# NTSB investigations, 2025, CT

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.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB DCA26WA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA036.md): Embraer ERJ170 · Greenwich, CT · Occurrence · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Nov 22, 2025 · C-FRQM · No damage
- [NTSB ERA26LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA033.md): Cessna 172 · Oxford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 6, 2025 · N34LC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to compensate for gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a loss of control of the airplane and subsequent collision with terrain.
- [NTSB ERA26LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA021.md): Cessna 140 · Plymouth, CT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 11, 2025 · N2812N · Substantial damage
  > The plot’s failure to account sufficiently for the decrease in the airplane’s takeoff performance due to the wet turf runway, which resulted in a collision with a log barrier and subsequent nose over after aborting the takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA26LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA015.md): Socata TB 10 · New Milford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 10, 2025 · N28170 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to depart from an unlit turf runway at night, which resulted in a loss of directional control, and subsequent runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA25LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA361.md): Cessna 172K · Salisbury, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Sep 20, 2025 · N78938 · Substantial damage
  > On September 20, 2025, about 1733 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172K, N78938, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Salisbury, Connecticut. The flight instructor and pilot receiving instruction sustained minor injuries. The…
- [NTSB ERA25LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA381.md): Pitts S-1T · Danbury, CT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 2, 2025 · N742MA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB ERA25LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA279.md): Beech A23-24 · Windham, CT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 25, 2025 · N469JS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in a rejected takeoff and subsequent runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA25LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA215.md): Piper PA32-300 · Branford, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 1, 2025 · N2242Z · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel's improper installation and inspection of the crankshaft gear bolt during major overhaul, which resulted in the crankshaft gear disengaging from the accessory gears which led to a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA25LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA145.md): Wild Sky Goat · Chester, CT · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Mar 14, 2025 · N372WS · Substantial damage
  > On March 14, 2025, about 1515 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Wild Sky Goat light-sport aircraft, N372WS, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Chester, Connecticut. The commercial pilot sustained fatal…

## 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") = 2025
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CT' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=CT&year=2025

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