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.
Turner, ME
The pilot stated that during the approach to the 900-foot long turf runway, he overshot his intended touch down point. The pilot was reluctant to attempt a go-around because the airplane had full fuel on board. The airplane touched down, traveled off the end of the runway, and struck a log.
The pilot's misjudgment of distance which resulted in an overrun.
On November 9, 2002, about 1400 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-18, N223T, was substantially damaged while landing at a private airstrip in Turner, Maine. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight. No flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot reported that prior to the day of the accident, he had not landed at the private airstrip. The pilot completed several low passes over the airstrip. He then performed a touch-and-go landing on the north runway, a 900-foot long turf runway. During the subsequent approach for a full-stop landing, the pilot maneuvered the airplane out of a slip, and felt it rise and slow. The pilot further stated: "I had just went past my touch down point yet I was still in the air. I knew I had just filled the tanks and the go around attempt would be chancy so I decided to touch down and try to stop fast..." The airplane touched down, traveled off the end of the runway, struck a log, and came to rest inverted. Examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed damage to both wings. The inspector did not observe any pre-impact mechanical malfunctions, nor did the pilot report any. The reported wind at an airport approximately 10 miles south of the accident site, at 1415, was from 060 degrees at 4 knots. The pilot reported a total flight experience of 153 hours; of which, 51 hours were in the same make and model as the accident airplane.