# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-20: Loss of control in flight

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ANC14CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA013.md): Piper PA 20 · Platinum, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 24, 2013 · N7069K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing.
- [NTSB ERA12CA475](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA475.md): Piper PA-20 · Cooperstown, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 21, 2012 · N7465K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB ANC11CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA082.md): Piper PA-20 · Tyonek, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 18, 2011 · N7763K · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s decision to take off toward a hill with a gusting tailwind. Contributing was the pilot's premature rotation that prevented the airplane from climbing over the hill.
- [NTSB ANC10CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA082.md): Piper PA-20 · Akhiok, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 2, 2010 · N1594A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while maneuvering at a low altitude.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
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 ('7102002')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND e.aircrafts_position = x.position AND e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '240'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/cases?model=7102002

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