# NTSB investigations: Task environment NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. Page 1 of 3 · 113 cases ## Latest cases - [NTSB CEN26LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA249.md): Cessna 150 · Ellsworth, KS · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 10, 2026 · N3773J · Substantial damage > The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s self-induced pressure to complete the flight. - [NTSB CEN26LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA145.md): Classic Waco YMF · Galveston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 24, 2026 · N43000 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The biplane pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout while taxiing, which included the failure to perform S-turns to compensate for limited forward visibility. - [NTSB WPR26LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA083.md): Robinson R44 · Parkman, WY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 19, 2026 · N996NR · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > 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 and unreliable radio communications. - [NTSB WPR26LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA059.md): Waco RNF · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 14, 2025 · N110Y · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The biplane pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from the low-wing airplane while taxiing. - [NTSB DCA25LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA308.md): Airbus Canada BD500 · Denver, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 31, 2025 · C-GYLQ · No damage > Unidentified burned debris in an aft galley oven, which generated smoke and odor in the cabin and led to an air turnback and subsequent evacuation, during which a serious injury occurred. - [NTSB CEN25LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA316.md): Xag P100 PRO · Depew, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 12, 2025 · N467GE · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the unmanned aircraft system during takeoff. - [NTSB DCA25LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA185.md): Boeing 737 · Houston, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 17, 2025 · N7724A · No damage > Serious Injury to a flight attendant sustained during an evacuation. - [NTSB DCA25LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA084.md): Boeing 757 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 10, 2025 · N589NW · Minor damage > Substantial injury to a passenger sustained during evacuation. - [NTSB WPR24LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA265.md): Bell 407 · Raft River, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 3, 2024 · N20BH · Substantial damage > The pilot’s misdiagnosis of an erroneous engine instrument indication and his subsequent decision to enter an autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing due to degraded visual cues and low ambient light conditions. Contributing to the accident were the… - [NTSB WPR24FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA156.md): Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L · Bandera, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 19, 2024 · N22MW · Substantial damage > The pilot’s decision to continue flight into icing conditions and inclement weather, which likely led to spatial disorientation when he attempted to divert from the planned course to the destination airport. - [NTSB CEN24LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA137.md): Enstrom Helicopter 280C · Port Lavaca, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 16, 2024 · N280WR · Substantial damage > The pilot’s improper manual engine mixture management which resulted in a loss of power. Contributing to the accident was the mechanic’s improper setting of the idle mixture adjustment and the pilot’s decision to take off with a known mechanical deficiency. - [NTSB CEN24LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA097.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Kenosha, WI · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 21, 2024 · N8350M · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter while landing. - [NTSB DCA24FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24FA017.md): Textron 510 · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 2 · Field · Final report · Oct 24, 2023 · N510HM · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The takeoff by the flight crew of N269AA, without a takeoff clearance, which resulted in a collision with N510HM that was landing on an intersecting runway. Contributing to the accident was the N269AA crew’s expectation bias and distraction. - [NTSB CEN23FA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA315.md): Cessna 150 · Houston, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 23, 2023 · N17043 · Substantial damage > The student pilot’s loss of airplane control in dark night conditions. - [NTSB CEN23LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA292.md): Cessna 172R · Burlington, VT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 5, 2023 · N64AF · Substantial damage > The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action. - [NTSB CEN23LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA202.md): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B · Wright, LA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 25, 2023 · N6699Q · Substantial damage > The pilot's decision to takeoff with the airplane overloaded which resulted in the airplane settling and subsequently impacting terrain. - [NTSB DCA23LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA114.md): Bombardier CL-600-2D24 · New York, NY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 2, 2023 · N928XJ · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > ITA Airways flight crew's incorrect evaluation of the clearance between their airplane and another airplane stopped on an adjoining taxiway. - [NTSB CEN23MA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23MA034.md): Boeing B17 · Dallas, TX · Accident · 6 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Nov 12, 2022 · N7227C · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > the air boss’s and air show event organizer’s lack of an adequate, prebriefed aircraft separation plan for the air show performance, relying instead on the air boss’s real-time deconfliction directives and the see-and-avoid