# NTSB investigations: Loss of control - in flight

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 NYC04CA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA202.md): Cessna 305A · Lawrence, MA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 3, 2004 · N5208G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent pickup of a banner towline with the airplanes main landing gear after encountering gusting wind conditions. A factor related to the accident was the gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB FTW04LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA231.md): Piper PA-22 · Mountain Home, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 2004 · N2972P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall.
- [NTSB DEN04LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA133.md): Piper PA-20 · Hayden, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 2004 · N7030K · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. Contributing factors include the excessive crosswind component, and the gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB FTW04LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA226.md): Cassutt Iiim · Pearland, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 2004 · N3TW · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed sufficient for flight resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin while turning from the base leg of the traffic pattern to final. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of experience for the make/model airplane.
- [NTSB NYC04CA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA199.md): Robinson R44 · Wildwood, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 28, 2004 · N315SG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate visual lookout while conducting a nighttime landing to a dolly, which resulted in a stuck skid, and subsequent hard landing. A factor was the nighttime conditions.
- [NTSB LAX04LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA305.md): Gibbs Kitfox IV · Payson, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 28, 2004 · N728KF · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall and subsequent collision with terrain. Contributing factors to the accident were the turbulence and the gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB ATL04CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA170.md): Cessna 172R · Atlanta, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 28, 2004 · N26486 · Substantial damage
  > The intentional interuption of the flight controls in flight that resulted in a uncontrolled descent and collision with a fence.
- [NTSB FTW04LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA222.md): Lancair 320 · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 2004 · N30KR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's premature lift-off before attaining adequate airspeed resulting in a stall and collision with the ground.
- [NTSB FTW04LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA220.md): Bell 212 · Umpire, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 2004 · N181W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's encounter with settling with power resulting in a loss of control. A contributing factor was the high density altitude.
- [NTSB DEN04CA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA131.md): Robinson R22 Beta · Logan, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 24, 2004 · N7530D · Substantial damage
  > the instructor's failure to maintain adequate rotor speed during the landing flare, resulting in a hard landing. Contributing factors include the student's delay in relinquishing the controls and the instructor's improper supervision.
- [NTSB DEN04LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA130.md): Bell 206B3 · Atlantic City, WY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 2004 · N2751U · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control, improper in-flight planning and decision making, and failure to compensate for wind conditions, resulting in collision with terrain. Contributing factors were the intentional low-level maneuver, and the wind…
- [NTSB FTW04TA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04TA219.md): Cessna 182Q · Lamar, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Aug 22, 2004 · N10HP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a inadvertent stall. Contributing factors were the low altitude and high wind.
- [NTSB MIA04LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA121.md): McDonnell Douglas 369E · Ochopee, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 2004 · N42928 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of control in flight for undetermined reasons, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent, and subsequent impact with trees and the terrain.
- [NTSB ANC04LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA093.md): Hudson Hiperbipe SNS-7 · Palmer, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 2004 · N898DH · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and subsequent in-flight collision with trees. A factor associated with the accident was a low altitude maneuver preformed by the pilot just after takeoff.
- [NTSB SEA04TA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04TA163.md): Bell 206B · Mead, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Aug 17, 2004 · N34698 · Destroyed
  > The reversal of the reel machine during a sock line pull which resulted in a loss of control while hovering out of ground effect. Factors were the failure of company management to develop adequate procedures for conducting sock line pulls, the inadequate…
- [NTSB SEA04FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04FA165.md): Cessna T210L · Tulsa, OK · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 2004 · N2452S · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection by his failure to secure the oil cap, which resulted in oil leakage on the windscreen, obstructing his vision, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed.
- [NTSB LAX04FA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA291.md): Cessna 172M · Yuba City, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 2004 · C-GTKX · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to attain and maintain an adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall.
- [NTSB ANC04LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA095.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Soldotna, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 2004 · N8653Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and uncontrolled descent.
- [NTSB NYC04LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA191.md): Mooney M20K · Edgartown, MA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 12, 2004 · N231LK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while performing maneuvers to land, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush. A factor was the gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB DEN04CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA120.md): Mooney M20J · Durango, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 10, 2004 · N6212Q · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in a stall. Factors contributing to the accident were the wind gusts, the downdraft, and the road.
- [NTSB FTW04LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA209.md): Schweizer 269C-1 · Denton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 2004 · N204LH · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter and the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight by his delay in taking remedial action.
- [NTSB DEN04FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04FA119.md): Cessna 172P · Monarch Crest, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 2004 · N911JR · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall, and his decision to conduct flight beyond the performance capability of the aircraft. A contributing factor was the high density altitude, and an inadvertent stall.
- [NTSB DEN04CA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA117.md): Mooney M20K · Jackson Hole, WY · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 8, 2004 · N11640 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control resulting in a stall/mush. Contributing factors include the windshear, the crosswind and the runway light.
- [NTSB ATL04LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA166.md): Sidney Freebird · Lexington, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 2004 · UNREG · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, resulting in an inadvertent stall, and collision with the ground. A factor was the pilot's total lack of experience in type of aircraft.
- [NTSB SEA04LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA156.md): Taylorcraft DC-65 · Wamic, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 2004 · N61021 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain airspeed, resulting in a stall. The pilot's failure to use all of the available runway, and the high-gusty winds were factors.
