# Communication (organizational) - Type: NTSB finding section - Path: [Organizational issues](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/04) › [Management](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0402) › Communication (organizational) - NTSB code: 040250 - Cases: 17 - In the probable cause: 13 - Fatal cases: 7 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/040250/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/040250/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/040250 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2008: 1 / 1 - 2009: 0 / 1 - 2010: 0 / 1 - 2011: 2 / 3 - 2012: 2 / 2 - 2013: 1 / 1 - 2014: 2 / 2 - 2015: 1 / 1 - 2018: 1 / 1 - 2019: 0 / 1 - 2023: 1 / 1 - 2024: 1 / 1 - 2025: 1 / 1 ## Findings - [Between groups/organizations](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/04025020): 12 cases, 10 in the probable cause - [Within group(s)/organization](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/04025015): 4 cases, 2 in the probable cause - [Communication (organizational), general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/04025000): 1 cases, 1 in the probable cause - [Between individuals](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/04025010): 1 cases, 1 in the probable cause ## Defining events in these cases - [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 3 cases - [Midair collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250): 2 cases - [Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241): 2 cases - [Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490): 1 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 - [Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300): 1 cases - [Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230): 1 cases - [Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200): 1 cases - [Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150): 1 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d): 1 cases - [Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-320](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-320): 1 cases - [Piper PA46-500TP](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa46-500tp): 1 cases - [Gulfstream Aerospace GVI](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-aerospace-gvi): 1 cases - [Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1](https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-c1): 1 cases - [Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-i-l20a): 1 cases - [Cessna U206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g): 1 cases - [Cessna 180B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b): 1 cases - [Bombardier CL-600-2C10](https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2c10): 1 cases - [Boeing 737-524](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-524): 1 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 4 cases - [Adequacy of safety program](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/04035015) (Organizational issues): 3 cases - [Oversight of operation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/04032015) (Organizational issues): 3 cases - [Monitoring environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545) (Personnel issues): 3 cases - [Airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010) (Aircraft): 3 cases - [Equipment monitoring](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/04032025) (Organizational issues): 2 cases - [Availability of policy/proc](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/04021010) (Organizational issues): 2 cases - [Policy/procedure development](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/04011025) (Organizational issues): 2 cases - [Dark](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020) (Environmental issues): 2 cases - [Crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040) (Environmental issues): 2 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB DCA25MA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25MA108), Jan 30, 2025: Bombardier CL-600-2C10 (N709PS), Washington, DC, destroyed, 67 fatal. Probable cause: 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… - [NTSB WPR24LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA319), Sep 26, 2024: Bell 206L (N9984K), Fern Prairie, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: 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… - [NTSB WPR24LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA069), Dec 23, 2023: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43415), Whitefish, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: 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 ANC19FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19FA019), May 20, 2019: De Havilland DHC 2 (N67667), Metlakatla, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for a quartering tailwind during a water landing, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent nose-over. Contributing to the accident was the company’s… - [NTSB GAA18CA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA424), Jul 16, 2018: Bell 206 (N39LR), New Castle, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to ensure that the fill hose was disconnected from the helicopter before takeoff, which resulted in the fill hose striking the tail rotor and the subsequent loss of tail rotor… - [NTSB GAA15CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA128), Jun 19, 2015: Beech C23 (N24022), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain clearance from trees while maneuvering to land at night, which resulted in a collision with terrain/objects. A factor contributing to the accident was the lack of… - [NTSB ENG14IA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG14IA018), Jul 7, 2014: Piper PA46 500TP (N406CD), Denver, CO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilots' incorrect activation of the Manual Override Lever, during ground operation, in an attempt to correct a sub-idle speed condition of the engine, resulting in an over-temperature of the CT… - [NTSB ERA14FA464](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA464), Apr 5, 2014: Fortuna Dave Sonex (N229P), Dunnellon, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The in-flight collision with a tree in a heavily wooded area during controlled flight while the pilot was attempting a forced landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available… - [NTSB ERA13LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA188), Apr 1, 2013: Cessna 402C (VQ-TIN), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The disconnection of the nose landing gear actuator, which resulted in the subsequent collapse of the nose landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the repair station’s inadequate maintenance,… - [NTSB WPR13IA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13IA020), Oct 20, 2012: Agusta A119 (N207CF), Dolan Springs, AZ, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: Insufficient clearance between a truck and the main rotor blades of a helicopter on the ground with the engine running because of the lack of on-scene coordination between the agencies that responded… 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.