NTSB investigations: Piper PA-25-235

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-25-235, where the defining event was Loss of engine power (total). 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: 7 cases
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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' e WHERE e.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND e.aircrafts_position = x.position AND e.\"isDefiningEvent\" AND e.\"tier2Number\" = '341'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB CEN17LA372Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 25-235 · Westphalia, KSA total loss of engine power due to a fatigue failure of the crankshaft that resulted from main bearing shift and lack of lubrication.Sep 28, 2017 · N7336Z · Substantial damageNTSB CEN15LA297Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 25-235 · Galveston, TXThe loss of engine power due to a failure of a crankshaft idler gear shaft.Jun 28, 2015 · N94MC · Substantial damageNTSB ERA13LA174Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Panama City, FLA loss of preload to the crankshaft gear attachment bolt, resulting in rotation of the crankshaft gear and a subsequent total loss of engine power. The root cause for the loss of preload could not be determined during a postaccident examination of the…Mar 18, 2013 · N86AB · Substantial damageNTSB ERA12LA474Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Westerly, RIA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined due to the postaccident salt water-damaged state of the engine.Jul 23, 2012 · N7313Z · Substantial damageNTSB CEN12LA437Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Mott, NDThe rupture of a corroded oil line, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to oil starvation.Jul 12, 2012 · N8801L · Substantial damageNTSB ERA09LA490Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Bainbridge, GAA total loss of engine power due to the loss of camshaft timing as a result of the displacement of the idler gear assembly.Aug 27, 2009 · N7339Z · Substantial damageNTSB ERA09LA380Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Westerly, RIThe pilot's failure to use carburetor heat resulting in a complete loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.Jul 4, 2009 · N4898Y · Substantial damage