# NTSB investigations: NONE, 2024

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.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB WPR25LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA023.md): Cameron Balloons US A-275 · Wittmann, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 17, 2024 · N275AZ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line during an approach.
- [NTSB WPR25LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA016.md): Lindstrand 80E · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 12, 2024 · N80029 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of control during landing, which resulted in the balloon’s envelope contacting powerlines.
- [NTSB WPR25LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA015.md): Glasflugel Standard Libelle · Moriarty, NM · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 11, 2024 · N41FL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate glidepath, which resulted in the glider landing on rough terrain short of the runway.
- [NTSB WPR25LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA081.md): Cameron Balloons US ZL-70 · Rio Rancho, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 9, 2024 · N31010 · Minor damage
  > The pilot’s inability to maintain clearance from a tree during the landing approach due to a gusting wind shift.
- [NTSB ERA25LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA009.md): Schleicher ASK-21 · Front Royal, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 6, 2024 · N341KS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent improper recovery from a hard, bounced landing.
- [NTSB CEN24LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA369.md): Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 260A · Custer, SD · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 27, 2024 · N605KD · No damage
  > The balloon landing in increased wind, which resulted in a hard landing and the serious injury of a passenger.
- [NTSB ERA24LA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA382.md): Aerostar International RX-7 · Amsterdam, NY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 13, 2024 · N53081 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from powerlines during final approach for landing.
- [NTSB CEN24LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA331.md): Let L 33 Solo · Kingman, KS · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 1, 2024 · N133LB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of control on short final.
- [NTSB WPR24LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA274.md): Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 Twin Astir · Minden, NV · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 9, 2024 · N125CC · Substantial damage
  > The glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight and a subsequent collision with an obstacle during an off-field landing.
- [NTSB CEN24LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA302.md): Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 260A · Colorado Springs, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 2, 2024 · N26464 · No damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain the proper descent rate during the balloon’s approach to landing, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ANC24LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA071.md): Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 Twin Astir · Huntsville, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 29, 2024 · N8485W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to navigate in hazy conditions, which resulted in a forced landing in a field and a collision with a pole.
- [NTSB WPR24LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA273.md): Glasflugel Standard Libelle · Fields, OR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 25, 2024 · N1599 · Substantial damage
  > The glider’s encounter with a gusting wind and downdraft conditions, which resulted in exceedance of the glider’s critical angle of attack, an aerodynamic stall, and a hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR24LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA223.md): Ultramagic T210 · Arroyo Hondo, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 26, 2024 · N53WB · No damage
  > The passenger’s failure to maintain a proper landing position and handhold during the landing sequence, which resulted in a serious injury.
- [NTSB WPR24LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA249.md): Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-2B · Nephi, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 25, 2024 · N41RE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during a wind encounter, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN24LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA219.md): Schweizer SGS 1-23H-15 · Chouteau, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 8, 2024 · N8667R · Minor damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the glider while landing. Contributing to the accident was the unclear communications between the student pilot and instructor.
- [NTSB ERA24LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA291.md): Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 Astir CS · Benton, NH · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 2, 2024 · N152SS · Substantial damage
  > An encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight, resulting in collision with trees.
- [NTSB CEN24LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA209.md): Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 90A · Hebron, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 2, 2024 · N8005H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from powerlines while landing in a field.
- [NTSB CEN24LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA139.md): Aerostar International S53A · Rochester, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 21, 2024 · N5236R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines while landing in a field.
- [NTSB CEN24LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA133.md): Schweizer SGS 2-33A · Falcon, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 12, 2024 · N2905H · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to maintain control during takeoff which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and an impact with terrain.
- [NTSB ERA24LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA119.md): Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18 · Polk City, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 15, 2024 · N429SH · Substantial damage
  > The glider pilot’s misjudged altitude, which resulted in an off-airport landing and collision with a fence.
- [NTSB ERA24LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA098.md): Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 Twin Astir · Zephyrhills, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 25, 2024 · N1202Z · Substantial damage
  > The glider pilot’s failure to release from the towline after the tow plane experienced a loss of engine power.
- [NTSB WPR24FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA072.md): Kubicek BB85Z · Eloy, AZ · Accident · 4 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jan 14, 2024 · N4961D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to open the rapid deflation valve during flight as a means of descending, which resulted in the deflation of the envelope and hard impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN24LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA093.md): Balloon Works Firefly 7-15 · Albany, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 13, 2024 · N2582U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper descent rate during the landing approach in a high wind condition.

## The whole list in SQL

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

```sql
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 year(c."eventDate") = 2024
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('00000'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=00000&year=2024

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