# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-32-300: 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 WPR26FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA189.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Empire, NV · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · May 17, 2026 · N8502N · Substantial damage
  > On May 17, 2026, about 0738 PDT, a Piper PA-32-300, N8502N, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Empire, Nevada. The pilot and passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal…
- [NTSB ANC24LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA030.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Willcox, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 12, 2024 · N4011R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in collision with an object.
- [NTSB ERA24FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA026.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Marion, OH · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Oct 31, 2023 · N44601 · Destroyed
  > A descent and impact with terrain for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB WPR19FA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA256.md): Piper PA32 · La Grande, OR · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Sep 8, 2019 · N6300Z · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s decision to continue visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of control.
- [NTSB CEN18LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA378.md): Piper PA32 · Hereford, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 9, 2018 · N4078W · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB ERA18FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA016.md): Piper PA 32 · Morrison, TN · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 8, 2017 · N47831 · Destroyed
  > The pilots' loss of control during a missed approach in night instrument meteorological conditions as a result of spatial disorientation.
- [NTSB ERA16FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA169.md): Piper PA32 · Boone, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 25, 2016 · N43576 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's delayed decision to conduct a go-around following an unstabilized landing approach and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from trees near the end of the runway.
- [NTSB CEN11LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA275.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Oklahoma City, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 7, 2011 · N31407 · Substantial damage
  > The loss of aircraft control due to the failure of the stabilator control cable turnbuckle.
- [NTSB ERA10WA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10WA116.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Bimini, Bahamas, Bahamas · Accident · 3 fatal · Foreign investigation · Jan 17, 2010 · N4219R · Destroyed
  > On January 17, 2010, at approximately 1545 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-32-300, N4219R, crashed approximately 500 yards northwest of the Bimini Bay Resort, North Bimini, Bahamas. The flight departed Lynden Pindling International Airport, Nassau, Bahamas…
- [NTSB ANC09LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09LA030.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Nunapitchuk, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 10, 2009 · N43551 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid a stall during the landing approach.
- [NTSB WPR09FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA158.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Corona, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 20, 2009 · N55962 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not maintain airplane control during climb due to spatial disorientation while flying in instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent instrument flying experience.
- [NTSB NYC08FA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA319.md): Piper PA-32 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 23, 2008 · N3029Y · Substantial damage
  > A loss of aircraft control for undetermined reasons.

## 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 ('7103212')
    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" = '240' 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
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence?model=7103212

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