NTSB investigations

315 cases where NTSB found Fence/fence post.

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NTSB investigations per year, 2008–2026: 315 cases
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  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB WPR26LA268Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Colusa, CAThe pilot's inadequate fuel planning and in-flight decision making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Jul 18, 2026 · N7590K · Substantial damageNTSB WPR26LA263Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSchleicher ASW-27 · Montague, CAThe pilot’s inability to see and avoid a piece of loose wire in a field during an off-airport landing in a glider, which resulted in a ground loop. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inability to maintain a safe position behind the tow airplane…Jul 15, 2026 · N920KB · Substantial damageNTSB CEN26LA272Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-236 · Glenwood Springs, COThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a fuel farm fence while taxiing.May 3, 2026 · N2904R · Substantial damageNTSB CEN26LA167Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Topeka, KSThe student pilot’s failure to maintain situational awareness while taxiing which resulted in a collision with fence poles on either side of a gate which was not intended for airplanes.Apr 17, 2026 · N84794 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA26LA130Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportTextron 680A · Miami, FLThe flight crew’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from the blast fence during taxi to the runway for departure, and their inadequate inspection of the airplane after it contacted the blast fence.Feb 27, 2026 · N519QS · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA403Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAeronca 11AC · Longmont, COThe pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.Sep 29, 2025 · N86326 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA391Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150G · Seagoville, TXThe pilot’s inadequate fuel planning which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Sep 20, 2025 · N2500Q · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA299Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper J5A · Grenada, MSThe flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the flight and improper decision to continue with a takeoff after the airplane swerved off the runway. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the…Jul 23, 2025 · N35025 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA25LA209Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182 · Montgomery, ALThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from a fence during taxi.May 22, 2025 · N1298M · Substantial damageNTSB ANC25LA016Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Fairbanks, AKThe pilot’s failure to recognize that an automated taxiway gate was closing, and the pilot’s failure stop for the closing gate.Jan 10, 2025 · N59826 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA25LA089Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBuckeye Dream Machine · Myakka City, FLThe non-certificated pilot’s improper decision to operate the powered parachute in close proximity to a fence, which resulted in a collision with the fence during takeoff. Also causal was the pilot’s decision to operate the powered parachute without having…Dec 21, 2024 · UNREG · No damageNTSB WPR25LA032Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportTextron 172S · Prescott, AZThe flight instructor’s failure to maintain clearance from a fence during taxi. Contributing to the accident was the low light conditions and obstacles adjacent to the deice bay.Nov 7, 2024 · N679ER · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA010Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportZodiac 601 · Augusta, KSThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Oct 9, 2024 · N601KM · Substantial damageNTSB WPR24LA306Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Yuma, AZThe flight instructor’s failure to maintain clearance from a fence during taxi operations.Sep 2, 2024 · N3044U · Substantial damageNTSB ERA24LA257Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28 · Zephyrhills, FLA partial loss of engine power during initial climb due to fuel contamination that resulted from corrosion and loose corrosion debris in the carburetor, which restricted fuel flow to the engine.Jun 8, 2024 · N15363 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN24LA177Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportZenith CH-750 · Seymour, INThe flight instructor’s failure to maintain clearance from a fence during a takeoff attempt.Apr 30, 2024 · N750EE · Substantial damageNTSB CEN24LA114Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Wayside, TXThe student pilot’s improper fuel management during the cross-country flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.Feb 9, 2024 · N7586R · Substantial damageNTSB CEN24FA083Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportJust Highlander · Dolores, COThe pilot’s collision with a fence while taking off from a snow-covered dirt airstrip.Jan 6, 2024 · N712DG · DestroyedNTSB CEN24LA068Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Forney, TXThe pilot's inadequate fuel planning and improper in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Dec 18, 2023 · N66RC · Substantial damageNTSB ERA24LA057Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportTextron 172S · Social Circle, GAAn encounter with a downdraft while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in a collision with a fence.Dec 5, 2023 · N53AA · Substantial damageNTSB CEN24LA030Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMooney M20K · Lamar, COThe pilot's inadequate fuel planning and improper in-flight decision making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Oct 31, 2023 · N1167J · Substantial damageNTSB ERA24LA009Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMonocoupe 90AL-115 · Myakka City, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from a fence during takeoff.Oct 14, 2023 · N87621 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR24LA013Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 340A · Boise, IDThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while taxiing, which resulted in impact with a fence.Oct 12, 2023 · N682JS · Substantial damageNTSB CEN23LA422Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportQuicksilver Sport II · Welsh, LAThe pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient altitude from obstacles during the simulated landing approach which led to a collision with a fence and a building.Sep 26, 2023 · N728NN · Substantial damageNTSB CEN23LA350Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBell 206 · Carthage, ILA collision with a fence during landing