strategy for collision avoidance,… - [NTSB ERA23FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA048.md): Beech A36 · Harlan, KY · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Nov 3, 2022 · N84R · Destroyed > The pilot’s visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions during an approach to land at an airport in mountainous terrain, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s hazardous… - [NTSB CEN22FA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA331.md): Columbia Helicopters CH-47D · North Fork, ID · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 21, 2022 · N388RA · Destroyed > The failure of the flight crew to properly secure a company-issued iPad, leading to its migration into and jamming of the copilot’s left pedal, preventing the pilot from arresting a left yaw, and resulting in a loss of control. - [NTSB ERA22FA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA233.md): Cessna 140 · Wayne, NE · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 20, 2022 · N76075 · Destroyed > The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack on final approach while conducting traditional short takeoff and landing operations in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin from which the pilot could not… - [NTSB CEN22LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA159.md): Aerostar International RXS-8 · Yutan, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 28, 2022 · N9106Q · Minor damage > The pilot’s improper brace during landing which resulted in a serious injury during the landing sequence. - [NTSB ERA22LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA119.md): Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 · Naples, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 11, 2022 · N87G · 2 aircraft · Minor damage > The biplane pilot’s inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in an on-ground collision with another airplane while taxiing. - [NTSB WPR22FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA068.md): Gates Learjet 35A · El Cajon, CA · Accident · 4 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Dec 28, 2021 · N880Z · Destroyed > The flight crew’s decision to descend below the published MDA, cancel their IFR clearance to conduct an unauthorized circle-to-land approach to another runway while the airport was in nighttime IFR conditions, and the exceedance of the airplane’s critical… - [NTSB CEN22FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA016.md): AutoGyro Cavalon · Stroud, OK · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Oct 18, 2021 · N419LB · Substantial damage > The pilot’s lack of experience in the gyroplane and his decision to takeoff with a tailwind. As a result, the gyroplane did not generate enough lift to takeoff before it struck a barbed wire fence. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to wear… - [NTSB CEN21LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA336.md): Driver RV-7 · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 23, 2021 · N977RV · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The RV-8 pilot’s failure to account for the position of the RV-7 behind him during the landing roll in a staggered landing formation, which resulted in a ground collision of the two airplanes. Contributing to the accident was the self-induced pressure created… - [NTSB ANC20CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA067.md): Piper PA32 · Naknek, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Jul 10, 2020 · N44851 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The PA-32 pilot's failure to see and avoid the other airplane. - [NTSB WPR20LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA194.md): Cessna 182 · Imnaha, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 24, 2020 · N9169G · Substantial damage > The pilot’s excessively high pitch attitude and failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s fatigue and… - [NTSB ERA20FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20FA096.md): Cessna 501 · Fairmount, GA · Accident · 4 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 8, 2020 · N501RG · Substantial damage > The pilots’ loss of control in flight in freezing instrument meteorological conditions due to spatial disorientation and the cumulative effects of task saturation. - [NTSB WPR20FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20FA057.md): Thunder Mustang TM-1 · Santa Clarita, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jan 4, 2020 · N151WR · Destroyed > Engine detonation that resulted in material deformation of the crankcase and led to engine failure and restricted cockpit visibility. - [NTSB ERA19FA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA251.md): Cirrus SR22 · Tappahannock, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 2019 · N621JE · Substantial damage > The pilot's inability to land on the runway in dark night conditions with reported smoke in the cockpit, which necessitated the deployment of the airplane's parachute system. - [NTSB ERA19FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA210.md): Agusta AW139 · Big Grand Cay, Bahamas · Accident · 7 fatal · Class 2 · Field · Final report · Jul 4, 2019 · N32CC · Substantial damage > The pilots’ decision to takeoff over water in dark night conditions with no external visual reference, which resulted in spatial disorientation and subsequent collision with the water. Also causal was the pilots’ failure to adequately monitor their… - [NTSB DCA19CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19CA153.md): Airbus A320 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · May 28, 2019 · N507JT · No damage > A buildup of pressure in the coffee filter package resulting in the release of hot coffee and grounds when the pot locking lever was raised. - [NTSB CEN19MA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19MA141.md): De Havilland DHC-2 · Ketchikan, AK · Accident · 6 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · May 13, 2019 · N952DB · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > The inherent limitations of the see-and-avoid concept, which prevented the two pilots from seeing the other airplane before the collision, and the absence of visual and aural alerts from both airplanes’ traffic display systems, while operating in a geographic… - [NTSB WPR19FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA109.md): Bell 206 · Fort McDowell, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Apr 