- [NTSB ANC04LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA087.md): Hughes OH-6A · Anchorage, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 2004 · N243D · Substantial damage
  > A loss of tail rotor effectiveness during aerial taxi, and the pilot's delayed remedial action to counteract a rapid right yaw, which resulted in an in-flight loss of directional control, and in-flight collision with terrain. A factor contributing to the…
- [NTSB FTW04FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04FA206.md): Mooney M20J · Olney, TX · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 2004 · N1050W · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed sufficient for flight resulting in the inadvertent stall/spin. A contributing factor was the prevailing tailwind.
- [NTSB DEN04FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04FA115.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Mineral Wells, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 2004 · N3352W · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall. A contributing factor was the low altitude.
- [NTSB NYC04LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA183.md): Cessna 172F · Cooperstown, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 3, 2004 · N7957U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and her premature rotation which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush and subsequent impact with the ground.
- [NTSB CHI04LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA207.md): Skystar Kitfox · Westfield, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 3, 2004 · N197BR · Substantial damage
  > the failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in a stall.
- [NTSB ATL04LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA164.md): Cessna 172S · Waterloo, AL · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 2004 · N970SP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in a stall and subsequent uncontrolled descent and collision into water.
- [NTSB NYC04LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA181.md): Bellanca 7KCAB · Farmingdale, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 2004 · N53748 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall and collision with wires.
- [NTSB ANC04FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04FA084.md): Cessna 170B · Kenai, AK · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 2004 · N2269D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed (Vs) while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and loss of control.
- [NTSB CHI04CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA209.md): Cessna 172M · Sublette, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 30, 2004 · N105PD · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition, and her failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. Factors contributing to the accident included the student pilot's unsuccessful recovery from the bounced landings and the…
- [NTSB CHI04FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04FA198.md): Mooney M20J · Fox Lake, IL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 2004 · N91381 · Destroyed
  > The flight crew's failure to maintain airspeed which led to an inadvertent stall/spin. An additional cause was the flight instructor's unsuccessful remedial action during the course of the accident sequence. The slow flight performed was a factor.
- [NTSB CHI04FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04FA197.md): Robinson R22 Alpha · Mount Clemens, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 2004 · N103MH · Destroyed
  > A loss of control in flight for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB NYC04FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA179.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Exton, PA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 2004 · N91075 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the airplane impacting a residence. Factors in the accident were the pilot's lack of recent instrument experience.
- [NTSB NYC04LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA178.md): Garrett Stephens Akro · Westport, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 2004 · N45KY · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of aircraft control while maneuvering, due to incapacitation, which resulted in a collision with terrain.
- [NTSB LAX04LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA275.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Mendota, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 2004 · N5010E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight/pretakeoff procedure by not lowering the wing flaps, which resulted in an inadvertent stall as the pilot attempted to climb out of ground effect to clear a corn crop at the end of the runway. A factor in the accident was the…
- [NTSB ANC04CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04CA082.md): Piper J3C · Palmer, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 22, 2004 · N3458N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the wind conditions which resulted in an encounter with a downdraft during the takeoff/initial climb, and subsequent collision with trees and terrain. Factors contributing to the accident were the presence of a downdraft,…
- [NTSB LAX04LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA274.md): Finke Rotorway Exec 162F · Cameron Park, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 21, 2004 · N103RW · Destroyed
  > The owner-builder's improper main rotor blade (MRB) maintenance/installation by under torquing the blade retaining nut.
- [NTSB ATL04CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA160.md): Piper PA 25 · Foley, AL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 20, 2004 · N7222Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during climbout which resulted in a stall while maneuvering to pick up a banner.
- [NTSB LAX04LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA273.md): Agusta A119 · Big Bear City, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 2004 · N928KR · Substantial damage
  > the pilot-passenger's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed above translational lift and to maintain adequate main rotor rpm while performing a maneuvering turn under high density altitude conditions and over high mountainous terrain, which resulted in an…
- [NTSB NYC04FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA171.md): Cessna 172M · Brookville, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 2004 · N9731V · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's control interference while the flight instructor was maneuvering to avoid a tree, which resulted in a failure to maintain airspeed and a stall/mush.
- [NTSB FTW04LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA189.md): Calhoun RV-4 · Latexo, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 2004 · N996NC · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and attain adequate airspeed resulting in a stall. Contributing factors were the pilot's diverted attention with closing the canopy, and the quartering crosswind.
- [NTSB NYC04LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA169.md): Cessna 172N · Erwinna, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 2004 · N262MC · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and his failure to follow the go-around procedure which resulted in a stall.
- [NTSB LAX04FA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA271.md): Beech 58 · Bishop, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 2004 · N807Q · Destroyed
  > the pilot's continued VFR flight into marginal weather conditions with lowering ceilings in a box canyon in mountainous terrain, and his subsequent inability to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering to reverse direction, which led to an accelerated…
- [NTSB FTW04LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA187.md): Saladino Searey · Lewisville, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 2004 · N27VS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during final approach. A contributing factor was the gusty crosswind condition.
- [NTSB ATL04LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA158.md): Pitts S-1 · Durham, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 2004 · N177J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain.
- [NTSB ANC04FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04FA080.md): Cessna 170B · Willow, AK · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 2004 · N4588C · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall while maneuvering, and a collision with trees and terrain during an uncontrolled descent.

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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."mKey" IN (SELECT o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 250)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=250&page=19

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