# Fatal NTSB investigations, 2012 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 1 of 8 · 389 cases ## Latest cases - [NTSB WPR13FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA076.md): Mckenzie Lancair IV-P Turbine · Lakeside, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 29, 2012 · N5M · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed while attempting a visual climb through a broken cloud layer, which resulted in a stall/spin. - [NTSB CEN13WA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA123.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Guatemala City, Guatemala · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Dec 29, 2012 · N64KW · Substantial damage - [NTSB ERA13WA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13WA103.md): Piper PA28 · Minas City, Brazil · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Dec 26, 2012 · PR-NAX · Destroyed > On December 26, 2012, at 2050 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA-28-181, Brazilian registration PR-NAX, was destroyed when it impacted the ground after the crew lost control during a go around. The instructor pilot and student were fatally injured. The… - [NTSB ERA13FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA096.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Leesburg, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 24, 2012 · N78WM · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of power in both engines during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s use of prescription and illicit drugs, which likely impaired… - [NTSB WPR13FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA074.md): Charland Vortex · Wellton, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 23, 2012 · N618TC · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering in the traffic pattern. - [NTSB DCA13WA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13WA034.md): Swearingen SA227 · Sanikiluaq, Canada · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Dec 22, 2012 · C-GFWX · Substantial damage > On 22 December, 2012, at approximately 2313 UTC time, a Swearingen SA227-AC Metroliner, registration C-GFWX, was operated by Perimeter Aviation as chartered flight number PAG993, from Winnipeg, Manitoba (CYWG) to Sanikiluaq, Nunavut (CYSK). During the second… - [NTSB WPR13FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA073.md): Beech B100 · Libby, MT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 19, 2012 · N499SW · Destroyed > The noncertificated pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering to land in dark night conditions likely due to his geographic disorientation (lost). Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper decision to fly at night with a… - [NTSB WPR13FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA072.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Payson, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 19, 2012 · N62959 · Substantial damage > The airplane’s inadvertent encounter, in night instrument meteorological conditions, with unforecast strong up- and downdrafts and possibly severe airframe icing conditions (which likely included supercooled large droplets that the airplane was not… - [NTSB ERA13LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA093.md): Russom Roy G Hummel H5 · Calhoun, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 18, 2012 · N156FH · Substantial damage > The pilot’s impairment or incapacitation due to the effects of medication, worsening cardiac disease, or cardiac arrhythmia, which resulted in his loss of control of the airplane. - [NTSB WPR13FA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA312.md): Mooney M20F · Yosemite Valley, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 17, 2012 · N9524M · Substantial damage > The pilot’s decision to continue flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his failure to maintain situational awareness and sufficient altitude to clear mountainous terrain. - [NTSB ERA13FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA088.md): Piper PA-28-160 · Parkton, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 16, 2012 · N5714W · Substantial damage > The failure of the instrument-rated pilot to maintain control of the airplane while in instrument meteorological conditions after reporting a gyro malfunction. Contributing to the accident was the loss of primary gyro flight instruments due to the failure of… - [NTSB WPR13FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA070.md): Piper PA-31T1 · Ely, NV · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 15, 2012 · N93CN · Destroyed > The pilot’s failure to regain airplane control following a sudden rapid descent during cruise flight, which resulted in an exceedance of the design stress limits of the aircraft and led to an in-flight structural failure. - [NTSB CEN13FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA105.md): Beech E-90 · Amarillo, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 15, 2012 · N67PS · Substantial damage > The pilot’s loss of control of the airplane after encountering icing conditions and heavy to extreme turbulence and the subsequent exceedance of the airplane’s design limit, which led to an in-flight breakup. - [NTSB CEN13FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA100.md): Aerovodochody L-29 Delfin · Combine, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 13, 2012 · N29NR · Substantial damage > The airplane's impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined during examination of the available evidence because of extensive impact damage and postimpact fire. - [NTSB ERA13WA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13WA089.md): Piper PA34 · Zulia, Colombia · Accident · 4 fatal · Foreign investigation · Dec 12, 2012 · HK4477G · Destroyed > On December 12, 2012, about 1530 universal coordinated time (1030 local time), a Piper PA-34-200T, Colombian registration HK4477G, was destroyed when it impacted rising mountainous terrain in the vicinity of La Cuchilla, near Zulia, Norte de Santander,… - [NTSB ERA13FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA083.