# 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 32 of 617 · 30,837 cases ## Cases, newest first - [NTSB ERA21FA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA362.md): Robinson Helicopter R66 · Monticello, GA · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Sep 16, 2021 · N888DV · Destroyed > The pilot’s decision to continue the visual flight rules flight into deteriorating weather conditions during a dark night and over unlit terrain, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a subsequent loss of helicopter control. - [NTSB GAA21WA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA230.md): Bell 206 · Hope Bay, Canada, Canada · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Sep 14, 2021 · C-GIKX - [NTSB GAA21WA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA229.md): Beech B200GT · Piracicaba, Brazil · Accident · 7 fatal · Class 3 · Foreign · Sep 14, 2021 · PS-CSM · Destroyed - [NTSB GAA21WA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA240.md): Cessna 182 · Samos Island, Greece · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Sep 13, 2021 · 4X-CHZ · Substantial damage - [NTSB WPR21FA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA340.md): Cessna 177RG · Lake Havasu City, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Sep 12, 2021 · N2085Q · Substantial damage > A partial loss of engine power during the airplane's initial climb due to wear of internal engine components, which prevented the engine from developing full-rated power and resulted in a loss of altitude. - [NTSB GAA21WA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA225.md): Piper J3C · Mauricie, Canada · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Sep 12, 2021 · C-FSVT - [NTSB ERA21FA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA355.md): American Champion 8KCAB · Rhine, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Sep 12, 2021 · N390PE · Substantial damage > A collision with trees during a low-altitude aerobatic maneuver for unknown reasons. - [NTSB ENG21WA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG21WA041.md): Let L410 · Kazachinskoye, Russia · Accident · 4 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Sep 12, 2021 · RA-67042 · Destroyed - [NTSB GAA21WA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA237.md): Cessna 182 · Itaituba, Brazil · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Sep 10, 2021 · PT-JIH · Destroyed - [NTSB CEN21FA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA410.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Mentone, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Sep 10, 2021 · N292DD · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from powerlines while maneuvering at low altitude. - [NTSB CEN21LA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA396.md): Monnett Moni · Tulsa, OK · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 6, 2021 · N983JV · Substantial damage > An aerodynamic stall/spin and loss of control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information. - [NTSB CEN21LA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA395.md): Klapp Peter A Klapp KR-2S · Wadsworth, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 3, 2021 · N729PK · Destroyed > A loss of airplane control for a reason that could not be determined based on available information. - [NTSB ERA21FA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA346.md): Cessna 560 · Farmington, CT · Accident · 4 fatal · Class 2 · Field · Final report · Sep 2, 2021 · N560AR · Destroyed > The pilot-in-command’s failure to release the parking brake before attempting to initiate the takeoff, which produced an unexpected retarding force and airplane-nose-down pitching moment that prevented the airplane from becoming airborne within the takeoff… - [NTSB GAA21WA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA220.md): Mooney M20C · Slave Lake-Alberta, Canada · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 31, 2021 · C-GTIJ · Destroyed - [NTSB WPR21FA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA330.md): Cessna TU206F · Bernard, ID · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 28, 2021 · N922MA · Substantial damage > The pilot’s decision to continue the flight into a canyon that exceeded the performance capabilities of the airplane, which resulted in an impact with trees an terrain. - [NTSB GAA21WA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA211.md): Piper PA24 · Maldonado, Uruguay · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 22, 2021 · LV-CVT - [NTSB CEN21FA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA380.md): Piper J3C-65 · Adrian, MO · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 22, 2021 · N70643 · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain. - [NTSB CEN21FA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA377.md): Aeronca 7AC · Fort Worth, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 21, 2021 · N1472E · Substantial damage > The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s… - [NTSB ERA21FA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA334.md): North American SNJ-2 · Wilkes-Barre, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 20, 2021 · N52900 · Destroyed > A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Also causal was the pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering for a forced landing following the loss of engine power, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and… - [NTSB ERA21FA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA333.md): Piper PA24 · Wadesboro, NC · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 20, 2021 · N8262P · Destroyed > A partial loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined. Contributing was the pilot’s loss of airplane control, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and impact with trees and terrain. - [NTSB CEN21FA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA376.md): Socata TBM 700 · Urbana, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 20, 2021 · N700DT · Destroyed > The pilot’s failure to arrest the airplane’s left roll and rapid descent for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence. - [NTSB GAA21WA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA209.md): Acroduster II · Marcoola, Australia · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 18, 2021 · VH-YEL · Destroyed - [NTSB GAA21WA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA208.md): Rockwell 690 · Thunder Bay, Canada · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 17, 2021 · C-GYLD · Destroyed - [NTSB WPR21FA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA321.md): Cessna 182H · Bountiful, UT · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 16, 2021 · N8477S · Destroyed > The decision of both pilots to fly into a steep canyon, which resulted in the airplane being unable to maintain a sufficient altitude to clear rising terrain. Contributing to the accident was their delayed initial action in responding to the hazard, and their… - [NTSB CEN21FA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA368.md): Rockwell International S2R · Strasburg, ND · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 10, 2021 · N4956X · Substantial damage > The pilot’s intentional flight under power lines and his failure to maintain clearance from the lines during an aerial application flight. - [NTSB ERA21FA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA318.md): Pitts 12 · Ocklawaha, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 9, 2021 · N112JH · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while performing aerobatic maneuvers, which resulted in an inverted flat spin from which he was unable to recover. - [NTSB CEN21FA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA364.md): Cessna 210H · Melbourne, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 9, 2021 · N5940F · Destroyed > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane with full flaps during the takeoff. - [NTSB ERA21FA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA317.md): Rotorway Exec 162F · Argyle, NY · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 7, 2021 · N162KJ · Destroyed > The pilot’s abrupt control inputs, which resulted in a low G condition, main rotor mast bumping, and the subsequent severing of the tail boom by a main rotor blade. - [NTSB CEN21FA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA360.md): Mooney M20M · Victoria, MN · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 7, 2021 · N9156Z · Destroyed > The pilot’s loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation during final approach, which led to a spiral dive that overstressed the airplane and resulted in an in-flight breakup. - [NTSB GAA21WA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA206.md): Comco Ikarus Ikarus C42 · Gelnhausen, Germany · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 6, 2021 · D-MGZZ · Destroyed - [NTSB ANC21FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21FA069.md): Dehavilland DHC-2 MK.I · Ketchikan, AK · Accident · 6 fatal · Class 2 · Field · Final report · Aug 5, 2021 · N1249K · Destroyed > The pilot’s decision to continue visual flight rules (VFR) flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the FAA’s reliance on voluntary compliance with the Ketchikan… - [NTSB GAA21WA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA195.md): Tecnam P2002 · Khabarovsk, Russia · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 4, 2021 · RA-2329G · Substantial damage - [NTSB CEN21FA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA355.md): North American T-6G · Starkville, MS · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 4, 2021 · N7197C · Destroyed > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees while maneuvering at low altitude. - [NTSB WPR21FA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA300.md): Robinson Helicopter R66 · Colusa, CA · Accident · 4 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 1, 2021 · N7000J · Destroyed > The pilot’s abrupt flight control input that led to mast bumping and a subsequent in-flight breakup. - [NTSB CEN21FA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA345.md): Piper J3C-65 · Hartford, WI · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 31, 2021 · N42522 · Substantial damage > The flight crew’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a simulated engine failure during initial climb after takeoff, which led to an aerodynamic stall/spin and loss of control. Contributing to the severity of the occupants’ injuries… - [NTSB WPR21FA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA298.md): Cessna 150 · Banning, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 30, 2021 · N8520G · Substantial damage > The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering in the airport traffic pattern, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control. - [NTSB GAA21WA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA189.md): Aerospool WT10 · Sheparivtsi Village, Ukraine · Accident · 4 fatal · Class 3 · Foreign · Jul 28, 2021 · UR-PAMA · Destroyed - [NTSB ENG21WA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG21WA048.md): FK-Aircraft FK14 Polaris · Val Vibrata, Italy · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 28, 2021 · D-MMLM - [NTSB WPR21FA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA288.md): Borom Long-EZ · Tucson, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 27, 2021 · N966EZ · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and to retract the speed brake during the approach, which resulted in a hard landing short of the runway. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s decision to conduct a flight review in an… - [NTSB WPR21FA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA286.md): Bombardier CL-600-2B16 · Truckee, CA · Accident · 6 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 26, 2021 · N605TR · Destroyed > The first officer’s (FO’s) improper decision to attempt to salvage an unstabilized approach by executing a steep left turn to realign the airplane with the runway centerline, and the captain’s failure to intervene after recognizing the FO’s erroneous action,… - [NTSB GAA21WA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA186.md): Cessna 208 · Norderney, Germany · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 26, 2021 · D-FLEC · Substantial damage - [NTSB ANC21FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21FA065.md): Cessna 172P · Eagle River, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 26, 2021 · N65698 · Substantial damage > An inflight collision with terrain under unknown circumstances. Contributing to the delayed rescue response was the failure of the emergency locator transmitter (ELT) to activate as designed, and the mechanic’s failure to ensure the correct ELT was installed… - [NTSB CEN21FA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA334.md): Air Tractor AT-802 · Benoit, MS · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 25, 2021 · N363BG · Substantial damage > The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s takeoff performance capabilities and his failure to abort the takeoff in a timely manner. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment due to his use of ethanol and prohibited medications. - [NTSB WPR21FA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA283.md): Siai-Marchetti SM-1019B · Lewiston, ID · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 24, 2021 · N28U · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to remove the flight control lock before departure, which resulted in a loss of airplane control and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was his failure to perform an adequate preflight inspection and flight control check… - [NTSB GAA21WA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA180.md): Piper PA28 · Contrada Coccaro Fasano, Italy · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 20, 2021 · I-SVBA · Substantial damage - [NTSB ERA21LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA295.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Point Harbor, NC · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 19, 2021 · N4529J · Destroyed > The noncertificated pilot’s decision to continue visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation over a large body of water and a high velocity impact with the water. Contributing to the accident… - [NTSB CEN21FA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA330.md): Robinson R44 · Elgin, MN · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 19, 2021 · N44BJ · Destroyed > The pilot’s decision to operate the helicopter under powerlines, which resulted in a main rotor blade striking a powerline, causing the helicopter to descend from a low altitude and impact terrain. - [NTSB GAA21WA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA177.md): Mooney M20 · Gothard, Switzerland · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 18, 2021 · D-EMPE · Destroyed - [NTSB GAA21WA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA176.md): Beech C90 · Durango, Mexico · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 18, 2021 · N333WW · Destroyed - [NTSB CEN21FA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA327.md): Luscombe 8F · Comstock, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 18, 2021 · N2054B · Destroyed > Impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information. Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?fatal=1&page=33 ## 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=32 --- 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.