NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-161
20 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-28-161, where the sequence of events included Loss of control on ground. 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
| 2008 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
Where
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 ('7102803', '7102834')
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\" = '230' 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.
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 ('7102803', '7102834')
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" = '230' 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" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB CEN23LA141Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Maple Lake, MNThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a gusting crosswind.NTSB WPR22LA260Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Kelso, WAThe student pilot’s inadequate flare resulting in a loss of airplane control during landing with gusting wind conditions.NTSB GAA22WA139Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA28 · Hilversum, NetherlandsNTSB ERA21LA175Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Fort Pierce, FLThe flight instructor’s delayed remedial action and failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB GAA20CA079Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Quakertown, PAThe student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a drainage culvert.NTSB ERA19TA195Accident · No injuriesClass 3Final reportPiper PA28 · Westminster, MDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB GAA19CA104Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Bowling Green, OHThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control upon touchdown, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a ditch.NTSB GAA18CA218Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 28-161 · Pensacola, FLThe pilot’s loss of directional control and long landing in gusting wind conditions due to his shoe getting stuck on the brakes.NTSB GAA18CA204Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Vero Beach, FLThe student pilot’s failure to maintain a stabilized approach, which resulted in overcorrection with the rudder during the landing, loss of control, and a runway excursion.NTSB ERA15CA107Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Alexander City, ALThe pilot's failure to properly secure the airplane before hand-propping the engine for startup.NTSB ERA14CA046Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 28-161 · Clewiston, FLThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.NTSB WPR13CA426Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 - 161 · Lancaster, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.NTSB CEN10CA547Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Houma, LAThe pilot’s inadequate compensation for the crosswind while landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.NTSB ERA09CA196Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28 · Darlington, SCThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident were the dark night and the pilot's lack of experience.NTSB WPR09CA054Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Goodyear, AZThe failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control during takeoff.NTSB CEN09CA008Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Crookston, MNThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A contributing factor was the student pilot's limited flight experience. Additional factors were the presence of the ditch adjacent to the runway and the resulting collapse of the…NTSB LAX08CA243Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Canyon City, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Contributing to the accident was the gusting tailwind.NTSB CHI08CA142Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Grand Forks, NDThe student pilot's failure to maintained directional control during the aborted landing. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's total lack of experience in the type of airplane.NTSB NYC08CA193Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Vero Beach, FLThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was a crosswind.NTSB MIA08CA069Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Vero Beach, FLThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during an aborted takeoff.