# NTSB investigations: Loss of control - on ground/water 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 76 of 133 · 6,629 cases ## Cases, newest first - [NTSB SEA91LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA070.md): Champion 7ECA · Everett, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 27, 1991 · N371RF · Substantial damage > The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll. Factors tot he accient were the pilot inadequately planned the approach, and uncontrolled ground-loop, and the pilot's lack of total experience in this type of aircraft. - [NTSB CHI91LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA117.md): Cessna 172 · Yankton, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 27, 1991 · N1743V · Substantial damage > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing. The adverse wind condition and the pilot's lack of total experience were related factors. - [NTSB CHI91LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA123.md): Piper PA-20 · Grand Marais, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 24, 1991 · N7010K · Substantial damage > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control. The crosswind and snow covered runway were related factors. - [NTSB MIA91LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA106.md): Cessna 172N · Clewiston, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 23, 1991 · N739BW · Substantial damage > Misjudged wind direction resulting in incorrect runway selection and failure by the PIC to initiate a go-around after landing with a tailwind. Contributing to the accident was the lack of the pilot's total experience. - [NTSB MIA91LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA105.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Melbourne, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 23, 1991 · N440FT · Substantial damage > The loss of control on the ground by the student pilot due to a lack of total experience and apprehension on his first solo flight. - [NTSB LAX91LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA144.md): Helio H391B · Prescott, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 23, 1991 · N289LM · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and improper use of the flight controls. Contributing to this accident was the cross wind and soft terrain, and the pilot's lack of experience in the airplane. - [NTSB CHI91LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA112.md): Cessna 172 · Wichita, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 23, 1991 · N96868 · Substantial damage > Directional control was not maintained by the dual student and remedial action was delayed by the CFI. Factors related to the accident were a gusty crosswind and a drainage ditch. - [NTSB MIA91LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA104.md): Piper PA-38-112 · La Belle, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 20, 1991 · N25459 · Substantial damage > Failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the fact that the pilot diverted his attention when he pulled the parking brake handle to apply the brakes. - [NTSB FTW91LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA052.md): Monocoupe D145 · Lafayette, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 19, 1991 · N17687 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. - [NTSB DEN91LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA052.md): Cessna 177RG · Colorado Spring, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 18, 1991 · N1950Q · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft. The gusty/quartering crosswind was a related factor. - [NTSB CHI91LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA110.md): Boeing A75 · North Platte, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 17, 1991 · N4968V · Substantial damage > Directional control was not maintained by the pilot resulting in a swerve and ground loop. A factor related to the accident was lack of total experience in type of aircraft by the pilot. - [NTSB FTW91LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA051.md): Beech A36 · Lubbock, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 15, 1991 · N36DB · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind. A factor was the crosswind. - [NTSB CHI91LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA118.md): Luscombe 8E · Flushing, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 14, 1991 · N1406K · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to attain proper runway alignment and not maintaining directional control which resulted in a ground loop. Factors relating to this accident were the gusty crosswind conditions which existed at the time. - [NTSB NYC91LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA089.md): Cessna 150J · Angola, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 13, 1991 · N51396 · Substantial damage > The failure of the pilot to insure the magneto switch was off prior to moving the propeller. - [NTSB ATL91LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA065.md): Helio H-295 · Dunlap, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 12, 1991 · N42013 · Substantial damage > Failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft, which resulted in a ground loop/swerve. The crosswind was a related factor. - [NTSB ANC91LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA035.md): Cessna 180K · Amos Lakes, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 10, 1991 · N66036 · Substantial damage > The pilot's selection of terrain that was rough, snow-covered and icy for takeoff. - [NTSB SEA91LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA062.md): Cessna 152 · Gig Harbor, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 8, 1991 · N5095P · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on the ground. Factors include wind gusts. - [NTSB LAX91LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA122.md): Cessna 140 · Flagstaff, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 1991 · N76553 · Substantial damage > That the pilot improperly used the flight controls and brakes. Contributing to this accident was an existing cross/tailwind. - [NTSB CHI91LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA107.md): Beech 55 · Forest Lake, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 1991 · N29SF · Substantial damage > An aborted landing not performed by the pilot. Factors related to the accident were a runway that was wet and ice covered. - [NTSB BFO91LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA029.md): Cessna 150 · Chesapeake, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 1991 · N61533 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Contributing was the pilot's lack of experience. - [NTSB ANC91LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA032.md): De Havilland DHC-2 · Finger Lake, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1991 · N5349G · No damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. A factor was the rough and uneven terrain. - [NTSB CHI91LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA104.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Genesee, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 2, 1991 · N8026W · Substantial damage > Positive liftoff airspeed was not attained, an aborted takeoff was not performed which resulted in a stall/mush descent to the terrain. Factors related to the accident were a dark raining night, soft, wet grass runway and a downwind surface wind. - [NTSB FTW91LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA044.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Friendswood, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 1, 1991 · N5524K · Substantial damage > The duel student's failure to maintain directional control during the landing and his inadvertent activation of the brakes. A factor was the ditch. - [NTSB ANC91DAG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91DAG01.md): Piper PA-20 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 1, 1991 · N2636A · Substantial damage > The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. - [NTSB CHI91LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA100.