# 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.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB GAA22WA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA128.md): Cessna 172RG · Brantford, Canada · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 21, 2022 · C-GOFD · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DCA22WA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22WA102.md): Boeing 737 · Wuzhou, China · Accident · 132 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 21, 2022 · B-1791 · Destroyed
- [NTSB ANC22LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA025.md): Cessna 172P · Kekaha, HI · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 21, 2022 · N98763 · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s improper decision to continue the visual-flight-rules flight into low visibility conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.
- [NTSB ERA22FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA161.md): Cessna 172 · Dahlonega, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Mar 19, 2022 · N1410F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s delay in initiating a go-around and his failure to maintain airplane control during the initial climb, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB ERA22FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA160.md): MD Helicopters 369 · Loxahatchee, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Mar 18, 2022 · N650AG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines while maneuvering at low altitude.
- [NTSB ERA22LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA162.md): Czech Sport Piper Sport · Homestead, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 17, 2022 · N811PS · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s collision with water for underdetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CEN22FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA145.md): Piper PA-30 · Pond Creek, OK · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Mar 17, 2022 · N8357Y · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s loss of control of the airplane, resulting in an in-flight breakup.
- [NTSB GAA22WA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA123.md): Sikorsky S76 · Baía de Camamu, BA, Brazil · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 16, 2022 · PR-LCT · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA22WA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA120.md): Beech A36 · Ie, Japan · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 12, 2022 · JA4577 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA22WA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA127.md): Cirrus SR22 · Ceresole, Italy · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Foreign · Mar 11, 2022 · ZS-CDA · Destroyed
- [NTSB ERA22FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA153.md): American AA-1 · Bay Minette, AL · Incident · 1 fatal · Class 2 · Field · Final report · Mar 11, 2022 · N5774L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of control during taxi, which resulted in a taxiway overrun and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing to the incident were the low visibility conditions that existed at the airport around the time of the incident.
- [NTSB ERA22FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA149.md): Cessna 182Q · Panama City, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Mar 9, 2022 · N182XT · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s deviation from the final approach course during a night instrument approach with low instrument meterological conditions, which resulted in an impact with heavily wooded terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to continue…
- [NTSB GAA22WA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA113.md): Cessna U206G · Norseman, Australia · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 3, 2022 · VH-JVR · Destroyed
- [NTSB ERA22FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA141.md): Extra NG · St. Augustine, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Mar 2, 2022 · N100NG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s excessive airspeed during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and contributing to the severity of the accident were the…
- [NTSB GAA22WA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA119.md): Piper PA25 · Eldorado, Brazil · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 1, 2022 · PP-IAI · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA22WA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA136.md): Cessna 210 · Tierra Nueva, Mexico · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 28, 2022 · UNREG · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA22WA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA111.md): Robinson R44 · South Goulburn Island Aerodrome, Australia · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 28, 2022 · VH-IDW · Destroyed
- [NTSB ERA22LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA142.md): Vans RV-12IS · Big Pine Key, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 27, 2022 · N123RR · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight and in-flight weather planning and his improper decision to continue visual flight rules flight into an area of limited visibility in moderate precipitation, which resulted in a loss of airplane control due to spatial…
- [NTSB GAA22WA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA115.md): Cessna 152 · Telangana, India · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 26, 2022 · VT-FAO · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA22WA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA112.md): Cessna 208B · Comoros, Comoros · Accident · 14 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 26, 2022 · 5H-MZA
- [NTSB WPR22FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA109.md): Distar CZ D 13/15 SUN Dancer · Boulder City, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 24, 2022 · N588V · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from powerlines while maneuvering, which resulted in a wire strike and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment from alcohol consumption and his use of diphenhydramine before the…
- [NTSB ERA22FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA137.md): Beech 35 · Hilltown Township, PA · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 24, 2022 · N6129V · Destroyed
  > The pilots’ exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while practicing maneuvers during an instructional flight, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and and a loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB GAA22WA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA318.md): Air Tractor AT301 · Sinaloa, Mexico · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 23, 2022 · XB-RTG · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN22FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA131.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Fostoria, OH · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 23, 2022 · N3952W · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s loss of airplane control in night instrument meteorological conditions during the procedure turn of an instrument approach due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in a collision with terrain.
- [NTSB GAA22WA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA109.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Leongatha, Australia · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 22, 2022 · VH-SEH · Destroyed
- [NTSB ANC22FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22FA018.md): Sikorsky S-61N · Kekaha, HI · Accident · 4 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 22, 2022 · N615CK · Destroyed
  > The improper installation of the fore/aft primary servo by maintenance personnel, which resulted in the attaching hardware backing out and which subsequently rendered the helicopter uncontrollable. Contributing to the accident was the company’s quality…
- [NTSB WPR22FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA101.md): Mcdonnell Douglas 500N · Newport Beach, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 20, 2022 · N521HB · Substantial damage
  > The helicopter’s encounter with unanticipated right yaw during a low-altitude, low-airspeed, tight-radius orbit. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s distraction during the orbit, which resulted in the loss of control, his fatigue due to his early…
- [NTSB WPR22FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA100.md): Moynihan Richard D Vans RV-7A · White Hills, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 19, 2022 · N787NV · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s improper aerobatic maneuver leading to an airspeed that exceeded the airplane’s design limits, which resulted in rudder flutter and an in-flight breakup.
