# NTSB investigations: Approach

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 ERA25LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA115.md): Luscombe 8A · Hampton, NH · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 11, 2025 · N77989 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering to land, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and subsequent aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB WPR25LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA099.md): Cessna 140 · Salome, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 9, 2025 · N4185N · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection.
- [NTSB WPR25LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA092.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Shafter, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 9, 2025 · N8535N · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Contributing was the student pilot and flight instructors’ failure to utilize carburetor heat.
- [NTSB ERA25LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA113.md): Vulcanair S P A Vulcanair V1.0 · Cheswold, DE · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Feb 8, 2025 · N186DS · Substantial damage
  > On February 7, 2025, at 2233 eastern standard time, a Vulcanair S.p.A V1.0, N186DS, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Cheswold, Delaware. The private pilot and pilot-rated passenger were uninjured. The airplane was operated as…
- [NTSB DCA25WA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25WA153.md): Embraer 190LR · Olympic Dam, Australia · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 4, 2025 · N · No damage
- [NTSB DCA25WA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25WA122.md): Embraer ERJ190 · Olympic Dam, Australia · Occurrence · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 4, 2025 · VH-A2T · No damage
- [NTSB GAA25WA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA076.md): Robinson R22 · Workingham, Berkshire, United Kingdom · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 3, 2025 · G-KKRN · Substantial damage
- [NTSB WPR25LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA086.md): Cessna 172P · Ramona, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 2, 2025 · N5268K · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight collision with a bird in the airport traffic pattern.
- [NTSB ANC25LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA017.md): Cessna 182F · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 2, 2025 · N3206U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.
- [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 WPR25LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA085.md): Cirrus Design SR22T · Santa Barbara, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 29, 2025 · N124LZ · Destroyed
  > An undetermined flap system anomaly that resulted in an irreversible right bank and rendered the airplane uncontrollable.
- [NTSB CEN25LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA088.md): Cessna 172S · Air Force Academy, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 27, 2025 · N51387 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during final approach after encountering an unexpected windshear.
- [NTSB WPR25LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA082.md): Cessna 172K · Columbia, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 23, 2025 · N79910 · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB GAA25WA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA142.md): Pilatus PC6 · Maripasoula, French Guiana · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Foreign · Jan 21, 2025 · HB-FDU · Destroyed
- [NTSB GAA25WA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA069.md): Piper PA18 · Les Allues, France · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Jan 21, 2025 · F-BAYP · Destroyed
- [NTSB CEN25LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA083.md): Raytheon Hawker 800XP · Minneapolis, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 20, 2025 · N6NR · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the nose landing gear to extend for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB WPR25LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA084.md): Cessna P210N · Prescott, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Jan 18, 2025 · N4626K · Substantial damage
  > On January 18, 2025, about 1210 Mountain standard time, a Cessna P210N, N4626K, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Prescott, Arizona. The flight instructor and student pilot were not injured. The airplane was operated as a…
- [NTSB ERA25LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA104.md): Cessna 182 · Smyrna, TN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 17, 2025 · N21254 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate approach path, resulting in the airplane contacting a tree during a landing approach at night.
- [NTSB CEN25LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA082.md): Beech N35 · Plainview, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 17, 2025 · N1206Z · Substantial damage
  > Fuel starvation due to fuel migration during the pilot induced slipping maneuver.
- [NTSB CEN25LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA081.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Bentonville, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 16, 2025 · N6799P · Substantial damage
  > The pilots’ mismanagement of the available fuel, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB ERA25LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA097.md): Jonathan C Eggers Challenger II · Conway, SC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 14, 2025 · N938SE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA25LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA100.md): Consolidated Aeronautics Lake LA-4-200 · Orange, MA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 12, 2025 · N8BZ · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the left main landing gear to fully extend and lock for undetermined reasons as a functional test of the landing gear system could not duplicate the anomaly.
- [NTSB ERA25LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA096.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Pompano Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 10, 2025 · N555HF · Substantial damage
  > The separation of the securing hardware for the right main landing gear upper and lower torque links for undetermined reasons, which prevented extension of the right main landing gear.
- [NTSB DCA25LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA102.md): Boeing 787 · Ojai, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 8, 2025 · JA892A · No damage
  > An encounter with turbulence during descent, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.
