# 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 16 of 617 · 30,845 cases ## Cases, newest first - [NTSB ERA24FA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA209.md): Rockwell International 690A · Palmyra, VA · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 5, 2024 · N690BM · Destroyed > The pilot’s loss of control following an encounter with structural icing, which resulted in an inflight breakup of the airplane. - [NTSB WPR24LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA142.md): Ultramagic Z-90 · Del Mar, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 4, 2024 · N290UM · No damage > The passenger’s intentional departure from the balloon in flight as an act of suicide. - [NTSB GAA24WA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA162.md): Cessna 406 · Windhoek City, Namibia · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · May 3, 2024 · V5-ASB · Destroyed - [NTSB ERA24FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA206.md): Raytheon A36 · Augusta, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 2, 2024 · N629BE · Destroyed > The pilot’s excessive turn rate and bank angle while at low airspeed and altitude, resulting in an accelerated aerodynamic stall, loss of airplane control, and collision with terrain. - [NTSB CEN24FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA170.md): Zenith CH601 · Bristol, IN · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Apr 30, 2024 · N6271F · Substantial damage > The pilot’s loss of control during the descent for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a steep descent into terrain. - [NTSB CEN24FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA167.md): Vertical Aviation Technologies Hummingbird · Spring Branch, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Apr 29, 2024 · N829SH · Destroyed > A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a forced landing and a subsequent impact with terrain. - [NTSB WPR24FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA132.md): Bell 206-L4 · Anaconda, MT · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Apr 26, 2024 · N988B · Destroyed > A total loss of engine power due to a loss of cooling oil to the turbine-to-compressor coupling shaft and subsequent fracture of the shaft at an altitude too low for the pilot to complete a successful autorotation. Contributing to the accident was carbon… - [NTSB GAA24WA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA154.md): Cessna 340 · Puerto Cabelio, Venezuela · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 26, 2024 · YV3112 · Destroyed - [NTSB ANC24FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24FA029.md): Douglas C54D · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Apr 23, 2024 · N3054V · Destroyed > A loss of power of the No. 1 engine for reasons that could not be determined, and the incorrect installation of a B-nut fitting in the propeller feathering system, which allowed engine oil to spray onto the exhaust system when the propeller was feathered… - [NTSB CEN24FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA164.md): Lancair Legacy FG · Spicewood, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Apr 22, 2024 · N550NL · Destroyed > The pilot’s failure to properly configure the airplane during a go-around in gusting wind conditions, and his subsequent exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low for recovery. - [NTSB ERA24LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA185.md): Bailey-Moyes Dragonfly · Groveland, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 19, 2024 · UNREG · Substantial damage > The pilot’s improper installation and inspection of the right lower wing strut attachment bolt, which resulted in the inflight failure of the right wing. - [NTSB CEN24FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA160.md): Piper PA 46-350P · Hartsburg, MO · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Apr 16, 2024 · N451MA · Destroyed > The pilot’s encounter with convective weather conditions, which resulted in a loss of airplane control, the exceedance of the airplane’s never exceed speed, and the resulting overload failure of the horizontal stabilizer and subsequent failure of the… - [NTSB WPR24FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA124.md): Gulfstream 695A · San Bernardino, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Apr 14, 2024 · N965BC · Destroyed > The pilot’s continued use of the airplane’s autopilot after flight into moderate to severe icing conditions, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall. - [NTSB GAA24WA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA145.md): Bell 206 · Meico City, Mexico · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 14, 2024 · XP-PIP · Destroyed - [NTSB GAA24WA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA143.md): Extra 300 · Tokol, Hungary, Hungary · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 13, 2024 · HA-PET · Destroyed - [NTSB ERA24FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA176.md): Piper PA-32R-301 · Knoxville, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Apr 12, 2024 · N9236J · Destroyed > The pilot’s decision to depart into an area of instrument meteorological and icing conditions, which resulted in loss of airplane control and a subsequent in-flight breakup. - [NTSB CEN24LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA157.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Montmorenci, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 12, 2024 · N564PU · Destroyed > The pilot’s intentional flight into terrain as an act of suicide. - [NTSB GAA24WA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA141.md): Cessna T210M · Leeds, United Kingdom · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 11, 2024 · N761JU · Substantial damage - [NTSB WPR24FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA123.md): Ayres S2R-G10 · Derner, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Apr 9, 2024 · N40261 · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to adequately monitor his fuel supply, resulting in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, and the airplane’s impact with terrain. - [NTSB CEN24FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA148.md): Davis DA-3 · Antlers, OK · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Apr 4, 2024 · N88DT · Destroyed > Impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined. - [NTSB ERA24FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA160.md): Arthur B Canning Merlin Lite · Mulberry, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Apr 2, 2024 · N622PC · Substantial damage > The pilot/builder’s modifications of the motorglider’s engine, which resulted in an excessively lean fuel air mixture, preignition, piston failure, and a subsequent total loss of engine power during the initial climb. Contributing to the outcome was the… - [NTSB CEN24LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA144.md): Piper PA28 · Muncie, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 1, 2024 · N8438B · Destroyed > The pilot’s spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of control while maneuvering outside established instrument approach procedures in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the… - [NTSB WPR24FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA119.md): Daher TBM700 · Truckee, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Mar 31, 2024 · N960LP · Destroyed > On March 30, 2024, at 1837 Pacific daylight time, a Daher TBM 700 (960), N960LP, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident in Truckee, California. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code… - [NTSB GAA24WA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA134.md): Reims Cessna FR172F · Tyrol, Austria · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 30, 2024 · D-EFCC · Substantial damage - [NTSB ERA24FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA157.