# 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 91 of 133 · 6,629 cases ## Cases, newest first - [NTSB FTW88LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA099.md): Beech B55 · Ada, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 12, 1988 · N7330R · Substantial damage > The plt said all pre-flt prep were normal including an eng run-up. The takeoff was being made with light winds. After rolling about 300 ft the acft began a swerve to the rt which the plt perceived was associated with a loss of pwr on the rt eng. The plt… - [NTSB LAX88LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA178.md): Boeing A75N1 · Sacramento, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 11, 1988 · N747JR · Substantial damage - [NTSB LAX88LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA177.md): Stinson 108-2 · Temecula, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 11, 1988 · N9570K · Substantial damage > During the landing roll in a direct crosswind, the aircraft began to weather vane. The pilot was unable to maintain control of the aircraft which veered off the runway where it collided with the terrain and nosed over. There were no reported mechanical… - [NTSB CHI88LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA112.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Sault Ste Marie, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 7, 1988 · N15372 · Substantial damage > During taxi for take-off, the student pilot attempted to apply brakes as he neared the end of the runway. As the aircraft veered to the left, he noted that his right foot was not on the brake pedal. The aircraft left the taxiway and struck a fire hydrant,… - [NTSB LAX88LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA175.md): Cessna 152 · Upland, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 5, 1988 · N25294 · Substantial damage > The student pilot's flt purpose was to practice takeoffs & landings at a different arpt. When he departed, the winds were the same as the dest arpt. The CFI felt that a weather briefing was not required. The student touched down on rwy 24 & the acft began… - [NTSB CHI88LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA106.md): North American AT-6D · Eden Prairie, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 3, 1988 · N29935 · Substantial damage > While on an aircraft familiarization for purpose of check out, the pilot encountered a gusty crosswind on landing and failed to maintain aircraft control. The instructor pilot took over the controls, but was unable to regain directional control, and the… - [NTSB ATL88FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA162.md): Beech 55 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 2, 1988 · N2025W · Substantial damage - [NTSB LAX88LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA171.md): Cessna 180B · Quincy, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 1, 1988 · N5104E · Substantial damage > At the end of a pleasure flight, while in the traffic pattern, the pilot noted that the winds were light and variable. While on final approach, a correction for drift was made. During the landing roll, in gusting conditions, the pilot lost control of the… - [NTSB BFO88LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA043.md): Beech C23 · Manassas, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 1, 1988 · N9358S · Substantial damage > The plt said that earlier he attempted to land at carlisle, pa and during the lndg roll he encountered a wind gust and lost directional control of the acft. The r wing raised and the acft went off the side of the rwy. The plt said he heard a loud bump as the… - [NTSB LAX88LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA173.md): Champion 7CCM · Cameron Park, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 30, 1988 · N6712C · Substantial damage > While practicing touch and go landings, the pilot reported that a wind from behind caught the tail of the aircraft. The pilot overcorrected and ground looped the aircraft. The aircraft veered off the runway and nosed over. The pilot reported that there were… - [NTSB DEN88LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA105.md): Cessna 185F · Erie, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 30, 1988 · N8389Q · Substantial damage > The commercial plt was practicing touch and go landings during a local flight. During landing roll on the last landing, the pilot reached down to retract landing flaps and opened the cowl flaps. He then became aware that the aircraft was turning right. Left… - [NTSB CHI88LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA105.md): Piper PA-28-140D · Whittemore, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 30, 1988 · N6433R · Substantial damage > While landing on a farmer's strip, the pilot failed to maintain directional control of the aircraft. The aircraft swerved off the left side of the strip, into a plowed field where it struck a rock. - [NTSB BFO88LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA037.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Wise, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 30, 1988 · N7947N · Substantial damage > The student plt was on his first solo flight and attempting his second solo landing when he was unable to maintain directional control in a left crosswind. The acft drifted right and the plt attempted to do a go-around to avoid going off the side of the rwy.