Overall Trends
Total, fatal, and serious accidents in the selected range.
Search investigations, review source evidence, monitor watched reports, and trace long-term patterns from one calm, data-first workspace.
Fast key and full-text search with live filters, watches, and precise metadata.
Use quotes for exact phrase matches (for example "fuel selector valve").
Track fatal and non-fatal accident patterns across Part 91, Part 135, and Part 121 operations.
Major cases, deep-report coverage, and investigation media across decades of NTSB history.
Move quickly by aircraft, airport, operator, and time with indexes built for research, not wandering.
NTSB Reports is an independent research and search tool for public aviation accident and incident records. It brings NTSB aviation reports, structured fields, docket files, extracted figures, photos, videos, and update history into one searchable interface.
The goal is practical safety education: make it faster to find relevant investigations, compare similar events, review factual records, and understand the evidence behind probable-cause and preliminary reports.
The investigative work and source records belong to the National Transportation Safety Board and the published investigation record. This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the NTSB.
Mcalester, OK
Following a bounced landing on runway 22, the airplane turned to the right. The pilot added full power for a go-around; however, the right main wheel struck the top wire of a fence paralleling the runway, the right wing caught a brush pile, and the airplane nosed to the ground. Winds were from 160 degrees at 15 knots gusting to 35 knots. Due to dry windy conditions in the area, the pilot had flown on fire patrol flights for an average of 6 hours per day for the previous 2 weeks.
the pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswinds, during recovery from a bounced landing; and his failure to maintain directional control during a go-around. Related factors were: the wind conditions, and a subsequent encounter with of a fence and brush pile.
On April 5, 1998, at 1430 central daylight time, a Bellanca 7GCBC a tailwheel airplane, N53739, was substantially damaged following a loss of control during an aborted landing at a private airstrip near McAlester, Oklahoma. The airplane, owned by a private individual, was leased by the Oklahoma State Department of Agriculture for fire patrol under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The commercial pilot, sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local public use flight and a flight plan was not filed. The flight departed the private airstrip at 1200. During a personal interview, conducted by the investigator-in-charge, the pilot reported that he had flown an average of 6 hours per day for the previous 2 weeks on the fire patrol flights due to dry windy conditions prevailing throughout the area. The aircraft was modified for use of automotive fuel and he would land at the private airstrip, 6 miles northwest of McAlester, for refueling. The winds reported by the pilot (Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report NTSB Form 6120.1/2) were from 160 degrees at 15 knots with gusts from 25 to 35 knots and the approach was made to runway 22. During the wheel landing the aircraft bounced and turned to the right. According to the pilot's statement, he added full power for a go-around; however, the right main wheel struck the top wire of the fence paralleling the runway, the right wing caught a brush pile located beyond the fence, and the airplane nosed to the ground. Structural damage occurred to the fuselage, wing spars, engine mounts, propeller, gear, and cowling.