# Fatal NTSB investigations: Piper J5C

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 ERA25FA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA283.md): Piper J5C · Rochester, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Aug 1, 2025 · N28151 · Substantial damage
  > On August 1, 2025, about 1330 eastern daylight time, a Piper J5C, NC 28151, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Rochester, New York. The passenger was fatally injured, and the pilot was seriously injured. The airplane was…
- [NTSB ATL88LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA166.md): Piper J5C · Gulf Shores, AL · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · May 6, 1988 · N41333 · Substantial damage
  > A witness reported that the airplane encountered a 'downdraft' while attempting to pick up a banner. The main ldg gear caught the banner pick-up line and carried the banner aloft. The witness radioed the plt to advise him of the situation, but received no…
- [NTSB ANC79FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA054.md): Piper J-5C · Karluk, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · May 27, 1979 · N1035N · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK73FJA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FJA08.md): Piper J5C · Kaanapali, HI · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Nov 25, 1972 · N62032 · Destroyed
- [NTSB SEA69F0125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69F0125.md): Piper J5C · Seaside, OR · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jul 14, 1967 · N68295 · Destroyed

## 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."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7100712'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&model=7100712

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