# Takeoff - Type: NTSB phase of flight (CICTT main phase) - CICTT code: 300 - Cases: 14030 - Fatal cases: 837 - In the older codes (1982 to 2007): 4465 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300/cases.md - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300 ## Cases per year (current codes / all) - 1962: 4 / 4 - 1963: 5 / 5 - 1964: 352 / 352 - 1965: 314 / 314 - 1966: 410 / 410 - 1967: 449 / 449 - 1968: 327 / 327 - 1969: 364 / 364 - 1970: 345 / 345 - 1971: 383 / 383 - 1972: 265 / 265 - 1973: 299 / 299 - 1974: 343 / 343 - 1975: 315 / 315 - 1976: 281 / 281 - 1977: 333 / 333 - 1978: 344 / 344 - 1979: 321 / 321 - 1980: 251 / 251 - 1981: 289 / 289 - 1982: 0 / 254 - 1983: 0 / 247 - 1984: 0 / 238 - 1985: 0 / 192 - 1986: 0 / 182 - 1987: 0 / 187 - 1988: 0 / 168 - 1989: 0 / 162 - 1990: 0 / 185 - 1991: 0 / 191 - 1992: 0 / 146 - 1993: 0 / 140 - 1994: 0 / 175 - 1995: 0 / 197 - 1996: 0 / 145 - 1997: 0 / 154 - 1998: 0 / 153 - 1999: 0 / 175 - 2000: 0 / 162 - 2001: 0 / 148 - 2002: 0 / 153 - 2003: 0 / 162 - 2004: 0 / 129 - 2005: 0 / 143 - 2006: 0 / 127 - 2007: 0 / 150 - 2008: 170 / 170 - 2009: 205 / 205 - 2010: 197 / 197 - 2011: 188 / 188 - 2012: 184 / 184 - 2013: 153 / 153 - 2014: 188 / 188 - 2015: 184 / 184 - 2016: 191 / 191 - 2017: 195 / 195 - 2018: 172 / 172 - 2019: 197 / 197 - 2020: 193 / 193 - 2021: 180 / 180 - 2022: 176 / 176 - 2023: 204 / 204 - 2024: 216 / 216 - 2025: 203 / 203 - 2026: 175 / 175 ## CICTT sub-phases (1962 to 1981, 2008 on) - Takeoff (300): 7,825 cases - Takeoff-rejected takeoff (301): 1,740 cases ## Older codes counted here (1982 to 2007) - Takeoff - roll/run (521): 2,575 cases - Takeoff (520): 1,401 cases - Takeoff - aborted (523): 489 cases ## Defining events in this phase (2008 on) - [Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230): 774 cases - [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 610 cases - [Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490): 281 cases - [Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300): 229 cases - [Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342): 224 cases - [Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341): 169 cases - [Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900): 117 cases - [Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000): 113 cases - [Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241): 110 cases - [Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330): 83 cases ## In the probable cause (2008 on) - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): 1,315 cases - [Directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): 806 cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): 402 cases - [Not determined, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000): 186 cases - [Airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): 185 cases - [Delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): 148 cases - [Performance/control parameters, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000): 148 cases - [Use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): 135 cases - [Angle of attack](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042): 135 cases - [Incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): 115 cases ## Aircraft models (registry, all years) - [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140): 309 cases - [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152): 272 cases - [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b): 196 cases - [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150): 186 cases - [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n): 164 cases - [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140): 155 cases - [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180): 148 cases - [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f): 135 cases - [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b): 132 cases - [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m): 127 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB CEN27LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN27LA025), Oct 21, 2026: Howell Mark R RV-8 (N818TC), Geneseo, IL, investigation ongoing - [NTSB CEN27LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN27LA021), Oct 18, 2026: Piper J3C-65 (N88218), Boonville, IN, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing - [NTSB CEN27LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN27LA019), Oct 18, 2026: Piper PA-28-235 (N8759W), Cedar Rapids, IA, investigation ongoing - [NTSB CEN27LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN27LA026), Oct 17, 2026: Piper J3C-65 (N3368N), Eagle Harbor, MI, investigation ongoing - [NTSB ERA27LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA27LA008), Oct 14, 2026: Zielke Ronald W Zenith 750 (N203RZ), Marysville, OH, investigation ongoing - [NTSB CEN27FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN27FA006), Oct 7, 2026: Lancair IV (N5SV), Haslet, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing - [NTSB CEN27LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN27LA004), Oct 2, 2026: Cessna 414A (N1245A), Boerne, TX, investigation ongoing - [NTSB WPR27FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR27FA001), Oct 1, 2026: Roesler Scott D Roesler Glasair (N314SR), Everett, WA, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing - [NTSB WPR26LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA361), Sep 21, 2026: Cessna U206G (N1797R), Stony River, AK, substantial damage, investigation ongoing - [NTSB WPR26LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA353), Sep 20, 2026: Cessna 182P (N7337N), Warren, ID, substantial damage, investigation ongoing From 1962 to 1981 and from 2008 on, NTSB codes phases with the CICTT phases; from 1982 to 2007 with its older phase codes, counted under the CICTT main phase each maps to. Each case counts once, on its first aircraft: by its defining event's phase from 2008, its first event's before 1982, and its first occurrence's from 1982 to 2007. Compare years within an era: a first occurrence (1982 to 2007) is often in flight, before the landing, so landings count lower then. 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.