- [NTSB GAA25WA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA063.md): Cirrus SR22 · state of Rio Grande do Sul, RS, Brazil · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jan 7, 2025 · PR-CBR · Substantial damage
- [NTSB WPR25FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA072.md): Vans RV-10 · Fullerton, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Jan 2, 2025 · N8757R · Substantial damage
  > On January 2, 2025, about 1409 Pacific standard time, an experimental amateur built Vans Aircraft RV-10, N8757R, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Fullerton, California. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured, and there were 19…
- [NTSB WPR25LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA071.md): Cessna T210L · Gallup, NM · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 28, 2024 · N505SW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN25LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA065.md): Piper PA-28 · New Braunfels, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 28, 2024 · N5263W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper in-flight fuel planning which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and a subsequent off-field landing on rough terrain.
- [NTSB CEN25LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA064.md): Cozy Cub · Parsons, KS · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 28, 2024 · N719LB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines while on final approach to land.
- [NTSB ERA25LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA085.md): Aeronca 15AC · Loganville, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 25, 2024 · N6665K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance of trees during an attempted go-around in sun glare.
- [NTSB WPR25LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA068.md): Remos Remos G-3/600 · Brawley, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 22, 2024 · N191DY · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s lack of remedial action to the student pilot’s inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB GAA25WA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA046.md): Piper PA28 · Émerainville, France · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Dec 21, 2024 · F-GFIE · Destroyed
- [NTSB ERA25LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA081.md): Cessna 172 · Lakewood, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 19, 2024 · N12194 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s delay in performing a go-around, which resulted in a collision with trees at the end of the runway.
- [NTSB CEN25LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA060.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Victoria, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 11, 2024 · N818BR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA25LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA072.md): Piper PA28 · Pahokee, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 9, 2024 · N90874 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The pilots' failure to see and avoid the other airplane, which resulted in a midair collision during short final approach.
- [NTSB ERA25FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA066.md): Schleicher ASW24 · Vero Beach, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Dec 6, 2024 · N244RW · Substantial damage
  > On December 6, 2024, about 1240 eastern standard time, a Schleicher ASW 24 glider, N244RW, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Vero Beach, Florida. The pilot was fatally injured. The glider was owned by a local soaring club and…
- [NTSB CEN25LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA057.md): Cessna 150L · Meridian, MS · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 6, 2024 · N5321Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate verification of his student’s preflight planning.
- [NTSB WPR25LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA053.md): Gulfstream AM Corp Comm Div 690D · Spokane, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 2, 2024 · N29GA · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine(s) power due ice ingestion.
- [NTSB CEN25LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA051.md): Cessna 340 · Muskogee, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 27, 2024 · N5757C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of power to both engines.
- [NTSB ERA25LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA053.md): Beech A36 · Doylestown, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 18, 2024 · N8152R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an attempted go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain and a parked airplane.
- [NTSB WPR25LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA039.md): Piper PA32-300 · Pomona, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 17, 2024 · N617ET · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power during final approach for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB DCA25WA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25WA049.md): Airbus A320-214 · Bogota, Colombia · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Nov 16, 2024 · N411AV · No damage
- [NTSB GAA25WA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA027.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Freeport, Bahamas · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Nov 15, 2024 · N91119 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DCA25WA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25WA031.md): Boeing 737 · Sao Paulo, Brazil · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Foreign · Nov 9, 2024 · PS-TLB · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN25LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA036.md): Cessna 152 · Bridgeport, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 9, 2024 · N49785 · Destroyed
  > The student pilot’s delayed go-around from an unstabilized approach and failure to attain/maintain control during the go-around that resulted in an impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN25LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA035.md): De Havilland DHC-1 · East Troy, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 6, 2024 · N420TD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the inaccurate fuel gauge.
- [NTSB OPS25LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS25LA008.md): Boeing 737-832 · Miami, FL · Incident · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Oct 30, 2024 · N385DN · 2 aircraft · No damage
- [NTSB GAA25WA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA016.md): Cessna 340A · Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel, France · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Foreign · Oct 27, 2024 · N38CM · Destroyed
- [NTSB ERA25LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA023.md): Buckeye Dream Machine · Nicholasville, KY · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 27, 2024 · N75331 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of control in flight, which resulted in a collision with terrain.
- [NTSB GAA25WA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA015.md): Sikorsky S76 · Port Harcourt, Nigeria · Accident · 8 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Oct 24, 2024 · 5N-BQG · Substantial damage

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## 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 = 500)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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