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Lake Park, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 11, 2012 · N840DS · Substantial damage > The noninstrument-rated pilot’s improper decision to depart in dark, night marginal visual flight rules conditions, which resulted in his spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of airplane control. - [NTSB CEN13FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA096.md): MBB BK 117 A-3 · Compton, IL · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 11, 2012 · N911BK · Substantial damage > The inadvertent encounter with inclement weather, including snow, freezing rain, and reduced visibility conditions, which led to the pilot’s spatial disorientation and loss of aircraft control. - [NTSB DCA13RA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13RA025.md): Learjet 25 · Monterrey, Mexico · Accident · 7 fatal · Foreign investigation · Dec 9, 2012 · N345MC · Destroyed - [NTSB ERA13FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA082.md): Cessna 421C · Lake Worth, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 8, 2012 · N297DB · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to follow established engine-out procedures and to maintain a proper airspeed after the total loss of engine power on one of the airplane’s two engines during the initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the total loss of engine… - [NTSB CEN13WA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA092.md): Piper PA-32-301 · Melbach, Germany · Accident · 8 fatal · Foreign investigation · Dec 8, 2012 · D-EUEU · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > On December 8, 2012, about 1513 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-32, German registration, D-EUEU, and a Robin Regent DR400, German registration D-EHJP, collided while on cross country flights near Melbach, Germany. Visual meteorological conditions… - [NTSB ANC13WA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13WA013.md): Robinson R44 · Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Dec 5, 2012 · C-FRSO · Substantial damage > On December 5, 2012, about 1200 mountain standard time, a Robinson R-44 Raven II helicopter, Canadian registration C-FRSO, impacted terrain approximately 12 miles southwest of Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada. The pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The… - [NTSB CEN13FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA089.md): Beech 58 · Manhattan, IL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 4, 2012 · N4016A · Substantial damage > An in-flight loss of control and impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. - [NTSB WPR13LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA062.md): Cessna 172S · Kahului, HI · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 2, 2012 · N3554Y · Substantial damage > The noninstrument-rated pilot’s spatial disorientation and subsequent failure to maintain airplane control while operating over water in dark night conditions with reduced visibility due to rain in the area. - [NTSB ERA13LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA076.md): Cassutt Sport Racer · Collegedale, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 2, 2012 · N9CA · Substantial damage > Impact with trees and terrain during the landing approach likely due to the physiological incapacitation of the pilot. - [NTSB CEN13FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA085.md): Piper PA 46-350P · Greensburg, IN · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 2, 2012 · N92315 · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering in night instrument meteorological conditions due to spatial disorientation. - [NTSB CEN13FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA082.md): Beech P35 · Correctionville, IA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 2, 2012 · N1566Z · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to perform a go-around after encountering thick fog at night. - [NTSB ERA13FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA071.md): Green Gary E Thorp T-18 · Pahokee, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 1, 2012 · N118GG · Substantial damage > The descent and overstress of the airplane during the descent, which resulted in the in-flight breakup of the airplane. - [NTSB CEN13LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA086.md): Bell 47G-2 · Walkerville, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 1, 2012 · N3755Z · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain altitude while maneuvering, which resulted in a collision with trees. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to fly at a low altitude, which did not provide enough margin to recover from the descent. - [NTSB ERA13FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA070.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta II · Apollo Beach, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 30, 2012 · N2626N · Substantial damage > Mast bumping for reasons that could not be determined because one main rotor blade was not recovered. - [NTSB CEN13FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA081.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Blair, NE · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 29, 2012 · N720RC · Substantial damage > The pilot's loss of control due to physical incapacitation. - [NTSB CEN13FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA078.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Clutier, IA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 28, 2012 · N94973 · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to monitor, recognize, and identify obstacles on approach to landing, which resulted in an inadvertent collision with power lines. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s expectation and assumption that there were no above-ground… - [NTSB CEN13FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA075.md): Hughes 369 · Childress, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 27, 2012 · N28MP · Substantial damage > The improper maintenance of the helicopter fuel system that resulted in erroneous fuel gauge indications and the pilot’s inadequate fuel management, both of which resulted in fuel exhaustion during a long-line hover. Also causal was the lack of company… - [NTSB CEN13FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA073.md): Cessna 421C · Wells, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 27, 2012 · N67SR · Substantial damage > The pilot’s decision to continue the flight into an area of extreme weather, which led to the in-flight encounter with a thunderstorm and structural failure of the wings and tail. - [NTSB WPR13FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA056.md): Mcdaniel RV-6-CH · Scio, OR · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 2012 · N424D · Substantial damage > The pilot's decision to perform aerobatics in an airplane that was prohibited from aerobatics as stated in its operating limitations document, which resulted in the failure of the right wing spar. - [NTSB WPR13FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA054.