# 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.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB MKC90LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA035.md): Cessna 180 · St. Louis, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 24, 1989 · N52158 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for the wind. The gusty, crosswind condition is considered a contributing factor to the accident.
- [NTSB BFO90LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA013.md): Cessna 172 · Mitchellville, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 19, 1989 · N52491 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot allowed the aircraft to enter an inadvertent porpoise during an aborted takeoff.
- [NTSB LAX90LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA039.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Rancho Calif, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 18, 1989 · N1963H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control during a crosswind landing.
- [NTSB LAX90LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA037.md): Beech A23 · Reedley, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 18, 1989 · N3551R · Substantial damage
  > Pilot's improper recovery from a bounce landing.
- [NTSB LAX90LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA032.md): Mooney 201 · Concord, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 17, 1989 · N201VW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control and subsequent collision with an object during a touch and go landing in visual meteorological conditions.
- [NTSB DEN90LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA019.md): Universal Stinson 108-3 · Fort Collins, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 8, 1989 · N4082C · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate compensation for wind conditons by the pilot which resulted in his failure to maintain directional control. Factors related to the accident were: the unfavorable wind condition and soft terrain.
- [NTSB NYC90FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA024.md): Cessna 145 · Bayport, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 5, 1989 · N19464 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain adequate airspeed during a go-around while recovering from a bounced landing. Contributing factor(s) was: an improper level-off and recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB MIA90IA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90IA020.md): Classic YMF-5 · Marathon, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 31, 1989 · N89B · Minor damage
  > The pilot's incorrect elevator control while taxiing with a quartering tailwind. Contributing to the incident was the tailwind condition.
- [NTSB LAX90LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA018.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Sonoma, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 29, 1989 · N53893 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB NYC90LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA022.md): Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 · Pittstown, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 28, 1989 · N771VY · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB MIA90LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA019.md): Temco GC-1B · Zellwood, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 28, 1989 · N80528 · Substantial damage
  > Improper planning/decision by the pilot. The crosswind and ditch were related factors.
- [NTSB ATL90LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA015.md): Bellanca 7KCAB · Florence, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 1989 · N57470 · Substantial damage
  > The worn steering system.
- [NTSB MKC90LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA009.md): Cessna 152 · St Louis, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 16, 1989 · N4904B · Substantial damage
  > Directional control not maintained by the pilot in command. A contributing factor was the gusty crosswind.
- [NTSB DEN90LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA011.md): Maule M-4-220C · Sterling, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 15, 1989 · N4550R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to correct a ground loop/swerve during landing roll. A strong crosswind was a contributing factor.
- [NTSB SEA90LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA007.md): Piper PA-28-180 · White City, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 14, 1989 · N8199W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not maintain direction control of the airplane during the landing roll and took inadequate remedial action. Factors contributing to the accident include terrain and the pilot's lack of total expereince.
- [NTSB MKC90LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA023.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Heafer, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 13, 1989 · N1012Z · Substantial damage
  > The intentional swerve by the pilot during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was the rough and soft terrain conditions.
- [NTSB BFO90LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA006.md): Cessna T310Q · Stevensville, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 8, 1989 · N1729H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll.
- [NTSB LAX90LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA005.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Paso Robles, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 7, 1989 · N2515T · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to adequately compensate for the cross wind condition.
- [NTSB CHI90LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA005.md): Piper PA-28 · Toledo, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 7, 1989 · N6306W · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control, which resulted in a ground swerve. Factors related to the accident were: the crosswind and the pilot's improper compensation for wind condition.
- [NTSB SEA90LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA003.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Hoonah, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 1989 · N7193F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control. Factors related to the accident were: unfavorable/gusty wind conditions and the berm.
- [NTSB LAX90DJA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DJA01.md): Emair MA1-B · Hilo, HI · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Oct 6, 1989 · N88932 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of a main landing gear tire which caused the pilot to apply excessive brake pressure to avoid departing a narrow landing strip. Contributing to the accident was the pilot accepting an aircraft that had a tire worn beyond safe limits and…
- [NTSB LAX90LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA003.md): Aeronca 11AC · Penn Valley, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 1989 · N85837 · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the landing roll-out, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. Uneven terrain beside the runway was a factor.
- [NTSB ATL90LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA003.md): North American AT-6D · Albemarle, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 1989 · N350HT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane.
- [NTSB NYC90LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA003.md): Cessna 172M · Bennington, VT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 1989 · N20017 · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing factor(s) was: the crosswind.
- [NTSB MKC90LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA003.md): Stits-Itrich SA6B · Swan, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 1989 · N7914A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for the gusty crosswind conditions which contributed to the accident.
- [NTSB MIA89LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA257.md): Cessna 150L · Rockledge, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 28, 1989 · N17295 · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. The gusty crosswind and proximity of the parked aircraft were related factors.
- [NTSB LAX89LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA330.md): Cessna 180 · Flagstaff, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 28, 1989 · N519TW · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the left brake. The pilot's failure to maintain directional control with rudder and tailwheel steering was considered to be a related factor.
