# NTSB investigations: Maneuvering

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.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB ERA22FA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA350.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Cheneyville, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 2, 2022 · N9184Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of control after exceeding the airplane’s critical angle of attack for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB CEN22LA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA354.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Lamoni, IA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 1, 2022 · N4326S · Destroyed
  > A loss of airplane performance for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB CEN22LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA352.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Washington, LA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 1, 2022 · N407CT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a wire during an aerial application of a field.
- [NTSB CEN22LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA351.md): Bell Helicopter Textron 206B · Arcadia, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 1, 2022 · N169AA · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly torque a fuel control unit B-nut, which resulted in a loss of engine power at low altitude and an impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN22LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA350.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Marshall, MO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 31, 2022 · N458SG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to adequately survey a field for obstructions prior to a low-level aerial application pass, which resulted in an impact with a powerline.
- [NTSB ERA22FA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA344.md): Harvey J Brock Tango 2 · Melrose, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 30, 2022 · N8680G · Substantial damage
  > A loss of control for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CEN22LA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA356.md): Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 150A · Indianola, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 30, 2022 · N316EB · Minor damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines during low-level maneuvering.
- [NTSB CEN22FA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA347.md): Air Tractor AT502 · Ute, IA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 30, 2022 · N501MW · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s inflight collision with a power line during aerial application.
- [NTSB GAA22WA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA307.md): Robinson R44 · Off shore, Ecuador · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 28, 2022 · HC-CLZ · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN22LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA345.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Ithaca, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 28, 2022 · N719TF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines during low level aerial application operations due to a distraction.
- [NTSB ERA22LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA341.md): Garlick OH-58A+ · Bloomsburg, PA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 27, 2022 · N132HD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and visual lookout, which resulted in impact with a powerline.
- [NTSB ERA22LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA340.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Mariner · Hollywood, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 27, 2022 · N42WC · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate maintenance of the helicopter’s tail rotor blades, which resulted in a failure of the tail rotor drive system, and an inflight loss of yaw control from which the flight instructor was unable to recover.
- [NTSB GAA22WA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA313.md): Piper PA25 · Trinidad, Colombia · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 26, 2022 · HK 1207 · Destroyed
- [NTSB ERA22FA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA338.md): Air Tractor AT-802A · Portland, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 26, 2022 · N749LA · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other airplane during aerial application and ferry operations.
- [NTSB CEN22LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA340.md): Weatherly 620A · Stewart, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 25, 2022 · N4651W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from crops during an agricultural flight.
- [NTSB CEN22LA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA335.md): Ayres S2R-T34 · Parkin, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 23, 2022 · N4046S · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from tower guy wires while maneuvering.
- [NTSB WPR22LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA268.md): Piper J3C-65 · Huntington Beach, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 22, 2022 · N3666K · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and the pilot’s mismanagement of the available fuel at an altitude too low for recovery. Contributing was the pilot’s delayed decision to switch fuel tanks.
- [NTSB WPR22FA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA264.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Seguin, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 22, 2022 · N8542W · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at a low altitude after being distracted when the engine cowling opened during flight, which led to a loss of control and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the…
- [NTSB CEN22LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA333.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Waterloo, IL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 22, 2022 · N442JE · Substantial damage
  > The malfunction of the flight controls for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ERA22LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA330.md): Bell 206B · Kenton, OH · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 21, 2022 · N39MK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN22LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA371.md): Ayres S2R-T65 · Wyman / Washington, IA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 21, 2022 · N9899 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot not maintaining sufficient altitude to clear an obstruction during the aerial application flight.
- [NTSB CEN22LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA342.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · East Grand Forks, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 21, 2022 · N1540S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the power lines during a low-level application pass.
- [NTSB CEN22FA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA331.md): Columbia Helicopters CH-47D · North Fork, ID · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 21, 2022 · N388RA · Destroyed
  > 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 resulting in a loss of control.
- [NTSB GAA22WA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA235.md): Air Tractor AT502 · Tiquisate, Guatemala · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 20, 2022 · TG-OLM · Substantial damage
- [NTSB WPR22LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA261.md): Aerospatiale SA342J · Escalante, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 18, 2022 · N342WF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to control the helicopter’s descent rate during landing, which resulted in collision with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN22LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA321.md): Just Highlander · Bennington, OK · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 18, 2022 · N7514N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.
