# Use of available resources

- Type: NTSB finding subsection
- Path: [Personnel issues](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02) › [Task performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0206) › [Use of equip/info](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/020630) › Use of available resources
- NTSB code: 02063035
- Cases: 41
- In the probable cause: 34
- Fatal cases: 17
- All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063035/cases.md
- Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063035/cases.md?cause=1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063035

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

- 2009: 4 / 4
- 2011: 2 / 2
- 2012: 2 / 2
- 2014: 3 / 4
- 2015: 2 / 3
- 2016: 1 / 2
- 2017: 8 / 8
- 2018: 3 / 5
- 2019: 2 / 2
- 2020: 3 / 4
- 2022: 1 / 1
- 2023: 3 / 3
- 2025: 0 / 1

## Defining events in these cases

- [Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120): 5 cases
- [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 4 cases
- [Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900): 3 cases
- [Fuel starvation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191): 3 cases
- [VFR encounter with IMC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/401): 2 cases
- [Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341): 2 cases
- [Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200): 2 cases
- [Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096): 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

## Aircraft models (registry)

- [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140): 2 cases
- [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f): 2 cases
- [Socata TBM 700](https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tbm-700): 1 cases
- [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8e): 1 cases
- [Short Bros SD3-60 SHERPA](https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-sd3-60-sherpa): 1 cases
- [Rockwell International 690A](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-690a): 1 cases
- [Piper PA 46-350P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p): 1 cases
- [Piper PA-46-310P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p): 1 cases
- [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200): 1 cases
- [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250): 1 cases

## Other findings in the same cases

- [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 12 cases
- [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 9 cases
- [Fuel](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010) (Aircraft): 6 cases
- [Identification/recognition](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510) (Personnel issues): 5 cases
- [Dark](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020) (Environmental issues): 4 cases
- [Use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015) (Personnel issues): 4 cases
- [Tree(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020) (Environmental issues): 3 cases
- [Mountainous/hilly terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021010) (Environmental issues): 3 cases
- [Installation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02062035) (Personnel issues): 3 cases
- [Flight planning/navigation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061025) (Personnel issues): 3 cases

## Newest cases

- [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 WPR23FA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA257), Jul 8, 2023: Cessna 550 (N819KR), Murrieta, CA, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: The flight crew’s decision to descend below the decision altitude of an instrument approach without having the appropriate runway visual reference(s) distinctively identified and with the visibility…
- [NTSB ANC23LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA023), Feb 14, 2023: Cessna P337H (N5KR), Kona, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to recognize that the rear engine was not operating during takeoff, which resulted in an attempted single-engine takeoff and the airplane’s subsequent descent and impact with…
- [NTSB WPR23FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA080), Jan 2, 2023: Embraer Executive EMB-505 (N555NR), Provo, UT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to deice the airplane before takeoff in weather conditions conducive to ice accumulation, which resulted in an ice-contaminated wing and subsequent stall during takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN22FA433](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA433), Sep 27, 2022: Airgyro AG915 (N499AG), Yankton, SD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control while an in-flight fire occurred, which resulted in an impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot/builder’s improper engine build procedures.
- [NTSB ANC21LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA001), Oct 10, 2020: Douglas C54 (N96358), Yakataga, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots’ decision to land on a wet, soft runway, which resulted in the loss of braking action upon landing and a subsequent runway overrun and nose landing gear collapse.
- [NTSB CEN20LA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA370), Aug 30, 2020: Piper PA24 (N7469P), Bryan, TX, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power on takeoff due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB CEN20LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA172), May 7, 2020: Cessna T210L (N2074S), Burleson, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB ERA20FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20FA118), Mar 3, 2020: Piper PA46 (N43368), Bishop, GA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s encounter with a rain shower updraft and severe turbulence, which resulted in a loss of airplane control and an inflight breakup. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s reliance on…
- [NTSB WPR19FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA182), Jun 30, 2019: Cub Crafters CCK-1865 (N66DN), Moab, UT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering at a low altitude in mountainous terrain.

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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