# NTSB investigations: Organizational issues 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 11 · 504 cases ## Latest cases - [NTSB CEN26LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA304.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Hudson Oaks, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 1, 2026 · N47899 · Substantial damage > The pilot’s loss of directional control during the rejected takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to abort the takeoff after the airplane had accelerated above its normal rotation speed. Also… - [NTSB WPR26LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA122.md): Cessna 182M · Flagstaff, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 6, 2026 · N71518 · Substantial damage > Maintenance personnel’s decision to conduct an engine run at takeoff power in front of an active taxiway, and their failure to notify ATC, which resulted in the accident pilot’s loss of control during taxi due to an encounter with a jet blast. - [NTSB CEN25LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA117.md): Vans RV-7A · Plainview, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 10, 2025 · N923ZA · Substantial damage > The improper machining of the propeller blade bearing seat, which resulted in an inflight propeller blade fatigue failure. Contributing to the accident was the improper machining of the propeller hub and propeller blade root and machining surface quality… - [NTSB CEN25LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA101.md): Cessna 177A · Farlinville, KS · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 20, 2025 · N30413 · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power that resulted from fuel contamination when it was treated with a 70% isopropyl alcohol solution (antiseptic) that contained water. Contributing to the accident were vague fuel treatment instructions provided by the operator. - [NTSB ANC25MA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25MA018.md): Textron 208B · Nome, AK · Accident · 10 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Feb 6, 2025 · N321BA · Destroyed > The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the pilot’s inadequate airspeed management due to workload and degraded situation awareness and his improper inputs leading up to and during the aerodynamic… - [NTSB WPR25LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA089.md): Lockheed C-130A · Daggett, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 1, 2025 · N466TM · No damage > An inflight upset due to an improperly secured load that resulted in serious injuries. - [NTSB DCA25MA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25MA108.md): Bombardier CL-600-2C10 · Washington, DC · Accident · 67 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Jan 30, 2025 · N709PS · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) placement of a helicopter route in close proximity to a runway approach path; their failure to regularly review and evaluate helicopter routes and available data, and their failure to act on recommendations to… - [NTSB ANC25LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA016.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 10, 2025 · N59826 · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to recognize that an automated taxiway gate was closing, and the pilot’s failure stop for the closing gate. - [NTSB CEN25LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA074.md): Cessna 560 · Pagosa Springs, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 27, 2024 · N753MB · Substantial damage > The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and poor preflight inspection and decision-making, which led to a takeoff attempt above the airplane’s certified maximum takeoff weight with snow-contaminated wings, resulting in a rejected takeoff at an airspeed… - [NTSB DCA25LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA065.md): Uvify IFO · Orlando, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 21, 2024 · UNREG · Substantial damage > The remote pilot-in-command’s (RPIC’s) failure to locate the drone show center position over the physical location of the sUA, which resulted in multiple sUA colliding during the initial lift and subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was… - [NTSB DCA25LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA061.md): Lockheed 382G-44K-30 · St. Mary's, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 18, 2024 · N403LC · Substantial damage > The fatigue failure of the forward pressure bulkhead canted web that originated from stress corrosion cracking areas. Contributing to the failure were inspection procedures and intervals inadequate to identify the fatigue cracks. - [NTSB CEN25LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA043.md): Pitts S1E · Seguin, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 17, 2024 · N52B · Substantial damage > The improper construction of the rudder cable assembly by the airplane builder, which resulted in the fatigue failure of the left rudder cable during the landing roll and the pilot’s subsequent inability to maintain directional control. - [NTSB ANC25LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA008.md): Cub Crafters CC18-180 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 2, 2024 · N55PK · Substantial damage > The incorrect installation of the rear flight control stick, resulting in the pilot’s inability to control the pitch attitude, coupled with the pilot’s inadequate control system check before departure, all which resulted in an aerodynamic stall during takeoff. - [NTSB WPR24LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA319.md): Bell 206L · Fern Prairie, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 26, 2024 · N9984K · Substantial damage > An aeroelastic interaction between the helicopter’s main rotor blades and nodal beam system, which resulted in oscillations that exceeded the design limits of the tailboom. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the main rotor blade manufacturer to… - [NTSB ANC24FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24FA102.md): Cessna 206 · Chalkyitsik, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Sep 24, 2024 · N8255Q · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power due to water-contaminated fuel as a result of the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection. Contributing to the accident was the operator’s failure to ensure replacement filters were available for use during refueling operations. - [NTSB ERA24LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA392.md): Piper PA28 · LaGrange, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 23, 2024 · N4298V · Substantial damage > Improper manufacture of a cylinder exhaust valve guide by the engine manufacturer, which resulted in a stuck exhaust valve and a partial loss of engine power during initial climb. - [NTSB ANC24LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA079.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Palmer, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 18, 2024 · N783AK · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to follow the operator’s procedure manual and attempted to land at a remote landing zone in high wind conditions. Contributing factor was the pilot’s decision to not conduct a fly over of the landing site to determine wind condition which… - [NTSB WPR24LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA241.