# Access to equipment/controls - 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) › Access to equipment/controls - NTSB code: 03041015 - Cases: 10 - In the probable cause: 6 - Fatal cases: 3 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03041015/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03041015/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03041015 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2008: 0 / 1 - 2009: 2 / 2 - 2012: 0 / 1 - 2017: 1 / 1 - 2019: 1 / 2 - 2021: 1 / 1 - 2022: 1 / 1 - 2023: 0 / 1 ## Defining events in these cases - [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 3 cases - [Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230): 2 cases - [Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470): 1 cases - [Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330): 1 cases - [Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150): 1 cases - [Cabin safety event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/110): 1 cases - [Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092): 1 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Taylorcraft F19](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-f19): 1 cases - [Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta): 1 cases - [Gates Learjet 35A](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a): 1 cases - [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b): 1 cases - [Airbus Industrie A320-232](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-232): 1 cases - [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m): 1 cases - [Cessna 172R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r): 1 cases - [Boeing CH-47D](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-ch-47d): 1 cases - [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2): 1 cases - [Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER](https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-aircraft-works-spol-sro-sportcruiser): 1 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 5 cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 3 cases - [Fence/fence post](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022047) (Environmental issues): 2 cases - [Directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020) (Aircraft): 2 cases - [Performance/control parameters, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000) (Aircraft): 2 cases - [Loading, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01011500) (Aircraft): 2 cases - [Controls and displays](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03041050) (Environmental issues): 1 cases - [Low visibility](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03035015) (Environmental issues): 1 cases - [Sloped/uneven terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021017) (Environmental issues): 1 cases - [Other weather service](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03013035) (Environmental issues): 1 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB CEN23LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA202), May 25, 2023: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N6699Q), Wright, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to takeoff with the airplane overloaded which resulted in the airplane settling and subsequently impacting terrain. - [NTSB CEN22FA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA331), Jul 21, 2022: Columbia Helicopters CH-47D (N388RA), North Fork, ID, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: 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… - [NTSB WPR22FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA068), Dec 28, 2021: Gates Learjet 35A (N880Z), El Cajon, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: 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… - [NTSB DCA19CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19CA153), May 28, 2019: Airbus A320 (N507JT), Fort Lauderdale, FL, no damage. Probable cause: 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 GAA19CA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA130), Feb 4, 2019: Cessna 172 (N9525V), Hanover, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: 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… - [NTSB GAA17CA465](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA465), Aug 4, 2017: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro Sportcruiser (N777NG), Salisbury, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: 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… - [NTSB ERA12FA484](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA484), Jul 25, 2012: Cessna 172M (N73115), San Juan, PR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s improper lubrication of the right direct aileron control cable and failure to detect the severe corrosion of the cable during a maintenance inspection, which resulted in the… - [NTSB CEN09LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA324), May 30, 2009: Bell 47G (N4823), Kyle, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The ground crewmember's failure to assure that the fuel nozzle was closed before pressurizing the line. Contributing to the accident was the lack of an available fire extinguisher. - [NTSB ERA09CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA156), Feb 1, 2009: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N2620C), Lexington, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during takeoff. Contributing to this accident was the interference of the flight controls by the heavy coat and boots the pilot was wearing. - [NTSB MIA08CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA126), Jun 20, 2008: Taylorcraft F19 (N3681T), Montgomery, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper loading of personal belongings which resulted in rudder pedal interference. 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.