# NTSB investigations, MD

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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## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA26LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA343.md): Cirrus Design SR20 · California, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Sep 4, 2026 · N187PH · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA26LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA312.md): Piper PA24 · Fort Washington, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Aug 21, 2026 · N6969P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA26LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA302.md): Frank J Salomone RV10 · Stevensville, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Aug 11, 2026 · N100UK · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA26LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA262.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Easton, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Jun 29, 2026 · N8394D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA26FA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26FA243.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Bowie, MD · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Jun 21, 2026 · N249WF · Substantial damage
  > On June 20, 2026, about 2328 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-181, N249WF, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Bowie, Maryland. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code…
- [NTSB ERA26LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA240.md): Piper PA-22-108 · Westminster, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 5, 2026 · N5081Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB ERA26LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA173.md): Beech 58 · Stevensville, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 11, 2026 · N38020 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadvertent retraction of the landing gear lever during the landing roll, which resulted in a gear collapse and runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA26LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA147.md): Piper PA24-180 · Leonardtown, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 11, 2026 · N7573P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control during a crosswind takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a drainage ditch.
- [NTSB ENG26LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG26LA019.md): Airbus A321 · Baltimore, MD · Incident · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Mar 5, 2026 · N556UW
- [NTSB ERA25LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA311.md): Cessna 172 · Gaithersburg, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 21, 2025 · N505LP · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s distraction during landing, which resulted in a long landing and subsequent runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA25LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA306.md): Cessna 172 · Baltimore, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 17, 2025 · N6208C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate landing flare at night, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA25LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA190.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Stevensville, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 30, 2025 · N771SL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an aborted landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA25LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA305.md): Dassault/Sud FAN JET Falcon SER D · Mount Airy, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Apr 15, 2025 · N229CK · Substantial damage
  > On April 15, 2025, about 0800 eastern daylight time, a Dassault/Sud Fan Jet Falcon Series D, N229CK, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Mount Airy, Maryland. The airline transport pilot and commercial copilot were not injured.…
- [NTSB ERA25LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA127.md): Cessna 172 · Mayo, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 22, 2025 · N781FM · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power at low altitude due to an accumulation of carburetor ice while in a cruise-power descent, which resulted in a forced landing.
- [NTSB ERA25LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA004.md): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A · Parsonsburg, MD · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 7, 2024 · N8957H · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that were not determined.
- [NTSB ERA24LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA380.md): Piper PA32 · Baltimore, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 14, 2024 · N6FT · Substantial damage
  > The undetected worn internal parts of the on-condition carburetor, which restricted movement of the float, resulting in fuel starvation. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the pilot’s delayed reduction of the throttle when performing a forced…
- [NTSB DCA24LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA256.md): Boeing 737 · Severn, MD · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 7, 2024 · N226WN · No damage
  > A passenger’s failure to comply with crew member instructions to remain seated with seatbelt fastened.
- [NTSB ERA24FA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA305.md): Cessna 402 · Easton, MD · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Jul 16, 2024 · N7875E · Substantial damage
  > On July 16, 2024, about 0932 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 402B, N7875E, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Easton, Maryland. The airline transport pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of…
- [NTSB ERA24LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA229.md): Great Lakes 2T-1(Menasco Special) · Salisbury, MD · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 26, 2024 · N818K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.
- [NTSB ERA24LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA204.md): Cessna 172M · Westminster, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 1, 2024 · N1377U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point during a simulated loss of engine power approach, which resulted in a hard landing short of the runway. Also causal was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action during the approach and subsequent…
- [NTSB ERA24LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA112.md): Bellanca 17-30 · Stevensville, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 7, 2024 · N39818 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing with a crosswind.
- [NTSB ERA24LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA037.md): Cessna 210 · Frederick, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 13, 2023 · N9515X · Substantial damage
  > A failure of a hydraulic filter, which preluded normal extension of the landing gear. Also causal was the pilot’s failure to confirm that he landing gear was extended before landing, which resulted in a gear up landing.
- [NTSB ERA24LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA008.md): Rotorsport UK Mtosport 2017 · Easton, MD · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 13, 2023 · N975CD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the gyroplane on takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA23LA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA389.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Baltimore, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 3, 2023 · N74TR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the aborted landing, which resulted in a collision with a taxiway light.
- [NTSB ERA23LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA349.md): Cessna A185F · Leonardtown, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 24, 2023 · N955LS · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power during an approach to landing for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ERA23FA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA313.md): Piper PA28R · Churchville, MD · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 25, 2023 · N34PT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin and loss of control that the pilot did not recover from.
