# Positioning/available space - Type: NTSB finding subsection - Path: [Environmental issues](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03) › [Task environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0304) › [Physical workspace](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/030410) › Positioning/available space - NTSB code: 03041010 - Cases: 11 - In the probable cause: 5 - Fatal cases: 2 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03041010/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03041010/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03041010 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2011: 2 / 2 - 2012: 1 / 1 - 2015: 1 / 1 - 2017: 0 / 1 - 2018: 0 / 1 - 2019: 0 / 1 - 2022: 0 / 1 - 2023: 0 / 1 - 2024: 0 / 1 - 2025: 1 / 1 ## Defining events in these cases - [Cabin safety event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/110): 4 cases - [Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341): 2 cases - [Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900): 1 cases - [Abrupt maneuver](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270): 1 cases - [Mast bumping](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/245): 1 cases - [Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200): 1 cases - [AC/prop/rotor contact w person](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/081): 1 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150): 2 cases - [Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta): 1 cases - [Aerostar International RXS-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rxs-8): 1 cases - [Airbus Industrie A320-212](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-212): 1 cases - [Cameron Balloons US A-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-a-250): 1 cases - [Bombardier CL-600-2D24](https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2d24): 1 cases - [Boeing 737-3H4](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3h4): 1 cases - [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b): 1 cases - [Airbus Helicopters EC 130 T2](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-helicopters-ec-130-t2): 1 cases - [Xag P100 PRO](https://openairdocs.org/model/xag-p100-pro): 1 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015) (Personnel issues): 2 cases - [Use of equip/info, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063000) (Personnel issues): 2 cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 2 cases - [Switching](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01057430) (Aircraft): 2 cases - [Policy/procedure, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/04021000) (Organizational issues): 1 cases - [Dark](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020) (Environmental issues): 1 cases - [Debris/dirt/foreign object](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022055) (Environmental issues): 1 cases - [Tree(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020) (Environmental issues): 1 cases - [Preflight inspection](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061510) (Personnel issues): 1 cases - [Task performance, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02060000) (Personnel issues): 1 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB CEN25LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA316), Aug 12, 2025: Xag P100 PRO (N467GE), Depew, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the unmanned aircraft system during takeoff. - [NTSB CEN24LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA097), Jan 21, 2024: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N8350M), Kenosha, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter while landing. - [NTSB DCA23LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA114), Jan 2, 2023: Bombardier CL-600-2D24 (N928XJ), New York, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: ITA Airways flight crew's incorrect evaluation of the clearance between their airplane and another airplane stopped on an adjoining taxiway. - [NTSB CEN22LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA159), Mar 28, 2022: Aerostar International RXS-8 (N9106Q), Yutan, NE, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper brace during landing which resulted in a serious injury during the landing sequence. - [NTSB WPR19FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA109), Apr 16, 2019: Bell 206 (N61PH), Fort McDowell, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: 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… - [NTSB CEN18LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA309), Aug 3, 2018: Cameron A 250 (N2025J), Hartsel, CO, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The passengers’ fall from the basket after landing when the basket tipped over. - [NTSB GAA18CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA034), Oct 26, 2017: Airbus Helicopters EC 130 (N22TZ), La Paloma, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of a weight from the gunner’s net, which struck the helicopter’s main rotor blade during flight. - [NTSB DCA15CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15CA125), May 23, 2015: Airbus Industrie A320 212 (N334NW), Atlanta, GA, no damage. Probable cause: the flight attendant's failure to secure her lap belt and shoulder harness prior to the takeoff that resulted in her being thrown from her jumpseat shortly after takeoff. - [NTSB WPR13CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA016), Oct 17, 2012: Boeing 737-3H4 (N625SW), Las Vegas, NV, no damage. Probable cause: The flight attendant's encounter with an unseen obstruction in the aisle, which resulted in a fall. - [NTSB ANC11FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11FA093), Sep 4, 2011: Piper PA-18-150 (N13973), McGrath, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot inadvertently switched off the engine magnetos during short final approach, which resulted in a loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the manufacturer's placement of the… 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). 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