# Fatal NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24-400

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 ATL92FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA152.md): Piper PA-24-400 · Dovesville, SC · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 3, 1992 · N8620P · Destroyed
  > The loss of engine power which resulted from an undetermined malfunction of the ignition system. A factor was fog.
- [NTSB DEN91FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA039.md): Piper PA-24-400 · Snowmass, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 1991 · N8510P · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a proper altitude in mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB DEN84FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA108.md): Piper PA-24-400 · Saratoga, WY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 8, 1984 · N400SB · Substantial damage
  > During a night x-country after a 16 hour day the airline captain flying his own acft home collided with a mountain at the 10000 ft level. The weather was VMC but the winds aloft were strong and would have blown the acft towardthe mountain had no wind…
- [NTSB OAK77FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FA021.md): Piper PA-24 · Elko, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Feb 24, 1977 · N8478P · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC74AN031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN031.md): Piper PA-24 · Montoursville, PA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Sep 27, 1973 · N8470P · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA71AM078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71AM078.md): Piper PA-24 · Marianna, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Mar 2, 1971 · N8516P · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC70AN066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70AN066.md): Piper PA-24 · Cape May, NJ · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Jan 4, 1970 · N8485P · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK69A0053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69A0053.md): Piper PA-24 · Smartville, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Feb 18, 1969 · N8492P · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC69A0014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69A0014.md): Piper PA-24 · Stewartville, MN · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Sep 20, 1968 · N8425P · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC66A0148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0148.md): Piper PA-24 · Shirley, NY · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Jun 12, 1966 · N8622P · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC66A0088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0088.md): Piper PA-24 · Monticello, ME · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Feb 11, 1966 · N8514P · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI66A0062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0062.md): Piper PA-24 · Cascade, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jan 7, 1966 · N8423P · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK66A0018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66A0018.md): Piper PA-24 · Murphys, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Oct 14, 1965 · N8618P · Destroyed
- [NTSB UNK65X1122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1122.md): Piper PA-24 · Philip, SD · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Dec 24, 1964 · N8489P · Destroyed
- [NTSB UNK65X1121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1121.md): Piper PA-24 · Hutchinson, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Dec 24, 1964 · N8463P · Substantial damage

## 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 ('7102408'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&model=7102408

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