# Fatal NTSB investigations 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. Page 149 of 617 · 30,845 cases ## Cases, newest first - [NTSB SEA05WA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05WA171.md): Ainsworth Lancair 4P Turbine · Sundre, Alberta, Canada · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Aug 10, 2005 · N750F · Destroyed - [NTSB LAX05FA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA264.md): San Joaquin Helicopters OH-58A+ · Lancaster, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 2005 · N177SJ · Substantial damage > The pinion to turbine shaft coupling failed in fatigue due to a misaligned turbine shaft, which resulted in a loss of engine power. - [NTSB DCA05RA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA05RA089.md): Sikorsky S-76C+ · Tallinn, Estonia · Accident · 14 fatal · Foreign investigation · Aug 10, 2005 · OH-HCI - [NTSB CHI05LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA226.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Culver, IN · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 2005 · N4512Q · Substantial damage > The loss of engine power while maneuvering due to partial failure of the left magneto, and the flight instructor's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid a stall. An additional cause was improper maintenance by company maintenance personnel,… - [NTSB DEN05FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA125.md): Cessna 177B · Centennial, WY · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 2005 · N35166 · Destroyed > the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision, in that he failed to maintain a steady state climb rate to a safe altitude and continued flight towards visible weather that obstructed his chosen route of flight, and his failure to maintain terrain… - [NTSB LAX05FA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA262.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Big Bear City, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 2005 · N8540W · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and adequate airspeed while executing an evasive maneuver during an aborted landing, which resulted in a cross-controlled accelerated stall and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the probable… - [NTSB ATL05FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05FA142.md): Beech V35B · Ellijay, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 2005 · N1212V · Destroyed > The pilot's continued cruise flight under visual flight rules into known adverse weather, which resulted in his loss of control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation, and an uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain. A factor associated with the… - [NTSB SEA05LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA165.md): Cessna 120 · Chiloquin, OR · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 2005 · N627DM · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and a loss of control during a pull-up maneuver. A factor contributing to the accident was the inadvertent stall/spin, which resulted in the subsequent collision with terrain. - [NTSB IAD05WA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05WA119.md): Reims FR172E · West Sussex, United Kingdom · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Aug 7, 2005 · G-OMAC · Substantial damage - [NTSB DEN05LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA121.md): Sheel Vans RV-8 · Fort Collins, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 2005 · N5754S · Substantial damage > the pilot inadvertently stalling the airplane and descending into the ground. Contributing factors were the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation and his failure to refuel the airplane, resulting in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB ATL05LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA140.md): Allegro 2000 · Supply, NC · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 2005 · N9164M · Substantial damage > The instructor pilot's failure to maintain airspeed for unknown reasons, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent collision with the ground. - [NTSB MIA05LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA146.md): Gustafson Easy Eagle · Milton, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 2005 · N707DG · Destroyed > A loss of engine power during initial climb after takeoff for an undetermined reason, which resulted in a forced landing and subsequent in-flight collision with tree-covered terrain. - [NTSB DFW05FA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05FA204.md): Globe GC-1B · Cypress, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 2005 · N3209K · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin. - [NTSB DCA05RA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA05RA094.md): ATR ATR-72-202 · Palermo, Italy · Accident · 16 fatal · Foreign investigation · Aug 6, 2005 · TS-LBB - [NTSB CHI05WA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05WA216.md): Cessna A185F · Lake Simcoe, Canada · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Aug 6, 2005 · C-FDXH · 2 aircraft · Destroyed - [NTSB ATL05FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05FA139.md): Beech BE-D35 · Decatur, AL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 2005 · N3468B · Substantial damage > The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, and subsequent inadvertent stall/spin during the forced landing. - [NTSB SEA05LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA162.md): Harmon/Lance RV-4 · Coolin, ID · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2005 · N683RV · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees while maneuvering to base leg for landing. Trees and inadequate in-flight planning were factors. - [NTSB SEA05FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA158.md): Cessna 