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Fort Pierce North, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Mar 30, 2024 · N595ND · Substantial damage > The flight instructor’s failure to maintain control of the multiengine airplane after a partial loss of engine power on one engine during a go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the mechanic’s failure to check the… - [NTSB GAA24WA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA159.md): Cessna 152 · Tolima, Colombia · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 29, 2024 · HK2328 · Destroyed - [NTSB GAA24WA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA133.md): Cessna 172 · La Linea, Chile · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 4 · Foreign · Mar 29, 2024 · CC-PFV · Substantial damage - [NTSB GAA24WA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA158.md): Piper PA34 · Serra do Japi, Brazil · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 28, 2024 · PT-WLP · Destroyed - [NTSB GAA24WA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA128.md): Cirrus SR22 · Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 26, 2024 · G-RGSK · Substantial damage - [NTSB ERA24FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA154.md): Mooney M20K · St. Augustine, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Mar 25, 2024 · N4387W · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed of the airplane while in the traffic pattern, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin. Contributing was the pilot’s distraction due to the in-flight opening of the main cabin door, which resulted from the… - [NTSB GAA24WA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA132.md): Cessna A188 · Lucas Do Rio Verde, Brazil · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 23, 2024 · PR-AGA · Substantial damage - [NTSB GAA24WA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA122.md): Beech C90 · Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia · Accident · 4 fatal · Class 3 · Foreign · Mar 21, 2024 · HK4684 · Destroyed - [NTSB GAA24WA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA121.md): Rans S12 · Tabacundo, Ecuador · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 18, 2024 · HCU0062 · Destroyed - [NTSB WPR24FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA112.md): Holmes William B AIR Creation Twin · Gila Bend, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Mar 17, 2024 · N4425L · Substantial damage > The pilot’s loss of control and subsequent collision with a mesquite tree on approach to land. - [NTSB WPR24FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA105.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Madras, OR · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Mar 10, 2024 · N3264W · Destroyed > The pilot’s continued visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an encounter with turbulence and structural icing conditions, loss of control, and subsequent impact with terrain. - [NTSB ERA24FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA136.md): Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 Westwind Astra · Hot Springs, VA · Accident · 5 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Mar 10, 2024 · N1125A · Destroyed > The PIC’s continuation of an unstabilized approach in gusting wind conditions and his failure to monitor the airplane’s altitude during the approach, which led to a descent into terrain short of the runway. Contributing was the flight crew’s failure to set… - [NTSB WPR24FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA104.md): Kolb Firestar KXP · Cave Junction, OR · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Mar 7, 2024 · N4443G · Substantial damage > The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's use of potentially impairing substances with bipolar disorder, which resulted in a decreased… - [NTSB GAA24WA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA113.md): Cessna 208B · Belo Horizonte, Brazil · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 6, 2024 · PR-AAB · Destroyed - [NTSB ERA24FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA127.md): Piper PA32RT · Nashville, TN · Accident · 5 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Mar 5, 2024 · C-FBWH · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to ensure the proper placement of the fuel selector during the approach and landing, which resulted in fuel starvation and a subsequent total loss of engine power. - [NTSB GAA24WA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA110.md): Zenith CH-801 · Bunberry, Australia · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 4, 2024 · VH-8OI · Substantial damage - [NTSB CEN24FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA125.md): Globe GC-1B · Afton, MN · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Mar 2, 2024 · N2387B · Destroyed > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin. - [NTSB ERA24FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA120.md): Piper PA32 · Jackson, OH · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 24, 2024 · N8963N · Destroyed > The non-instrument-rated pilot’s decision to depart under visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an inflight collision with terrain while maneuvering. - [NTSB GAA24WA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA101.md): Robinson R44 · Goianesia Do Para, Brazil · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 19, 2024 · PR-BLZ · Substantial damage - [NTSB ERA24LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA114.md): Cessna 172M · Brookwood, AL · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 16, 2024 · N9160H · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to see and avoid powerlines while maneuvering at low altitude. - [NTSB GAA24WA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA095.md): Cessna U206 · Canaima, Venezuela · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 13, 2024 · YV-1396 · Substantial damage - [NTSB ENG24WA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG24WA011.md): Blackshape BK160 · Kapar, Malaysia · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 13, 2024 · I-POOC · Destroyed - [NTSB GAA24WA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA131.md): Beech E90 · Lote Ocho, Mexico · Accident · 9 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 11, 2024 · XB-SKA - [NTSB GAA24WA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA089.md): Cessna 208 · Puerto Escondido, Mexico · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 11, 2024 · N80GE · Substantial damage - [NTSB CEN24MA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24MA111.md): Airbus Helicopters EC 130 · Halloran Springs, CA · Accident · 6 fatal · Class 2 · Major · Final report · Feb 10, 2024 · N130CZ · Destroyed > The pilot’s decision to continue the visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot’s spatial disorientation and loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the company’s inadequate oversight of its… - [NTSB ERA24FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA110.md): Bombardier CL-600-2B16 · Naples, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 9, 2024 · N823KD · Destroyed > Corrosion of both engines’ variable geometry (VG) system components, which led to their operation in an off-schedule position and resulted in near-simultaneous sub-idle rotating compressor stalls on approach, subsequent loss of thrust in both engines, and an… Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?fatal=1&page=17 ## 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=16 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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