# Fatal NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-201T

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 NYC91FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA171.md): Piper PA-28-201T · Wernersville, PA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 1991 · N8271B · Destroyed
  > The pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation/vertigo. Factors related to the accident were the pilot's use of an antihistamine and self induced pressure to complete the flight.
- [NTSB ATL91FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA067.md): Piper PA-28-201T · Hamilton, NC · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 18, 1991 · N2871H · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper use of equipment which affected the operation of the standby vacuum pump, the pilot's loss of aircraft control after experiencing spatial disorientation, and his exceeding the design stress limits of the aircraft. Factors related to the…
- [NTSB LAX89FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA178.md): Piper PA-28-201T · Stockton, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 4, 1989 · N8133A · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper decision to perform aerobatics which resulted in the design stress limits of the airplane being exceeded due to excessive airspeed. Contributing factors to the accident were the pilot's overconfidence in his and the airplane's ability,…
- [NTSB LAX86FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA061.md): Piper PA-28-201T · So. Lake Tahoe, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 9, 1985 · N2854R · Destroyed
  > Prior to departing on a VFR flt from south lake Tahoe, CA, to tracy, CA, the plt failed to obtain a wx briefing or file a flt plan. Wx at the arpt of departure was reported as scattered clouds at 1500 ft, broken ceiling conditions at an estimated 3000 ft,…

## 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 ('7102819'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&model=7102819

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