- [NTSB WPR22FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA098.md): Bell UH-1H · Coalinga, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 17, 2022 · N72297 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of situational awareness for reasons that could not be determined given the available evidence, which led to controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to operate the helicopter while ill and…
- [NTSB GAA22WA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA102.md): Cessna FA150 · Utrera, Spain · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 16, 2022 · D-EATU
- [NTSB ERA22FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA126.md): Beech 58 · Lexington, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 16, 2022 · N58LF · Destroyed
  > Inadequate maintenance, which led to a partial loss of both right and left engine power during takeoff, and the pilot’s subsequent failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering with one engine at low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s…
- [NTSB ERA22LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA120.md): Pilatus PC-12/47E · Beaufort, NC · Accident · 8 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 13, 2022 · N79NX · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, inadequate inflight monitoring of the airplane’s flight parameters, and his failure to regain control of the airplane following entry into an inadvertent aerodynamic stall. The pilot’s likely spatial disorientation…
- [NTSB CEN22FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA119.md): Piper PA46-500TP · Olathe, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 13, 2022 · N2445F · Destroyed
  > The unknown emergency that warranted a return to the airport and the airspeed decay which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB GAA22WA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA101.md): Air Tractor AT402 · Chapadão do Sul, Brazil · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 5, 2022 · PR-JPY · Destroyed
- [NTSB GAA22WA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA095.md): Cessna 172 · Region de la Araucania, Chile · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 4, 2022 · CC-AFA · Destroyed
- [NTSB GAA22WA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA091.md): Cessna 207 · Ica, Peru · Accident · 7 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 4, 2022 · OB-2179 · Destroyed
- [NTSB ERA22FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA114.md): Cessna 310 · Danville, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 1, 2022 · N622QT · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s impairment due to exposure to carbon monoxide as a result of undetected engine exhaust penetration into the cockpit, resulting in the pilot's failure to maintain a minimum controllable airspeed after partially securing an engine after takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN22FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA113.md): Cessna 182T · Heath, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 1, 2022 · N716MC · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain altitude after takeoff, which resulted in collision with trees and terrain.
- [NTSB CEN22FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA111.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Hutchinson, MN · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jan 31, 2022 · N227BD · Substantial damage
  > The reduction in fuel flow and subsequent partial loss of engine power after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB CEN22FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA109.md): Christavia MK1 · Oral, SD · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jan 31, 2022 · N3177F · Substantial damage
  > The noncertificated pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and subsequent aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to attempt a flight with no…
- [NTSB WPR22FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA087.md): Beech K35 · Salem, OR · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jan 29, 2022 · N9530R · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s excessive nose-up pitch attitude during landing for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB GAA22WA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA083.md): Cessna 172 · Coburg, Germany · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Jan 28, 2022 · D-ECJN · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA22WA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA096.md): Vans RV-6A · Ciudad-Chihuahua state, Mexico · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Jan 23, 2022 · XB-JXK · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA22WA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA075.md): Piper PA-25-260 · Uchoa, Brazil · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Jan 15, 2022 · PR-SOD · Minor damage
- [NTSB CEN22FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA100.md): Bell 407 · Houma, LA · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jan 14, 2022 · N167RL · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s sudden loss of consciousness for undetermined reasons during cruise flight, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN22FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA096.md): Beech 58 · Defiance, MO · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jan 9, 2022 · N585CK · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s loss of airplane control while flying in night instrument conditions due to spatial disorientation and the flight crew’s inability to recover from an unusual airplane attitude.
- [NTSB GAA22WA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA069.md): Robinson R44 · 63 Puy-de-Dome, France · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Jan 6, 2022 · F-HARY · Destroyed
- [NTSB GAA22WA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA067.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Chame, Panama · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Jan 3, 2022 · N5535J
- [NTSB WPR22FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA073.md): Mooney M20C · Marana, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Dec 31, 2021 · N6796N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation after entering instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment due to use of methamphetamine before the flight.
- [NTSB ERA22FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA098.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Bronson, FL · Accident · 4 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Dec 31, 2021 · N442VB · Destroyed
  > A loss of control due to spatial disorientation as a result of the noninstrument-rated pilot’s improper decision to attempt a visual flight rules flight at night into an area of known reduced visibility due to fog.

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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
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=29

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