,037 cases
- [Gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045) (Environmental issues): 964 cases
- [Angle of attack](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042) (Aircraft): 909 cases
- [Performance/control parameters, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000) (Aircraft): 885 cases
- [Crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040) (Environmental issues): 833 cases
- [Delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025) (Personnel issues): 484 cases
- [Descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040) (Aircraft): 467 cases

## Newest cases

- [NTSB ERA26LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA359), Sep 30, 2026: Cessna 182P (N1QP), Mount Pleasant, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB CEN26LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA315), Sep 10, 2026: Progressive Aerodyne Searey (N80515), DeQuincy, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff after encountering a wind gust. Contributing to the accident was nearby convective activity.
- [NTSB ERA26LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA336), Sep 9, 2026: Piper PA-32-300 (N4056W), West Kingston, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to bring the airplane to a stop on the available runway, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA26LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA334), Sep 9, 2026: North American Harvard III (N407EZ), Sanatoga, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing in a crosswind.
- [NTSB ERA26LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA327), Sep 3, 2026: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N276SH), McMinnville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s delayed remedial action during a practice autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN26LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA304), Sep 1, 2026: Piper PA-28-161 (N47899), Hudson Oaks, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during the rejected takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to abort the takeoff after the…
- [NTSB CEN26LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA307), Aug 29, 2026: Cessna Claassen 305A(0-1A) (N41362), Midland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA26LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA315), Aug 25, 2026: Piper PA-22-150 (N6157D), Rural Retreat, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ERA26LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA313), Aug 24, 2026: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N979SH), Milton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter during a low hover over a grass area, which resulted in left skid contact with the ground and a dynamic rollover to the left.
- [NTSB WPR26LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA311), Aug 21, 2026: Cessna T210M (N761WT), Logan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the airplane’s landing gear before landing.

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.

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