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Springfield, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 1991 · N3658P · Substantial damage > The pilot's poor evaluation of high wind conditions and the subsequent inability to compensate for the winds. Related to the accident was the gusty crosswind conditions. - [NTSB SEA91LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA056.md): Cessna 152 · Port Townsend, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 27, 1991 · N67705 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft directional control during landing roll. Factors relating to the accident were the crosswind weather conditions and the soft terrain beside the runway. - [NTSB ANC91LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA031.md): Champion 7GCBC · Flat Top Mtn., AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 27, 1991 · N7578F · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane on landing roll out in unsuitable terrain. Contributing to the accident was the rough and uneven terrain. - [NTSB CHI91LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA099.md): Cessna 152 · Wonder Lake, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 26, 1991 · N49485 · Substantial damage > Failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control during takeoff. Her lack of flying expereince was a related factor. - [NTSB ATL91LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA058.md): Aeronca 11AC · Union Springs, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 1991 · N85880 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. - [NTSB SEA91LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA051.md): Cessna 152 · Logan, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 13, 1991 · N757PW · Substantial damage > The pilot did not maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. - [NTSB ANC91LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA029.md): Cessna 150 · Palmer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 13, 1991 · N6446K · Substantial damage > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control. - [NTSB NYC91LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA074.md): Cessna 172M · Easton, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 10, 1991 · N9796V · Substantial damage > The pilot's improperly executed approach, resulting in a landing with excessive airspeed. - [NTSB CHI91LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA092.md): Cessna 152 · Lawrence, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 9, 1991 · N4450C · Substantial damage > Failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft, which resulted in a ground swerve. - [NTSB SEA91LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA049.md): Cessna 172M · Helena, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 1991 · N13654 · Substantial damage > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control on landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper flare on landing inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, and the pilot's lack of total and recent experience. - [NTSB ANC91LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA025.md): Cessna 172-P · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 1991 · N63541 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was the terrain (snowbank). - [NTSB LAX91LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA087.md): Waco UIC · Santa Paula, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 3, 1991 · N13408 · Substantial damage > The brittle fracture of the left brake master cylinder tread end causing loss of directional control. - [NTSB DEN91LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA027.md): Aeronca 11BC · Durango, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 3, 1991 · N9713E · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Contributing factors were the pilot's lack of experience in airplane type and crosswind conditions. - [NTSB DEN91LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA038.md): Cessna 170A · Holly, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 2, 1991 · N1437D · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Factors were: a gusty crosswind condition and the pilot's lack of familiarity with the aircraft. - [NTSB LAX91LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA083.md): Cessna 172P · Sedona, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 27, 1991 · N54863 · Substantial damage > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft. - [NTSB CHI91LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA084.md): Cessna 172N · Rochester, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 26, 1991 · N9419E · Substantial damage > Inadequate compensation or wind conditions, and failure to maintain directional control by the pilot. Factors related to the accident are lack of total experience, and the crosswind conditions. - [NTSB CHI91LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA082.md): Cessna 170B · Rochester, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 26, 1991 · N4414B · Substantial damage > The pilot-in-command's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor contributing to the accident was the crosswind. - [NTSB NYC91LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA063.md): Cessna 152U · Stroudsburg, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 22, 1991 · N67315 · Substantial damage > The failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing, resulting in a collision with a snowbank. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's lack of total flight experience and the unfavorable wind during… - [NTSB CHI91LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA081.md): Cessna 172N · Lansing, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 22, 1991 · N5345D · Substantial damage > Inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control. A factor related to the accident is the snow covered runway. - [NTSB CHI91LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA080.md): Cessna 152 · Eau Claire, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 20, 1991 · N94647 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. - [NTSB CHI91LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA079.md): Cessna 150 · Chesterfield, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 20, 1991 · N5363Q · Substantial damage > Directional control was not maintained by the pilot. Factors related to the accident were: a lack of total experience by the pilot and the presence of a snowbank adjacent to the runway. - [NTSB LAX91LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA077.md): Luscombe 8A · Bakersfield, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 19, 1991 · N71745 · Substantial damage > That the pilot failed to properly compensate for the wind conditions. Contributing to this accident was the existing crosswind. - [NTSB CHI91LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA075.md): Cessna 150 · Rolla, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 18, 1991 · N18583 · Substantial damage > Compensation for wind was inadequate anad directional control not maintain by the PIC. Contributing factors were: snow covered runway, gusty crosswind, and a snowbank. - [NTSB SEA91LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA042.md): Beech 58P · Chelan, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 15, 1991 · N3826K · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll. A factor was the patchy ice on the runway. - [NTSB LAX91LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA073.md): Beech D-35 · Bullhead City, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 13, 1991 · N2915B · Substantial damage > Loss of directional control on the ground. - [NTSB CHI91LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA066.md): Cessna 140 · So. Sioux City, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 13, 1991 · N1978V · Substantial damage > Directional control not maintained by the pilot-in-command. Factors related to the accident were a snow covered runway and a lack of recent experience. Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?occurrence=260&page=77 ## 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" = 260) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=260&page=76 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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