- [NTSB GAA22WA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA259.md): MXR Technologies MXS · Hajdúszoboszló, Hungary · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 16, 2022 · N540XX · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA22FA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA315.md): Piper PA12 · Middle Township, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 16, 2022 · N3703M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a missed banner pickup, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin and loss of control at an altitude too low to recover.
- [NTSB GAA22WA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA228.md): Air Tractor AT-802F · Vila Nova de Foz Côa-Guarda, Portugal · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 15, 2022 · CS-EDY · Destroyed
- [NTSB GAA22WA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA226.md): Cessna A188 · Puerto Lopez, Colombia · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 15, 2022 · HK1368 · Destroyed
- [NTSB CEN22LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA324.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Grain Valley, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 15, 2022 · N2945Q · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA22LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA326.md): Schweizer SGS 2-33A · Waynesville, OH · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 10, 2022 · N3616Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of situational awareness (geographic position), which resulted in his inability to locate the intended landing runway and his decision to perform an off-airport landing.
- [NTSB GAA22WA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA221.md): Robin DR400 · Lyon-Bron, France · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 8, 2022 · HB-KBX · Destroyed
- [NTSB ERA22LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA302.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Center Cross, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 8, 2022 · N50075 · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB WPR22LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA245.md): Hiller UH-12E · Wenatchee, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 6, 2022 · N130HA · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines during low-level operations in light rain conditions.
- [NTSB CEN22LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA318.md): Hiller UH12E · Becker, MN · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 6, 2022 · N64272 · Substantial damage
  > The in-flight failure of the main rotor mast hub due to several undetected fatigue fractures.
- [NTSB WPR22FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA240.md): Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L · Boulder City, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 3, 2022 · N343BH · Destroyed
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane by exceeding the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering in a turning climb at a low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin from which the pilot was unable to…
- [NTSB WPR22FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA239.md): Air Tractor AT-602 · Lind, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 3, 2022 · N602GH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a steep turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low for recovery.
- [NTSB ERA22LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA297.md): Grumman G-164A · Hopewell Township, NJ · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 2, 2022 · N8923H · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power while maneuvering at low altitude due to a failure of the airplane’s supercharger.
- [NTSB GAA22WA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA303.md): Uas Sea Fly Alta-X · South Oxfordshire, United Kingdom · Occurrence · Class 5 · Foreign · Jun 29, 2022 · UNREG
- [NTSB CEN22FA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA288.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Blackwell, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 26, 2022 · N4124D · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain proper altitude and clearance during low-level aerial application, resulting in an in-flight collision with power lines.
- [NTSB WPR22LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA236.md): Bell 206B · Merced, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 24, 2022 · N915B · Substantial damage
  > The in-flight failure of the engine-to-transmission drive shaft due to a fatigue fracture of one of the KAflex flex frames caused by a loose bolt, which resulted in a total loss of power to the transmission and a subsequent hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR22FA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA227.md): Cessna 152 · Mendon, UT · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 24, 2022 · N934JH · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to recover from a developed spin, which resulted in impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s decision to enter the maneuver below the operator’s altitude limitation.
- [NTSB CEN22LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA289.md): Glasair II FT · Monee, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 24, 2022 · N350CP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s in-flight loss of control while practicing aerodynamic stall recoveries.
- [NTSB GAA22WA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA213.md): Grumman G164 · Cayo, Belize · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Foreign · Jun 23, 2022 · V3-BEN · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA22LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA290.md): Schweizer 300 C · Boonville, NC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 23, 2022 · N2158T · Substantial damage
  > The helicopter’s impact with a non-biological object, which resulted in substantial damage to a main rotor blade.
- [NTSB GAA22WA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA206.md): Learjet 55 · Caracas, Venezuela · Accident · 6 fatal · Class 3 · Foreign · Jun 22, 2022 · YV3304 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA22LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA283.md): Piper PA-18A · Charlestown, NH · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 22, 2022 · N1927A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to see and avoid power lines while maneuvering at low altitude.
- [NTSB WPR22LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA220.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Auburn, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 18, 2022 · N944BC · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s loss of helicopter control and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action while providing hover training which resulted in a dynamic rollover.
- [NTSB ERA22LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA274.md): Cessna 172 · Brevard, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 16, 2022 · N5064H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain altitude while maneuvering the airplane at a low altitude, which resulted in impact with trees and terrain.