… - [NTSB SEA88LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA086.md): Cessna 180 · Elko, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 28, 1988 · N2952C · Substantial damage > During landing roll the pilot lost directional control of the aircraft with a groundloop resulting. The pilot had a total time of 17 hours in this type of aircraft and 152 hours total flight time. - [NTSB FTW88LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA094.md): Cessna 182J · Lamont, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 28, 1988 · N2645F · Substantial damage > The pilot lost directional control while landing on an asphalt roadway near his residence. The nose wheel dug into adjacent soft terrain and the aircraft tipped over. The road was not in use by auto traffic because a bridge was out of service. It was… - [NTSB FTW88DQG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DQG04.md): Piper PA-28-201T · Shallowater, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 28, 1988 · N30273 · Substantial damage > The pilot lost directional control during the landing roll with a strong left crosswind on a narrow runway. A go-around was attempted but the aircraft drifted right and received substantial damage when it touched down in soft terrain. - [NTSB NYC88LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA134.md): Beech C17B · Butler, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 1988 · N47024 · Substantial damage > After landing the airplane was taxiing on runway 08 when it went off the side of the runway and struck a runway light and taxi sign. While attempting to get back on the runway, the left gear collapsed. - [NTSB ATL88LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA157.md): Cessna 180A · Danville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 26, 1988 · N9712B · Substantial damage > The plt performed a wheel landing and attempted to hold the tailwheel off the runway surface with nose down elevator. The right wing began to lift and the acft veered to the right. Remedial control inputs were made and the left main landing gear axle… - [NTSB ANC88LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA050.md): Cessna 180 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 25, 1988 · N91290 · Substantial damage > The pilot returned to Fairbanks int'l airport from an intended cross-country flight due to deteriorating weather. During the flight the airplane felt out of trim, and she elected to land on the longest runway available (10,300). During the landing roll she… - [NTSB NYC88LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA115.md): Maule M-6-235 · Walton, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 20, 1988 · N366X · Substantial damage > The pilot decided to land on a sod strip. He bounced once, then lowered the nose to keep it on the ground. The prop dug into the ground and the aircraft flipped over. The pilot reported that he was practicing manuevers and wanted to practice a sod landing. - [NTSB ANC88LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA048.md): Cessna 206 · Cantwell, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 19, 1988 · N51205 · Substantial damage > The air-taxi pilot stated that he attempted to takeoff from a private, dirt runway that was dry in the middle and muddy towards the edges. During the takeoff roll, the airplane's left main gear tire encountered the soft, muddy area and turned abruptly towards… - [NTSB ANC88LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA046.md): Aerospatiale SA315B · Near Central, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 18, 1988 · N65185 · Substantial damage > The pilot-in-command landed at the 'hot' refueling site and was attempting to exit the helicopter for a crew change. The hot refueling landing pad consisted of a black membrane with bundles of laths placed perpendicular to the helicopter's skids to prevent… - [NTSB NYC88LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA127.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Slatington, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 17, 1988 · N4893L · Destroyed > The pilot landed at Slatington, Pennsylvania during strong wind conditions. When the pilot applied brakes, a sudden gust of wind lifted the left wing and pushed the aircraft off the right side of the runway down an embankment, and into a tree stump. - [NTSB NYC88LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA126.md): Cessna 150 · Windham, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 16, 1988 · N7504G · Destroyed > The pilot took off and flew a short pattern around the airport. The pilot stated that on descent from 1200 feet strong winds started pushing the aircraft and he was losing control. The aircraft bounced and he decided to go around. However, on climb out the… - [NTSB MIA88LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA153.md): Cessna 152 · Olive Branch, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 16, 1988 · N4830B · Substantial damage > The plt stated that as he was rolling out on the runway, the right wing lifted, and in an attempt to correct the situation, the acft went off the right side of the runway, flipped over and came to rest inverted. - [NTSB FTW88LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA089.md): Cessna 172K · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 11, 1988 · N7116G · Substantial damage > The high-wing, tricycle gear airplane was taxiing out in winds gusting to 29 knots from about 320 degrees. While the airplane was heading 250 degrees, it was overturned to the