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Corona, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 2012 · N4204A · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance between the helicopter’s main rotor blades and the metal canopy of a fuel island. - [NTSB WPR13FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA061.md): Piper PA28 · Aurora, UT · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 2012 · N8314E · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with terrain while maneuvering in a remote mountainous region. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper decision to traverse the remote mountainous area in high-density altitude conditions with the… - [NTSB WPR13LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA050.md): Sater Coot A-Amphib · San Andreas, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 23, 2012 · N8VS · Substantial damage > The pilot's excessive flight control inputs, which led to flight that exceeded the structural limits of the airplane and resulted in structural failure of both wings. - [NTSB WPR13FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA058.md): Piper PA-28-160 · Tacna, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 23, 2012 · N5076W · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment due to acute psychosis with paranoid thoughts. - [NTSB ERA13WA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13WA080.md): Piper PA-25-260 · El Viento, Colombia · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Nov 22, 2012 · HK588 · Substantial damage > On November 22, 2012, at 1705 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Piper PA-25-260, Colombian registration HK588,operated by Fuminorte Ltda. Fumigaciones Aereas Norte, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain during an agriculture spraying… - [NTSB ERA13WA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13WA066.md): Aerospatiale AS-355F1 · Great Guana Cay, Bahamas · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Nov 22, 2012 · C6-APV · Substantial damage > On November 22, 2012, about 1310 eastern standard time, an Aerospatiale AS 355F1, Bahamian registration C6-APV, registered to Pioneer Caribbean Logistics Ltd., impacted terrain while attempting to land at Baker's Bay Resort, Great Guana Cay, Bahamas. The… - [NTSB CEN13FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA069.md): Cessna 310B · Mancelona, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 21, 2012 · N5419A · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane after a loss of right engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no preimpact malfunction or anomaly that would have precluded normal operation. - [NTSB CEN13FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA067.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Hillsdale, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 21, 2012 · N40781 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain during a straight-in night visual flight rules approach to land in hazy weather conditions. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's lack of recent night flying experience, the nonfunctional… - [NTSB CEN13FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA066.md): Brian P North RAF SE5A Replica · Watkins, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 21, 2012 · N17SE · Substantial damage > The pilot’s loss of airplane control and inadvertent stall while attempting to return for landing. - [NTSB ERA13WA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13WA078.md): Cessna R172K · Cuchilla La Laja, Colombia · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Nov 19, 2012 · HK4890G · Substantial damage > On November 19, 2012, about 1030 hours local, a Cessna R172K, Colombian registration HK4890G, collided with mountainous terrain near Cuchilla La Laja – Municipio de San Francisco, Departmento de Cundinamarca, Colombia. Instrument meteorological conditions… - [NTSB ERA13FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA064.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Canton, CT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 19, 2012 · N8826J · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain while performing a night visual approach to an airport. Contributing to the accident were the dark night and the pilot's lack of recent experience flying at night. - [NTSB CEN13LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA063.md): Redd Tom Quicksilver GT 400 · Oak Grove, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 19, 2012 · N4031Q · Substantial damage > The total loss of engine power, the specific cause of which could not be identified during the postaccident examination, and the airplane’s subsequent impact with trees. - [NTSB WPR13LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA045.md): Piper PA-32 · Obyan · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 18, 2012 · N4267R · Substantial damage > A partial loss of engine power shortly after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation and the pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during… - [NTSB ERA13FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA062.md): Cessna 172K · Savannah, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 18, 2012 · N78304 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while operating in night, instrument meteorological conditions, due to spatial disorientation. - [NTSB CEN13LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA062.md): Jabiru USA Sport J250-SP · Jacksonville, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 18, 2012 · N635J · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during initial climb following an aborted landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin at a low altitude. - [NTSB CEN13FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA060.md): Grumman American Avn. AA-1B · Burlington, WI · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 18, 2012 · N6273L · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and spin. Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?fatal=1&year=2012&page=2 ## 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") = 2012 AND c."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&year=2012 --- 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.