# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-181: Collision during takeoff/land

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 ERA25FA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA280.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Block Island, RI · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Jul 30, 2025 · N961DA · Substantial damage
  > On July 30, 2025, about 1210 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-181, N961DA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Block Island, Rhode Island. The pilot sustained serious injuries, one passenger received minor injuries, and one…
- [NTSB CEN21LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA353.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Jeffersonville, IN · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 3, 2021 · N728A · Substantial damage
  > A loss of directional control due to failure of the landing gear attachment hardware for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB CEN21LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA197.md): Piper PA28 · Faribault, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 22, 2021 · N7114C · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain control during takeoff in gusty wind conditions and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in the airplane colliding with trees and subsequently the ground.
- [NTSB ERA20LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA126.md): Piper PA28 · Beverly, MA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 12, 2020 · N656ST · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, and the student pilot’s failure to utilize carburetor heat in conditions conducive to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB WPR18LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA248.md): Piper PA28 · Tat Momoli, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 29, 2018 · N4139A · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to a fatigue crack in the connecting rod bushing end.
- [NTSB GAA17CA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA189.md): Piper PA 28 · Gila Bend, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 12, 2017 · N288PA · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to review the notices to airmen related to the airport, which resulted in his landing on a closed runway and the airplane striking runway closed markers.
- [NTSB CEN16LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA055.md): Piper PA 28-181 · Pontiac, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 6, 2015 · N47480 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s operation of the airplane below the glideslope and off course during a night, instrument approach, which resulted in a collision with trees and terrain.
- [NTSB CEN15CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA055.md): Piper PA 28-181 · Strasburg, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 21, 2014 · N2204Q · Substantial damage
  > The exhaustion of the fuel supply resulting in a complete loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN14LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA245.md): Piper PA 28-181 · Yuma, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 19, 2014 · N9631C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control after the airplane encountered a wind gust during takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was the pilot inadvertently using a runway that resulted in a gusty tailwind condition.

## 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 ('7102807', '7102832')
    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" = '490' 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/490/sequence?model=7102807

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