- [NTSB ERA23LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA293.md): Hughes 369D · Waldorf, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 9, 2023 · N5027P · Substantial damage
  > Fatigue failure of the overrunning clutch outer race and a subsequent inflight loss of power due to abnormal bending loads as a result of improper reassembly of the clutch subassembly following maintenance and the presence of microcracks on the clutch’s outer…
- [NTSB ERA23LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA195.md): Richard Spatz RV-14A · Fallston, MD · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 13, 2023 · N412RS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to discontinue an unstabilized approach, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB ERA23LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA149.md): Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 · Church Hill, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 12, 2023 · N562TU · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the landing attempt and the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action.
- [NTSB ERA23LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA093.md): Piper PA-28-151 · Annapolis, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 26, 2022 · N1867H · Substantial damage
  > A reported partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB DCA23LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA090.md): Embraer ERJ170 · Taneytown, MD · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 3, 2022 · N85356 · No damage
  > An encounter with turbulence during descent.
- [NTSB ERA23LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA071.md): Mooney M20J · Gaithersburg, MD · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 27, 2022 · N201RF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s visual flight below published altitude minimums, which resulted in collision with a powerline tower structure.
- [NTSB ERA23LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA069.md): Bellanca 7KCAB · Accident, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 28, 2022 · N68531 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA22LA429](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA429.md): Cessna 180 · Ocean City, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 21, 2022 · N9359C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing with a crosswind, resulting in the runway excursion and nose over.
- [NTSB ERA22LA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA408.md): Mooney M20E · Hollywood, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 19, 2022 · N7154U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB ERA22LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA339.md): Vulcanair V1 · Salisbury, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 22, 2022 · N979DS · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA22LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA286.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Gaithersburg, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 19, 2022 · N2512N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control during the landing flare in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA22LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA263.md): Cessna 172 · Westminster, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 6, 2022 · N29501 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s loss of control during a go-around and the delayed remedial action initiated by the flight instructor, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with trees.
- [NTSB ERA22LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA260.md): Boyle Joseph E BOYLE-JN 1 · Hagerstown, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 3, 2022 · N68902 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control during takeoff in a crosswind, which resulted in abnormal runway contact and a runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA22LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA245.md): Van Lehn Hatz Classic · Frederick, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 29, 2022 · N85EX · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadvertent application of the brakes during the landing roll which resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB ERA22LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA203.md): Cessna 172 · Westminster, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 22, 2022 · N35571 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to attain the proper touchdown point which resulted in a runway overrun.
- [NTSB ERA22LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA191.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Grantsville, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 16, 2022 · N3618W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to continue the flight into an area of moderate to heavy icing conditions, which resulted in a degradation of airplane performance and subsequent loss of control.
- [NTSB ERA22LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA176.md): Cessna 177RG · Gaithersburg, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 2, 2022 · N123LS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering on final approach which resulted in a high sink rate and subsequent collision with a fence.
- [NTSB ERA22LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA148.md): Cessna 525 · Middle River, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 7, 2022 · N22AU · Substantial damage
  > And undetermined failure of the brake system. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the pilots to locate and operate the emergency brake control, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain and an object.
- [NTSB ERA22LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA140.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 · Fallston, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 1, 2022 · N786SH · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's unstabilized hover, which resulted in ground contact and a dynamic rollover. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student and his delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB ERA22LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA117.md): Hughes 369D · Bel Air, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 9, 2022 · N9159F · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to bearing failures in the turbine section resulting from a fatigue fracture of the oil supply line that fed oil to the Nos. 6 and 7 bearings. The oil line failure led to rapid deterioration of the bearings from oil starvation.…
- [NTSB ERA22LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA057.md): Cessna/Air Repair 305F · Anne Arundel, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 7, 2021 · N619JB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and substantial damage.
- [NTSB ERA22LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA044.md): Cessna 172 · Stevensville, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 31, 2021 · N3HQ · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight collision with a bird during initial climb.
- [NTSB ERA21LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA289.md): Piper PA-23 · Easton, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 15, 2021 · N776MC · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of left engine power and uncommanded feathering of the left propeller for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB ERA21LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA267.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Easton, MD · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 24, 2021 · N2143G · Destroyed
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.

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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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'MD' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=MD

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