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Herriman, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 13, 2024 · N6960 · Substantial damage > A hard landing following a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the improper idle setting of the helicopter’s engine. Contributing to the loss of engine power was the instructor’s reduction of engine power past that recommended by… - [NTSB WPR24FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA201.md): Air Tractor AT-802 · Arco, ID · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 20, 2024 · N802TP · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > A midair collision between two airplanes during aerial application operations due to both pilots’ insufficient awareness of their proximity to each other and their failure to see and avoid each other. Contributing to the accident was the operator and both… - [NTSB CEN24LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA318.md): Ayres S2R · Stanwood, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 20, 2024 · N4004K · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain terrain clearance during a low-level aerial application flight, which resulted in impact with terrain and a subsequent forced landing. Contributing to the accident was the location of the spray boom pressure gauge, which… - [NTSB CEN24FA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA221.md): Air Tractor AT502 · Whiteface, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 14, 2024 · N2032K · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > Both pilot’s failure to see and avoid the other airplane during simultaneous aerial application operations over the same area. Contributing to the accident was the operator’s poor decision to assign the pilots to conduct separate aerial application operations… - [NTSB CEN24FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA218.md): Cessna 172 · Gainesville, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 12, 2024 · N656MA · Substantial damage > The fuel pump manufacturer’s improper torquing of screws on the engine-driven fuel pump, which resulted in a disruption in the fuel system and a loss of engine power on initial climb. - [NTSB ERA24LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA163.md): Evektor-Aerotechnik A S Harmony LSA · Seffner, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 4, 2024 · N469JA · Substantial damage > The improper installation of the fuel line that connected the fuel pump to the four-way distributor, which resulted in fuel starvation when the line became disconnected. - [NTSB DCA24FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24FA143.md): Boeing 737-7CT · Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico) · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Apr 3, 2024 · N567WN · No damage > The pilot’s inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence from a broken line of embedded thunderstorms moving across the region. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the air traffic controller to issue pertinent weather information… - [NTSB CEN24LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA144.md): Piper PA28 · Muncie, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 1, 2024 · N8438B · Destroyed > The pilot’s spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of control while maneuvering outside established instrument approach procedures in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the… - [NTSB ENG24LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG24LA012.md): British Aerospace BAE 146 Series 200A · Missoula, MT · Incident · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 1, 2024 · N474NA · 2 aircraft · Minor damage > The use of a new long term fire retardant with a chemical composition incompatible with the retardant previously in use for the integration-operational field evaluation without adequate testing and qualification. - [NTSB CEN24LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA121.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Watertown, SD · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 25, 2024 · N38696 · Substantial damage > The stuck No. 2 cylinder exhaust valve, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and a forced landing due to an undersized exhaust valve guide. Contributing to the accident were the improper manufacture of the engine cylinders, and the operation of… - [NTSB ERA24LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA216.md): Apellix B1 Washing Drone · Orlando, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 20, 2024 · FA33N7WLTR · Substantial damage > A failure of the sUAS’s magnetometer while operating in close proximity to commercial air conditioning equipment, which resulted in the sUAS’s erratic maneuvering. Contributing to the accident was the RPIC’s failure to input the appropriate command to disarm… - [NTSB DCA24LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA097.md): Boeing 777-222ER · Kelsey, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 10, 2024 · N788UA · No damage > The airplane’s encounter with an unanticipated localized region of moderate-to-severe turbulence while in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) associated with strong upper-level wind shear and convective cells. Contributing to the severity of the… - [NTSB CEN24MA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24MA111.md): Airbus Helicopters EC 130 · Halloran Springs, CA · Accident · 6 fatal · Class 2 · Major · Final report · Feb 10, 2024 · N130CZ · Destroyed > The pilot’s decision to continue the visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot’s spatial disorientation and loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the company’s inadequate oversight of its… - [NTSB ERA24FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA110.md): Bombardier CL-600-2B16 · Naples, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 9, 2024 · N823KD · Destroyed > Corrosion of both engines’ variable geometry (VG) system components, which led to their operation in an off-schedule position and resulted in near-simultaneous sub-idle rotating compressor stalls on approach, subsequent loss of thrust in both engines, and an… - [NTSB WPR24FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA083.md): Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 900XP · Westwater, UT · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 2 · Field · Final report · Feb 7, 2024 · N900VA · Destroyed > The flight crew’s decision to conduct a post-maintenance stall test in an area of icing conditions, which resulted in wing contamination that significantly decreased the airplane’s critical angle of attack. Also causal was the airplane manufacturer’s lack of… - [NTSB WPR24FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA080.md): Swanson R/Swanson S RV-6 · Concord, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jan 30, 2024 · N30AK · Substantial damage > A total loss of engine power during takeoff due to a separated fuel line and the pilot’s subsequent failure to maintain