inverted position. Owner's manual does not list any restrictions for maximum… - [NTSB NYC88LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA122.md): Cessna 172 · Myerstown, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 10, 1988 · N2825U · Destroyed > The pilot stated that during takeoff the aircraft veered to the left and the left wheel dug into the sod. At the same time the right wing lifted up and the aircraft rolled over. The wind was variable at 10 to 15 knots, gusting to 30. - [NTSB MIA88FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA142.md): Cessna 172N · Vero Beach, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 10, 1988 · N6283F · Destroyed > The acft was observed to touch down on rwy 36 with full flaps on the grass strip bordered on both sides by citrus groves, surface winds in the area were 120 degs at 11 KTS. The acft was observed to drift to the left off the rwy toward the grove. The plt… - [NTSB MIA88LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA145.md): Cessna 140A · Lakeland, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 9, 1988 · N84SC · Substantial damage > While on a personal flt during the landing roll after the plt applied the brakes, the acft nosed over & came to rest inverted. He stated that the left brake locked up & after the acft was removed from the rwy, he disassembled each brake assy in an effort to… - [NTSB ATL88LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA133.md): Cessna 152 · Macon, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 7, 1988 · N49409 · Substantial damage > The acft was taxiing for departure when a gust of wind lifted the left wing and the acft overturned. The surface winds were reported at 16 knots with gusts to 27 knots. The plt stated that proper flight control inputs were used for taxiing in windy conditions. - [NTSB MIA88LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA141.md): Cessna T-188C · Miami, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 5, 1988 · N2185J · Substantial damage > While taxiing from landing after a maintenance test flight, the rt main wheel assy separated from the rt landing gear strut. The acft then went off the taxiway & came to rest in the grass. Examination of the rt landing gear revealed that the spring strut… - [NTSB FTW88DRG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRG08.md): Boeing Stearman E-75 · Fisher, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 3, 1988 · N75031 · Substantial damage > After touchdown, the pilot stated that he lost directional control and the right main gear ran off the right side of the runway. During attempted recovery, the airplane rolled off the left side of the runway, collided with a drainage ditch and nosed over to… - [NTSB NYC88LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA124.md): Stinson 108-2 · Warwick, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 2, 1988 · N9326K · Substantial damage > During takeoff and landing practice, the aircraft veered left off of the runway despite reported full right rudder application by the pilot. The aircraft continued to roll across the grass and came to rest after colliding with a construction ditch. - [NTSB FTW88LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA086.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Grand Prairie, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 2, 1988 · N9213T · Substantial damage > The student pilot lost directional control on the takeoff ground run and the aircraft was damaged after it ran off the runway. The reported weather showed a 90 degree left crosswind at 12 knots velocity with gusts to 20 knots. The plt did not file an acc… - [NTSB FTW88DPA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DPA03.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Olney, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 2, 1988 · N7315N · Substantial damage > The pilot was familiarizing himself with this type of aircraft and was making a full flap landing. He allowed the aircraft to drift left during the landing roll in a slight crosswind. He then attempted to abort the landing roll with the application of takeoff… - [NTSB LAX88LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA143.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Payson, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 29, 1988 · N8524D · Substantial damage > The pilot reported that during the landing roll a dust devil (whirlwind) pushed the aircraft off the runway, colliding with the terrain resulting in substantial damage. The pilot reported that the wind velocity was 25 knots gusting to 30 as a quartering… - [NTSB ANC88LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA080.md): Champion 7EC · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 28, 1988 · N9061B · Substantial damage > The private pilot lost directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. The aircraft groundlooped to the left, striking a fence. The pilot reported that he came in high and hurried his approach to fit in with the flow of air traffic at the… - [NTSB MIA88LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA130.md): Champion 7ECA · La Belle, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 27, 1988 · N9097L · Substantial damage > During the ground run to take off, the unidentified pilot lost control of the acft. It departed the rwy, collided with a fence, nosed over, then came to rest. The identity of the plt has not been determined. - [NTSB