16, 2019 · N61PH · Destroyed > The separation of the main rotor head from the mast as a result of a sudden displacement of the cyclic stick during a low-G maneuver, leading to mast bumping. Contributing to the accident were the unsecure positioning of the flight test engineer’s laptop… - [NTSB ERA19FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA134.md): Hogan Innovator · Calhoun, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 2 · Field · Final report · Mar 23, 2019 · N257AR · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the airplane's second test flight, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot allowing external pressures to guide his decision to fly the airplane when he… - [NTSB GAA19CA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA138.md): Cessna 172RG · Atlanta, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 13, 2019 · N5223V · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s inability to see the landing gear position light because his iPad was blocking his view of it and his feeling of being rushed during the approach and… - [NTSB GAA19CA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA130.md): Cessna 172 · Hanover, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 4, 2019 · N9525V · Substantial damage > The student pilot's improper decision to release the seat latch to adjust the seat position during taxi, which resulted in his inability to reach the rudder or brake pedals and a subsequent loss of directional control and impact with a ditch and fence. - [NTSB CEN18LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA309.md): Cameron A 250 · Hartsel, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 3, 2018 · N2025J · No damage > The passengers’ fall from the basket after landing when the basket tipped over. - [NTSB WPR18LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA199.md): Cub Crafters CC19 · Hyrum, UT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 2018 · N70DD · Substantial damage > The pilot’s improper verification of the fuel quantity during the preflight inspection, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s distraction due to a malfunctioning hangar door and a… - [NTSB GAA18CA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA319.md): Cessna 172 · San Diego, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 3, 2018 · N786SA · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The biplane pilot’s failure to see and avoid the stopped airplane. - [NTSB CEN18FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA144.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Williamsburg, PA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 19, 2018 · N451TD · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to obtain an updated weather briefing before the flight and his subsequent loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation while maneuvering in instrument meteorological conditions during a diversion to an alternate airport after… - [NTSB DCA18LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18LA163.md): Airbus A330 323 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 18, 2018 · N806NW · Substantial damage > The flight crew’s delayed landing after an in-flight engine fire, which reignited after both fire bottles were discharged and resulted in substantial damage to an engine pylon. Contributing to the delayed landing was likely the flight crew’s perception that… - [NTSB GAA18CA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA218.md): Piper PA 28-161 · Pensacola, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 15, 2018 · N8115Y · Substantial damage > The pilot’s loss of directional control and long landing in gusting wind conditions due to his shoe getting stuck on the brakes. - [NTSB GAA18CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA034.md): Airbus Helicopters EC 130 · La Paloma, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 26, 2017 · N22TZ · Substantial damage > The separation of a weight from the gunner’s net, which struck the helicopter’s main rotor blade during flight. - [NTSB ERA17MA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17MA316.md): Eurocopter Deutschland MBB BK 117 · Hertford, NC · Accident · 4 fatal · Class 2 · Major · Final report · Sep 8, 2017 · N146DU · Destroyed > A failure of the rear bearing in the No. 2 engine, which (1) created multiple and likely unexpected and confusing cockpit indications, resulting in the pilot's improper diagnosis and subsequent erroneous shutdown of the No. 1 engine, and (2) the resulting… - [NTSB GAA17CA465](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA465.md): Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro Sportcruiser · Salisbury, NC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 4, 2017 · N777NG · Substantial damage > The physical interference of the student pilot’s headset control unit with the canopy, which prevented the canopy latches from seating properly and resulted in the canopy opening in flight and the subsequent hard landing. - [NTSB GAA17CA458](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA458.md): Randall Marvin L Vans RV 3A · Spokane, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 28, 2017 · N16MR · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The other pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance and visual lookout while taxiing, which resulted in his airplane colliding with the stationary airplane. - [NTSB CEN17FA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA288.md): Zenith CH701SP · Laddonia, MO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 2017 · N701XL · Destroyed > The pilot's decision to take off at night and continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions. which resulted in the pilot becoming spatially disoriented and losing control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's… - [NTSB GAA17CA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA299.md): Thomas E Hudzinski Backcountry Super CR · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 21, 2017 · N484WT · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0304/cases.md?page=2 ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT f.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_findings.parquet' f WHERE starts_with(f."findingCode", '0304')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0304/cases --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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