150M · Renton, WA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2005 · N66234 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > The failure of the DHC-2 Beaver pilot to understand air traffic advisory information and the failure of the Cessna pilot to maintain visual separation, resulting in a midair collision. A factor contributing to the accident was the inadequate traffic advisory… - [NTSB DFW05WA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05WA221.md): Robinson R-44 · Col de Menee, France · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Aug 5, 2005 · F-GNYQ · Destroyed - [NTSB ANC05FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05FA121.md): Beech V35B · Denali Park, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2005 · N912DB · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from mountainous terrain while climbing, and his improper in-flight decision making by electing to fly at a low altitude toward rising terrain. A factor associated with the accident was mountainous terrain. - [NTSB SEA05LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA164.md): Burkhart Grob G103 Twin Astir · Driggs, ID · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 2005 · N153SS · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering in the traffic pattern for landing. The pilot's failure to maintain a proper altitude was a factor. - [NTSB DFW05FA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05FA202.md): Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 · Parker, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 2005 · N454MA · Destroyed > The pilot’s failure to fly a stabilized instrument approach at night which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing factors were; the dark night, low clouds, the inadequate design and function of the airport facility’s Minimum Safe Altitude… - [NTSB IAD05LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA114.md): Convair BT-13A · Lyme, NH · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 3, 2005 · N49646 · Destroyed > The pilot's improper fuel management which resulted in an incorrect fuel selector position, fuel starvation, and subsequent loss of engine power. A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and inadvertent stall. - [NTSB LAX05FA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA255.md): Piper PA-28-151 · San Luis Obispo, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 2005 · N4401X · Destroyed > The pilot's continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain clearance from the rising hilly terrain. Contributing factors were the pilot's inexperience regarding flying during the dark, nighttime condition, and the low… - [NTSB MIA05FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05FA140.md): Cessna 172S · Key West, FL · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 2005 · N65982 · Destroyed > The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control of the airplane during the dark, night flight over water, resulting in the uncontrolled descent and in-flight collision with the water. A contributing factor in the accident was the pilot's… - [NTSB WAS05RA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WAS05RA013.md): Mil Design Bureau Mi-172 · Zuria Mountains, Uganda · Accident · 13 fatal · Foreign investigation · Jul 30, 2005 · AF 615 - [NTSB MIA05FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05FA139.md): Mooney M20C · Natchez, MS · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 2005 · N6555U · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent uncontrolled descent to ground impact. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of experience in complex… - [NTSB DFW05LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA193.md): Zivko Aeronautics Edge 540-T · Denison, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 2005 · N95DE · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while performing aerobatics. A contributing factor was the low altitude. - [NTSB DEN05LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA117.md): Bellanca 14-19-3 · Grand Junction, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 2005 · N8870R · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the improper fuel selector position. Factors contributing to the accident were the inadvertent stall, the ravine, and the steep drop off embankment. - [NTSB ANC05FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05FA116.md): Cessna 180 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 2005 · N3188C · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from objects and terrain during cruise flight, which resulted in an in-flight collision with tree-covered terrain. - [NTSB ATL05LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA137.md): Cessna T210 · Muscle Shoals, AL · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 2005 · N9501Y · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate visual lookout, and failure to maintain clearance, which resulted in an in flight collision with a transmission wire. - [NTSB DFW05FA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05FA192.md): Aero Commander 112 · Junction, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 2005 · N1029J · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to attain the proper climb rate resulting in the airplane's wing colliding with a tree and subsequent impact with the ground. Contributing factors were the pilot's improper use of the airplane's flaps, and the rising terrain. - [NTSB CHI05FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05FA199.md): Glasair GS-2 · Wautoma, WI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 2005 · N105TW · Destroyed > the abrupt maneuver that was performed while failing to maintain airpeed, resulting in a stall, and uncontrolled impact with the ground without sufficient altitude to recover. - [NTSB MIA05WA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05WA138.md): Cessna 208B · Cuilco, Guatemala · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Jul 26, 2005 · TG-APG · Destroyed - [NTSB IAD05FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05FA110.