# Aircraft - Type: NTSB finding subsection - Path: [Environmental issues](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03) › [Physical environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0302) › [Object/animal/substance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/030220) › Aircraft - NTSB code: 03022040 - Cases: 116 - In the probable cause: 68 - Fatal cases: 2 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022040/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022040/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022040 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2008: 0 / 8 - 2009: 2 / 4 - 2010: 2 / 3 - 2011: 3 / 3 - 2012: 1 / 4 - 2013: 1 / 2 - 2014: 2 / 10 - 2015: 1 / 7 - 2016: 4 / 7 - 2017: 14 / 16 - 2018: 8 / 10 - 2019: 9 / 9 - 2020: 4 / 6 - 2021: 5 / 8 - 2022: 0 / 2 - 2023: 2 / 4 - 2024: 8 / 11 - 2025: 1 / 1 - 2026: 1 / 1 ## Defining events in these cases - [Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200): 61 cases - [Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230): 14 cases - [Midair collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250): 11 cases - [Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490): 7 cases - [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 6 cases - [Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300): 3 cases - [Prop/jet/rotor blast/suction](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/082): 2 cases - [Airport occurrence](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/070): 2 cases - [Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900): 1 cases - [Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470): 1 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m): 5 cases - [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181): 5 cases - [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n): 4 cases - [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161): 3 cases - [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65): 3 cases - [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152): 3 cases - [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140): 2 cases - [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150): 2 cases - [Mooney M20J](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j): 2 cases - [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s): 2 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Monitoring other aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021540) (Personnel issues): 46 cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 29 cases - [Directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020) (Aircraft): 20 cases - [Monitoring environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545) (Personnel issues): 11 cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 9 cases - [Visibility](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03041020) (Environmental issues): 6 cases - [Attention](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021510) (Personnel issues): 6 cases - [Incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015) (Personnel issues): 5 cases - [Task monitoring/vigilance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520) (Personnel issues): 5 cases - [Tie-down/mooring](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01011020) (Aircraft): 5 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB WPR26LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA083), Jan 19, 2026: Robinson R44 (N996NR), Parkman, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots’ failure to maintain separation while conducting air work in a common operational area. Contributing to the accident was the pilots’ divided attention associated with the mission activity… - [NTSB WPR25LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA219), Jul 19, 2025: Cirrus Design SR22 (N551SG), Hollister, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The departing pilot’s failure to see and avoid the landing airplane during the takeoff, which resulted in a mid-air collision. - [NTSB WPR25LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA042), Nov 17, 2024: Remos GX (N126GX), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The Remos pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from another airplane while taxiing, which resulted in a ground collision. - [NTSB WPR24FA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA309), Sep 22, 2024: Nanchang China CJ-6A (N313YK), Lancaster, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The CJ-6A pilot’s failure to maintain separation and the Yak pilot’s failure to monitor the other airplane during a detachment, which resulted in a midair collision. - [NTSB WPR24LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA317), Sep 20, 2024: Yakovlev YAK-50 (N613BM), Watsonville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The Yak-50 pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from another airplane while taxiing and maneuvering. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inattention due to a distraction inside the cockpit. - [NTSB DCA24LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA316), Sep 19, 2024: Boeing 757-224 (N12125), Dunnigan, CA, no damage. Probable cause: The abrupt pitch control input by the flight crew in response to a TCAS resolution advisory resulted in two serious passenger injuries. - [NTSB DCA24LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA328), Sep 14, 2024: Cirrus Design SF50 (N442CV), Austin, TX, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The unintended activation of the Emergency Autoland button on the overhead panel due to the airplane’s collision with an unknown object. Contributing to the incident was the pilot’s inability to… - [NTSB WPR24LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA302), Sep 6, 2024: Amazon.Com Services MK30 (N213PA), Pendleton, OR, destroyed. Probable cause: The operator’s failure to maintain separation between two drones during dual simulated engine out recoveries, which resulted in a midair collision. - [NTSB CEN24LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA294), Jul 24, 2024: Mooney M20J (N555ED), Appleton, WI, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate wingtip clearance while taxiing. Contributing to the accident was the ambiguous nonstandard parking at the time of the incident. - [NTSB CEN24LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA196), May 11, 2024: Piper PA28 (N3574C), New Century, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inability of the Boeing 75 pilot to anticipate that the Piper would stop earlier on the taxiway which resulted in the on-ground collision. 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.