NTSB investigations: Piper PA-25-235

6 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-25-235, where the sequence of events included Fuel exhaustion. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

20092026
NTSB investigations: Piper PA-25-235 per year, 2009–2026: 6 cases
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Latest cases

Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102504')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s.\"tier2Number\" = '192' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE \"isDefiningEvent\")))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

NTSB CEN24LA370Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Muskogee, OKThe pilot’s inattention to refueling during turn-around operations which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Sep 26, 2024 · N6548Z · Substantial damageNTSB CEN15CA001Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 25-235 · Yankton, SDThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Oct 1, 2014 · N6659Z · Substantial damageNTSB CEN14CA344Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 25-235 · Rhinelander, WIA loss of engine power due to the pilot's improper inflight planning and reliance of fuel gauge readings, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.Jul 3, 2014 · N8730L · Substantial damageNTSB CEN14LA261Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Boulder, COThe pilot's failure to adequately monitor the airplane's actual fuel consumption rate, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.May 28, 2014 · N8808L · Substantial damageNTSB WPR09CA315Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Preston, IDA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion that resulted from the pilot's inadequate fuel planning.Jun 27, 2009 · N8600L · Substantial damageNTSB ERA09LA131Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Pensacola, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed following a total loss of engine power during a low-level approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was fuel exhaustion due to the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning.Jan 6, 2009 · N7160Z · Substantial damage