NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-161

14 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-28-161, where NTSB found Not determined, general. 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

20082026
NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-161 per year, 2008–2026: 14 cases
20081
20091
20102
20121
20131
20142
20162
20213
20241

Latest cases

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 ('7102803', '7102834')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_findings.parquet' f WHERE f.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND f.aircrafts_position = x.position AND starts_with(f.\"findingCode\", '05000000')))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

NTSB ERA24FA300Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Palm Beach Gardens, FLA loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.Jul 10, 2024 · N81250 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA21LA349Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Grant-Valkaria, FLA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Aug 30, 2021 · N864LM · Substantial damageNTSB ERA21LA267Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Easton, MDA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.Jun 24, 2021 · N2143G · DestroyedNTSB ERA21LA213Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Okeechobee, FLA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available information.Apr 29, 2021 · N271SG · Substantial damageNTSB GAA16LA352Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 28 · Merritt Island, FLA total loss of engine power during the landing roll, and an engine fire during a subsequent engine restart attempt. Neither the cause for the loss of engine power nor the source of the fire could be determined because the airplane was not made available for…Jun 29, 2016 · N601FT · Substantial damageNTSB ERA16LA103Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 28-161 · Miami, FLA partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have contributed to the power loss.Feb 2, 2016 · N8466G · Substantial damageNTSB ERA14LA388Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Buffalo, NYA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident examination of the airframe and engine test run revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.Aug 14, 2014 · N706GS · Substantial damageNTSB ERA14LA141Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Atlantic City, NJA partial loss of engine power at takeoff for reasons that could not be determined during a postaccident examination or engine test run.Mar 4, 2014 · N1449H · Substantial damageNTSB CEN13LA287Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Oskaloosa, IAThe loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the engine examination did not reveal any malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.May 18, 2013 · N47539 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN12LA216Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Arcola, TXA total loss of engine power during landing approach for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.Mar 30, 2012 · N800KA · Substantial damageNTSB CEN10LA531Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Buchanan, MIA failure of the engine's No. 3 and No. 4 cylinder valve lifters for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.Sep 9, 2010 · N3560B · Substantial damageNTSB ERA10LA395Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Blossvale, NYA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Aug 3, 2010 · N9101M · Substantial damageNTSB ERA09LA201Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Sanford, FLAn engine air induction explosion for an undetermined reason during repeated engine start attempts.Mar 17, 2009 · N613FT · Substantial damageNTSB NYC08FA148Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA 28-161 · Venice, FLThe pilot's inflight loss of control for undetermined reasons.Mar 25, 2008 · N465TC · Substantial damage