# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-180: Miscellaneous/other

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 WPR25LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA275.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Hollister, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 11, 2025 · N7756N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s delayed go-around from an unstabilized approach that resulted in an impact with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR23LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA091.md): Piper PA-28-180 · San Diego, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 15, 2023 · N9687J · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to maintain altitude while maneuvering to another runway after the engine cowling opened shortly after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the failure of both the student pilot and flight instructor to conduct an adequate…
- [NTSB WPR20CA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA138.md): Piper PA 28-180 · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 13, 2020 · N15756 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion, collision with a pole, and a subsequent ground loop.
- [NTSB GAA18CA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA264.md): Piper PA28 · Addison, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 8, 2018 · N642RJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA16LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA192.md): Piper PA 28-180 · Batavia, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 19, 2016 · N7781W · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a collision with runway signs.
- [NTSB WPR11CA425](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA425.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Gerlach, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 3, 2011 · N7303W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to land at an unknown off-airport location.

## 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" = '900' 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/900/sequence?model=7102808

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