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450/cases.md?page=15

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
WITH phase_names(main, name) AS (VALUES (100, 'Prior to flight'), (150, 'Standing'), (200, 'Pushback/towing'), (250, 'Taxi'), (300, 'Takeoff'), (350, 'Initial climb'), (400, 'Enroute'), (450, 'Maneuvering'), (500, 'Approach'), (550, 'Landing'), (600, 'Emergency descent'), (650, 'Uncontrolled descent'), (700, 'Post-impact'), (750, 'After landing'), (800, 'Other'), (990, 'Unknown')),
  crosswalk(code, main, name) AS (VALUES (500, 150, 'Standing'), (501, 150, 'Standing - pre-flight'), (502, 150, 'Standing - starting engine(s)'), (503, 150, 'Standing - engine(s) operating'), (504, 150, 'Standing - engine(s) not operating'), (505, 150, 'Standing - idling rotors'), (510, 250, 'Taxi'), (511, 200, 'Taxi - pushback/tow'), (512, 250, 'Taxi - to takeoff'), (513, 250, 'Taxi - from landing'), (514, 250, 'Taxi - aerial'), (520, 300, 'Takeoff'), (521, 300, 'Takeoff - roll/run'), (522, 350, 'Takeoff - initial climb'), (523, 300, 'Takeoff - aborted'), (530, 400, 'Climb'), (531, 400, 'Climb - to cruise'), (540, 400, 'Cruise'), (541, 400, 'Cruise - normal'), (542, 400, 'Maneuvering - holding (IFR)'), (550, 400, 'Descent'), (551, 400, 'Descent - normal'), (552, 600, 'Descent - emergency'), (553, 650, 'Descent - uncontrolled'), (560, 500, 'Approach'), (561, 500, 'Approach - VFR pattern - downwind'), (562, 500, 'Approach - VFR pattern - base turn'), (563, 500, 'Approach - VFR pattern - base leg/base to final'), (564, 500, 'Approach - VFR pattern - final approach'), (565, 500, 'Go-around (VFR)'), (566, 500, 'Approach - IAF to FAF/outer marker (IFR)'), (567, 500, 'Approach - FAF/outer marker to threshold (IFR)'), (568, 500, 'Circling (IFR)'), (569, 500, 'Missed approach (IFR)'), (570, 550, 'Landing'), (571, 550, 'Landing - flare/touchdown'), (572, 550, 'Landing - roll'), (573, 550, 'Landing - aborted'), (574, 550, 'Emergency landing'), (575, 550, 'Emergency landing after takeoff'), (576, 600, 'Emergency descent/landing'), (580, 450, 'Maneuvering'), (581, 450, 'Maneuvering - aerial application'), (582, 450, 'Maneuvering - turn to reverse direction'), (583, 450, 'Maneuvering - turn to landing area (emergency)'), (590, 450, 'Hover'), (591, 450, 'Hover - in ground effect'), (592, 450, 'Hover - out of ground effect'), (600, 800, 'Other'), (610, 990, 'Unknown')),
  current_codes AS (
    SELECT e.case_mkey, TRY_CAST(e."tier1Number" AS INTEGER) AS code,
      row_number() OVER (PARTITION BY e.case_mkey ORDER BY coalesce(e."isDefiningEvent", false) DESC, e.position) AS n
    FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e
    WHERE e.aircrafts_position = 1 AND e."tier1Number" GLOB '[1-9][0-9]*'
      AND (e."isDefiningEvent" OR e.case_mkey IN (SELECT "mKey" FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' WHERE "isPre1982"))
  ),
  phases AS (
    SELECT case_mkey, 'current' AS scheme, code, CASE WHEN code >= 990 THEN 990 ELSE code // 50 * 50 END AS main
    FROM current_codes WHERE n = 1
    UNION ALL
    SELECT o.case_mkey, 'older', o."phaseOfFlightCode", w.main
    FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o JOIN crosswalk w ON w.code = o."phaseOfFlightCode"
    WHERE o.aircrafts_position = 1 AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o.case_mkey NOT IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM current_codes)
  ),
  case_phases AS (
    SELECT p.*, c."eventDate", c."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal' AS fatal, a.aircraft_model_code
    FROM phases p JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c ON c."mKey" = p.case_mkey
    LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = p.case_mkey AND a.position = 1
    WHERE c."eventDate" >= DATE '1962-01-01' AND p.main IN (SELECT main FROM phase_names)
  )
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM case_phases WHERE main = 450)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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