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Georgetown, DE · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 2005 · N59RK · Substantial damage > The pilot's misjudged distance/altitude while on final approach to land, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a vehicle. Factors associated with the accident are the pilot's improper use of the flaps, and the state of Delaware's insufficient… - [NTSB CHI05FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05FA197.md): North American F-51D · Malone, WI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 2005 · N6327T · Destroyed > The pilot not maintaining aircraft control and clearance from terrain for undetermined reasons during a low level maneuver. - [NTSB SEA05WA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05WA155.md): Bell 206 L4 · Balaga, Sarawak, Malaysia · Accident · 3 fatal · Foreign investigation · Jul 25, 2005 · 9M-BCT · Destroyed - [NTSB DFW05FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05FA188.md): Cessna 310Q · Ada, OK · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 2005 · N1971W · Destroyed > The loss of engine power as a result of a fatigue fracture in one of the crankshaft gear teeth for undetermined reasons. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain control of the twin-engine airplane after the power loss, which resulted in an inadvertent… - [NTSB DEN05FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA114.md): Beech N35 · West Jordan, UT · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 2005 · N31TE · Destroyed > the pilot's improper preflight planning, his attempted flight into adverse weather conditions, and the stall resulting in the loss of control and subsequent crash. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather… - [NTSB ATL05FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05FA135.md): Beech V35B · Rock Hill, SC · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 2005 · N9JQ · Substantial damage > The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply, which resulted in fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power. - [NTSB DFW05LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA187.md): Yakovlev Yak 52 · Claremore, OK · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 2005 · N2331C · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to obtain adequate airspeed while executing a low altitude aerobatic maneuver, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall while inverted. A factor was the low altitude. - [NTSB LAX05LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA242.md): Quicksilver Mxlii 101 Sport · Galt, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 2005 · UNREG · Destroyed > loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering for a forced landing that resulted in a stall and uncontrolled descent into terrain. - [NTSB DFW05FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05FA185.md): Mooney M20J · Saginaw, TX · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 2005 · N5670M · Destroyed > The pilot's loss of control for undetermined reasons while maneuvering. - [NTSB CHI05FA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05FA194.md): Cessna 172P · Jackson, WI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 2005 · N65875 · Destroyed > The pilot not maintaining aircraft control for undetermined reasons while maneuvering. - [NTSB NYC05LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA121.md): Ratliff Hummel Bird · Pittsville, MD · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 2005 · N707TR · Substantial damage > A loss of control for undetermined reasons, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent into terrain. - [NTSB LAX05LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA239.md): As+ AC4 · Sparks, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 2005 · N9276Y · Destroyed > the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while performing S-turns on final approach, which resulted in a stall and uncontrolled descent into terrain. A contributing factor in the accident was the pilot's impairment due to ingestion of an… - [NTSB DFW05WA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05WA184.md): Bell 412 · Ciudad Carmen, Mexico · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Jul 18, 2005 · XA-VVD · Substantial damage - [NTSB CHI05FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05FA189.md): Piper PA-30 · Aurora, MO · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 2005 · N7868Y · Substantial damage > The pilot not maintaining adequate airspeed and aircraft control during initial climb, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin at a low altitude. A factor to the accident was the pilot operating the airplane over its certified maximum gross weight. - [NTSB IAD05RA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05RA102.md): Pilatus PC-6 · Brasilito, Costa Rica · Accident · 6 fatal · Foreign investigation · Jul 16, 2005 · N908PL · Destroyed - [NTSB CHI05LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA188.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Langdon, ND · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 15, 2005 · N3159N · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the terrain while attempting an abrupt turning maneuver at a low altitude. Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?fatal=1&page=150 ## 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 c."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&page=149 --- 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.