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.
Sanford, FL
The flight instructor stated that the student was taxiing the airplane and he was preoccupied looking at a problem with the low voltage light. He said that he had noticed that the airplane was being taxied fast, was to the left of the centerline, and close to a fence. He said he took over the controls, applied the brakes, retarded the throttle, and applied right rudder, but could not avoid the collision. The left wing of the airplane collided with the fence, and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The student said that he was looking at the right wing trying to see if he was clear of parked airplanes when the wing hit the fence.
the dual student's improper visual lookout and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision that resulted in the airplane colliding with a fence post.
On May 4, 2000, about 1300 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N92995, registered to T and D Ventures, and operated by Comair Aviation Academy as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight, collided with a fence during taxi for takeoff at Sanford, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. There were no injuries to the commercial-rated flight instructor and the dual student. The airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The flight instructor stated that the student was taxiing the airplane from parking to the run-up area prior to an instructional flight. The instructor further stated that he was preoccupied looking at the low voltage light, since it was flashing on and off. He stated that the airplane was fast, to the left of the centerline, and close to the fence when he took the controls over, applied the brakes, retarded the throttle, and applied right rudder to try to avoid the fence. He said he had only 2 to 3 seconds to respond after noticing the problem, but the left wing hit the fence. The student pilot stated that his attention was diverted, and he was looking at the right wing to see if he was clear of parked airplanes, when the left wing hit the fence. The FAA inspector who examined the accident airplane noted that the leading edge of the wing was pushed aft about 4 inches at the furthermost outboard rib, and the aft spar had buckled approximately 18 inches outboard the fuselage.