# Fatal NTSB investigations: Piper PA-36-285

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 CHI00LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA243.md): Piper PA-36-285 · Osborne, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2000 · N57616 · Destroyed
  > The unsuitable terrain for landing encountered by the pilot during the forced landing. Factors were the failure of the number four piston and cylinder, the soft terrain, and the main landing gear overload and subsequent collapse.
- [NTSB FTW00LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA005.md): Piper PA-36-285 · Brownfield, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 1999 · N4241U · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with power wires while maneuvering during an aerial application flight. A factor was the sunglare.
- [NTSB FTW94FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA009.md): Piper PA-36-285 · Estelline, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 10, 1993 · N57577 · Destroyed
  > Clearance not maintained by the pilot.
- [NTSB FTW93FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA176.md): Piper PA-36-285 · Texhoma, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 1993 · N57592 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's flight into known adverse weather conditions. Factors were the weather, the dark night, the airplane's lack of flight and navigational equipment, and the pilot's lack of instrument training and experience.
- [NTSB MKC87DCQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87DCQ03.md): Piper PA-36 · Nickerson, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jul 21, 1987 · N9935P · Destroyed
  > After a swath run to the east, the acft was observed to pull up & begin turning back to the west. The witness then saw a big cloud of smoke. She did not see spray coming from the acft drg the last swath run, although her vision was limitedby foliage & bldgs.…
- [NTSB SEA83FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA162.md): Piper PA-36 · Firth, ID · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 1983 · N57588 · Destroyed
  > According to witnesses, the acft was overheard returning to the strip for a second load. Reportedly, it went into a steep bank at about 70 ft AGL & turned toward the strip. As the wings leveled, sounds of high eng power ceased & the acft descend to the…
- [NTSB MKC82FCJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCJ04.md): Piper PA-36 · North Platte, NE · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jul 9, 1982 · N57738 · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft ran off the departure end of the runway during takeoff on a planned agricultural flight. After departing the runway, it continued for a distance through uncut wheat until it contacted a shallow washout and small bank, then flipped over. There…
- [NTSB FTW79FPJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPJ19.md): Piper PA-36 · Boise City, OK · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · May 27, 1979 · N9978P · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK79FVA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVA21.md): Piper PA-36 · Los Banos, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Mar 14, 1979 · N9946P · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX78FUJ89](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUJ89.md): Piper PA-36 · Casa Grande, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jul 28, 1978 · N57569 · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW78FPJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPJ04.md): Piper PA-36 · Garber, OK · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Oct 25, 1977 · N57782 · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC77FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FA022.md): Piper PA-36 · Pierre, SD · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Apr 26, 1977 · N57821 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76FKG91](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG91-155323.md): Piper PA-36 · Blakely, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jul 29, 1976 · N56322 · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI76FEM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM05.md): Piper PA-36 · Munger, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jul 23, 1975 · N9919P · 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 ('7103610', '7103611'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&model=7103610

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