control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's medical condition and the effects of multiple impairing substances. - [NTSB ERA24LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA094.md): Cessna 208 · Dulles, VA · Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 19, 2024 · N1983X · Minor damage > The pilot-in-command’s approach to the critical angle of attack during initial climb, which resulted in a vibration the flight crew improperly identified as an engine issue and resulted in the subsequent off-airport landing. Contributing to the accident was… - [NTSB ERA24LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA099.md): Swissdrones Operating SDO 50 V2 · Antioch, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 18, 2024 · N780PA · Substantial damage > A partial loss of engine power due to a reduction of fuel flow for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the UAS manufacturer’s lack of instructions for a partial loss of engine power landing. - [NTSB WPR24LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA068.md): Cessna 421C · Carson City, NV · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 8, 2024 · N421TP · Substantial damage > Airport personnel’s failure to properly prioritize their response actions, including updating the airport’s automated weather observation system recording in a timely manner to notify incoming pilots of a runway closure, which resulted in an airplane striking… - [NTSB DCA24MA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24MA063.md): Boeing 737-9 · Portland, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Jan 6, 2024 · N704AL · Substantial damage > the in-flight separation of the left mid exit door (MED) plug due to Boeing Commercial Airplanes’ failure to provide adequate training, guidance, and oversight necessary to ensure that manufacturing personnel could consistently and correctly comply with its… - [NTSB WPR24LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA069.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Whitefish, MT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 23, 2023 · N43415 · Substantial damage > The failure of the airport authorities to renew the airport closure NOTAM for the airport. Contributing to the accident, was the pilot’s inability to see the runway closure sign. - [NTSB DCA24LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA330.md): Boeing 737-8 · Kenner, LA · Incident · Class 2 · Limited · Final report · Dec 20, 2023 · N8830Q · Minor damage > A partial loss of engine power due to bird ingestion in the No. 1 (left) engine, which resulted in the activation of the load reduction device to prevent vibration. The load reduction device activation resulted in smoke and fumes entering the cockpit. - [NTSB ERA24LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA066.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG · Asheville, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 15, 2023 · N907L · Substantial damage > Fatigue failure of the No. 4 inner main bearing cap screw and connecting rod bolts, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the failure were the low material strength of the inner main bearing cap screw and the increased loads on the… - [NTSB WPR24FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA053.md): Beauchamp Norm Kitfox · Eloy, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Dec 8, 2023 · N66180 · Destroyed > The separation of a propeller blade during the initial climb due to insufficient blade retention forces. Contributing to the accident was the propeller blade retention design, manufacturing defects that prevented the propeller from achieving adequate grip… - [NTSB WPR24FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA018.md): Beech A36 · Covelo, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Oct 21, 2023 · N8248K · Destroyed > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees after entering a steep banked turn for unknown reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to take off toward rising terrain. - [NTSB ENG24FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG24FA003.md): Boeing 767-300F · Memphis, TN · Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Oct 18, 2023 · N287FE · Minor damage > A high-pressure fuel leak from a gap in the bolted flange interface between the main fuel pump’s fuel crossover supply tube and the hydromechanical unit idler adapter pad, which resulted in the crossover tube flange bolts partially pulling out and allowing… - [NTSB DCA23LA465](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA465.md): Boeing 787-8 · Lake Erie Beach, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 28, 2023 · N804AN · No damage > Malfunctioning brakes on a service cart. - [NTSB CEN23LA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA390.md): Zlin Aviation S R O Savage Norden · Cabot, AR · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 30, 2023 · N7373 · Substantial damage > The airplane manufacturer’s routing of the fuel pump wiring next to the engine’s turbocharger and exhaust, which thermally damaged the wiring and resulted in a malfunction of the fuel delivery system and a total loss of engine power. - [NTSB CEN23LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA363.md): Beech C-99 · Lansing, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 15, 2023 · N261SW · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to properly set the rudder trim position which resulted in a loss of directional control during takeoff. Contributing was the pilot’s inadequate checklist procedures prior to takeoff. - [NTSB OPS23FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS23FA010.md): Boeing 737-7BD · San Diego, CA · Incident · Class 4 · Field · Final report · Aug 11, 2023 · N7734H · 2 aircraft · No damage > The local control controller’s poor judgment in duty prioritization which distracted them from monitoring arriving and departing traffic and resulted in a runway incursion and loss of same runway separation. Contributing was the operations supervisor’s… - [NTSB ERA23LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA327.md): Air Tractor AT502 · Leipsic, OH · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 4, 2023 · N5048S · Substantial damage > The incorrect assembly of the turbine engine’s reduction gear box second-stage ring gear, which resulted in an internal failure of multiple engine components and a total loss of power. - [NTSB DCA23LA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA384.md): Boeing 767-322 · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 29, 2023 · N641UA · Substantial damage > The first officer’s improper control inputs after the airplane touched down. Contributing to the severity of the damage was the flight crew’s lack of recognition that the speedbrakes were not armed, which led to their delayed deployment. - [NTSB WPR23LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA270.md): Sling Sling LSA · Palm Springs, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 11, 2023 · N294JY · Substantial damage > Failure of the landing gear strut during takeoff due to a preexisting cracks that were caused by a manufacturing anomaly during the composite fiber layup process. 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