# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-180: Midair collision

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 WPR18LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA003.md): Borom Marcus P Long EZ · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 7, 2017 · N966EZ · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other airplane while maneuvering in the traffic pattern, which resulted in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the controller's failure to provide adequate traffic information, issue necessary…
- [NTSB ERA11FA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA291.md): Piper PA-28-180 · New Hampton, NY · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 9, 2011 · N5275L · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The PA24 pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from the PA28, resulting in an in-flight collision. Contributing to the accident was the PA24 pilot's decision to overtake the PA28.
- [NTSB CEN09IA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09IA161.md): Piper PA28 · Fairmont, NE · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 2009 · N55502 · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
  > Both pilots' failure to see and avoid the other aircraft.
- [NTSB SEA08LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA057.md): Piper PA 28-180 · Sonoma, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 1, 2008 · N8037W · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
  > The departing pilot's inadequate visual lookout.

## 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 ('7102808')
    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" = '250' 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/250/sequence?model=7102808

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