- [NTSB LAX89DVA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVA11.md): Skilling VARI-EZE · Oakdale, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Sep 28, 1989 · N23EZ · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and the delayed initiation of the aborted landing. A factor was lack of aircraft familiarity.
- [NTSB CHI89DEE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEE06.md): Howe Quickie Q2 · Lakeinthehills, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Sep 28, 1989 · N525LH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain directional control of the airplane during a bounced landing. A factor related to the accident was the pilot's evasive maneuver to avoid rolling into a stone quarry.
- [NTSB SEA89LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA184.md): Cessna 172K · East Sound, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1989 · N84152 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB LAX89LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA320.md): Air & Space 18A · Palo Alto, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 22, 1989 · N6101S · Substantial damage
  > Improper planning/decision by the instructor pilot (CFI), which resulted in a loss of control as the gyroplane went into ground resonance.
- [NTSB DCA89MA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA89MA074.md): Boeing 737-400 · Flushing, NY · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Sep 21, 1989 · N416US · Destroyed
  > The captain's failure to exercise his command authority in a timely manner to reject the takeoff or take sufficient control to continue the takeoff, which was initiated with a mistrimmed rudder. Also causal was the captain's failure to detect the mistrimmed…
- [NTSB CHI89LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA186.md): Cessna 172 · Ypsilanti, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 1989 · N736HC · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the plt to maintain directional control during the takeoff ground roll. Rain softened terrain adjacent to the runway surface is a contributing factor to the accident.
- [NTSB CHI89LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA184.md): Douglas DC-3A · Columbus, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 1989 · N143JR · Substantial damage
  > The co-pilot's failure to relinquish control of the aircraft to the pilot-in-command after encountering directional control difficulties during roll-out, and excessive braking by the co-pilot.
- [NTSB LAX89DUJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DUJ10.md): Ayres S-2R · Yuma, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Sep 14, 1989 · N4977X · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control after landing on a dry gravel runway.
- [NTSB MIA89IA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA249.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Fort Pierce, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Sep 13, 1989 · N9207Q · Minor damage
  > The student's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the student's lack of experience.
- [NTSB LAX89LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA308.md): Cessna 152 · Torrance, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 11, 1989 · N95554 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll-out, which resulted a ground swerve. The pilot's relatively low level of flying experience and the berm beside the runway were related factors.
- [NTSB FTW89LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA164.md): Cessna 140A · Austin, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 11, 1989 · N9687A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aidrcraft. The gusty crosswind condition was a related factor.
- [NTSB ANC89LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA166.md): Piper PA-18 · Circle City, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 11, 1989 · N339T · Substantial damage
  > Pilot failed to maintain directional during the landing roll.
- [NTSB SEA89LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA168.md): Cessna R182 · Jordan Valley, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 10, 1989 · N4934S · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain (closed/rough runway), and the crosswind.
- [NTSB DEN89LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA225.md): Cessna 170 · Cortez, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 10, 1989 · N170LF · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop.
- [NTSB ATL89LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA211.md): Aeronca 7AC · Screven, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 10, 1989 · N82705 · Substantial damage
  > Failure of maintenance personnel to correct right brake adjustment problems during brake repairs which led to a failure of the right brake, and the pilot's delay in taking remedial action to correct the veering initiated by the brake failure.
- [NTSB LAX89DVG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVG10.md): Minicab Hawk · Montaque, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 9, 1989 · N5671 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control after landing.
- [NTSB ANC89LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA161.md): Cessna 180 · Yakataga, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 9, 1989 · N2355C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain directional control and inadvertently allowed the aircraft to ground loop. The tailwind was a contributing factor.
- [NTSB DEN89LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA212.md): Cessna 172N · Burlington, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 1989 · N734VH · Substantial damage
  > Improper use of the rudder by the pilot, which resulted in a loss of directional control. The soft terrain was a related factor.
- [NTSB FTW89LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA162.md): Cessna 172K · Midlothian, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 5, 1989 · N736YG · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to compensate for the crosswind condition, which resulted in a loss of directional control and collision with a tree.
- [NTSB FTW89DQG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DQG06.md): Cessna T188C · Levelland, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Sep 5, 1989 · N9957J · Substantial damage
  > A partial brake system failure due to a leak in the left brake master cylinder.
- [NTSB DEN89LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA207.md): Cessna C-150 · Platteville, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 5, 1989 · N7979E · Substantial damage
  > Pilot's failure to compensate for the wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the gusting crosswind.
- [NTSB NYC89LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA211.md): Cessna 150M · Colts Neck, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1989 · N3668V · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during a rough field takeoff. Contributing factor(s) was: the crosswind and he sunglare in the pilot's eyes.
- [NTSB LAX89LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA299.md): Cessna 150M · Riverside, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1989 · N6289K · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. Factors related to the accident were: the student's lack of recent experience and improper training by her flight instructor.

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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" = 260)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=260&page=83

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