LAX88LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA139.md): Luscombe 8F · Lompoc, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 27, 1988 · N1374B · Substantial damage > During the landing roll with a crosswind of 15-20 knots, the pilot lost control of the aircraft, collided with the terrain and, approximately 200 yards off the runway, the aircraft nosed over. - [NTSB CHI88LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA083.md): Cessna 172N · Madison, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 26, 1988 · N73954 · Substantial damage > The pilot was landing on the 40 foot wide rnwy in a 10-12 knot x-wind. He stated he had little rnwy reference in the dark night due to a very faded rnwy centerline. The acft ran off the hard surface into the mud, ran into a depression in the soil and nosed… - [NTSB BFO88LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA032.md): Dreyer-Starduster SA-300 · Richlands, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 26, 1988 · N3LD · Substantial damage > After touchdown, during the landing roll, the acft veered sharply to the left. The plt attempted to correct this action by applying right rudder and the acft veered 45 degrees to the right. The acft traveled off the right side of the rwy and came to rest on… - [NTSB ANC88LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA040.md): Piper PA-22 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 23, 1988 · N3100Z · Substantial damage > After touchdown on a frozen lake, the aircraft rolled approximately 100 feet and at that point the pilot lost directional control and the aircraft nosed over on its back. - [NTSB DEN88LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA085.md): Bellanca 7GCAA · Greeley, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 22, 1988 · N8929 · Substantial damage > The CFI rated plt and his CFI rated passenger were practicing touch and go landings. The plt reported that the winds were light and variable. The plt reported that the tail wheel chattered during the last touchdown, and the aircraft swerved to the left. The… - [NTSB BFO88LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA028.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Chatham, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 22, 1988 · N6587W · Substantial damage > The student plt was practicing touch and go landings when the accident occurred. He stated the acft was a little high and fast on final apch. On touchdown the acft veered left and traveled off the rwy. The left wing contacted a tree and the acft spun around… - [NTSB NYC88LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA110.md): Cessna 182RG · Princeton, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 20, 1988 · N738QK · Substantial damage > During landing at Princeton, new jersey, the flight encountered turbulence in the last 500 feet before reaching the runway. The pilot initiated a go around and came in with 10 degree flaps. Aircraft touched down and rolled a few feet then lifted off again… - [NTSB CHI88LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA078.md): Cessna 172P · Sebewaing, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 20, 1988 · N66717 · Substantial damage > The plt rprtd that when he landed, the acft bounced twice & went straight forward for about 200 ft. when he applied brakes, the acft veered to the left. Subsequently, the acft went off the runway & into a ditch where the nose gear collapsed. The plt believed… - [NTSB SEA88LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA061.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · Blackfoot, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 19, 1988 · N36352 · Substantial damage > The pilot lost directional control of the aircraft during gusting crosswinds. During landing rollout the aircraft veered from the centerline of the runway to the right striking a fence. The pilot had only 7 hours of flight time in this aircraft. - [NTSB MKC88LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA065.md): Cessna 150J · Searcy, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 19, 1988 · N50672 · Substantial damage > While landing in direct crosswind, the PIC lost directional control during the roll out. The acft veered off the runway, damaging the right wing tip and empennage. The pilot stated he thought a gust of wind caused the loss of control. - [NTSB LAX88LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA136.md): Bell 206B · Honolulu, HI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 18, 1988 · N2995W · Substantial damage > After touchdown the plt reduced the throttle and removed his left hand from the throttle/collective pitch control to retune the radio. His attention was directed to the frequency indicator during the procedure. The helicopter became airborne and moved to the… - [NTSB ATL88LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA116.md): Cessna 172F · Myrtle Beach, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 16, 1988 · N5244F · Substantial damage > The pilot reported that the airplane began to sink rapidly about 100 ft above the rwy threshold. He added pwr and initiated a flare. Upon touchdown, the airplane pitched down and rolled rt. The airplane subseqeuntly skidded off of the rt side of the rwy and… Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?occurrence=260&page=92 ## 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=91 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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