due to the crew’s reduced distance estimation and depth perception while using night vision goggles. Contributing to the accident was the low moon angle, which made viewing the fence more challenging.Aug 6, 2023 · N288AE · Substantial damageNTSB WPR23LA284Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing A75N1 · Red Lodge, MTThe pilot’s loss of directional control during landing with wind gusts, which resulted in a ground loop and collision with a fence.Jul 22, 2023 · N53132 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN23LA309Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper J3C-65 · Princeton, TXThe student pilot’s decision to attempt a takeoff from an unimproved field which resulted in an impact with an obstacle.Jul 16, 2023 · N41317 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR23LA159Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportVashon Ranger R7 · Upland, CAThe pilot's improper selection of the mixture control, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and a collision with the airport boundary fence during a forced landing.Apr 18, 2023 · N349VR · Substantial damageNTSB CEN23LA027Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna R172E · Aguilar, COFailure of the engine cylinder assembly, which resulted in a loss of engine power during cruise flight and an impact with a fence during the forced landing.Nov 5, 2022 · N6051U · Substantial damageNTSB WPR22LA334Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBuxbaum Mark Edward Long EZ · Medicine Bow, WYA partial loss of engine power due to the fatigue fracture of the No. 4 exhaust valve head.Sep 5, 2022 · N444MR · Substantial damageNTSB ERA22LA373Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-32-300 · Gardiner, NYThe pilot’s failure to go-around in a timely manner which resulted in a collision with a fence.Aug 14, 2022 · N33125 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN22LA385Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Sparta, MIThe pilot’s delayed decision to reject the takeoff, resulting in a runway excursion and impact with a fence.Aug 10, 2022 · N55338 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA22LA332Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportWhitten Robinson Aventura II · Meritt Island, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during final approach to land, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, aerodynamic stall, and collision with a fence and terrain.Jul 23, 2022 · N709CW · Substantial damageNTSB ERA22LA292Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportLuscombe 8 · New Market, VAImpact with a fence during an attempted takeoff from a short, uphill turf airstrip.Jun 25, 2022 · N77863 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR22LA207Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 175 · Blackfoot, IDThe pilot’s loss of airplane control during the landing approach which, resulted in an undershoot and collision with a fence.Jun 7, 2022 · N7303M · Substantial damageNTSB ERA22LA202Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA32 · Fountain Inn, SCThe pilot’s failure to obtain the proper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in a runway overrun and collision with a fence.Apr 25, 2022 · N9583C · Substantial damageNTSB ERA22LA176Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 177RG · Gaithersburg, MDThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering on final approach which resulted in a high sink rate and subsequent collision with a fence.Apr 2, 2022 · N123LS · Substantial damageNTSB WPR22LA126Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna T210L · Lancaster, CAA total loss of engine power due to the pilot’s inadequate fuel management which resulted in fuel starvation and subsequent collision with a fence during landing.Mar 14, 2022 · N94001 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA22LA101Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech B19 · Lebanon, TNThe failure of the certified flight instructor to attain the proper glidepath which resulted in a collision with a fence and terrain.Jan 4, 2022 · N24605 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN22LA075Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Rockwall, TXThe pilot’s failure to go-around during the unstable visual approach, which resulted in a bounced touchdown near the end of the runway and the subsequent runway excursion.Dec 9, 2021 · N7157W · Substantial damageNTSB ERA21LA393Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportVans RV8 · Delray, FLThe pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and improper fuel planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.Sep 3, 2021 · N388RV · Substantial damageNTSB WPR21LA343Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-24-400 · Fullerton, CAThe pilot’s failure to monitor the environment and maintain a proper glidepath on approach which, resulted in a collision with the airport perimeter fence.Aug 30, 2021 · N8501P · Substantial damageNTSB WPR21LA316Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 77 · Stanley, NMA loss of engine performance due to lead fouling of the lower spark plugs, which resulted in an off airport forced landing.Aug 12, 2021 · N3873Y · Substantial damageNTSB WPR21LA290Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBurkhart Grob G 103 Twin II · Levan, UTThe glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight which resulted in an off-airport landing and a collision with a fence.Jul 25, 2021 · N4446Y · Substantial damageNTSB WPR21LA259Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180J · Lander, WYThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a fence.Jul 4, 2021 · N7802K · Substantial damageNTSB CEN21LA282Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-150 · Fulshear, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain a proper glidepath during the landing approach, which led to an impact with a fence.Jun 12, 2021 · N5853W · Substantial damageNTSB WPR21LA174Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Silver City, NMThe pilot’s loss of situational awareness and failure to touchdown on the runway which resulted in a collision with the airport’s perimeter fence.Apr 12, 2021 · N222BM · Substantial damageNTSB WPR21LA079Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-20-135 · Riverside, UTA failure of the throttle control during a landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with a fence.Jan 1, 2021 · N1571A · Substantial damageNTSB CEN20LA415Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170 · San Antonio, TXThe pilot’s inadequate compensation for gusting crosswind conditions while landing, which resulted a loss of lateral control and impact with a fence.Sep 20, 2020 · N4019V · Substantial damageNTSB ERA20CA252Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportFurlong CA-6 · Manville, NJA loss of directional control on takeoff for undetermined reasons.Jul 14, 2020 · N12LF · Substantial damage