# Fatal NTSB investigations: Piper AEROSTAR 600

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 CHI02FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA197.md): Piper PA-60 · Columbus, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 2002 · N158GA · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a missed approach. Additional factors included the operator's inadequate oversight, the pilot's improper in-flight decision, conditions conducive to pilot fatigue, fog, and night.
- [NTSB MIA98FA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98FA250.md): Piper Aerostar 600 · N. Myrtle Beach, SC · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 20, 1998 · N17MT · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed (Vs) during a single engine approach resulting in an inadvertent stall. Factors contributing to the accident were a fatigue crack in the exhaust pipe in the right engine, the aircraft weight and balance was exceeded,…
- [NTSB NYC95FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95FA042.md): Piper PA-60-600 · Colonie, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 10, 1994 · N6069T · Destroyed
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft, possibly from falling asleep.
- [NTSB CHI90FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA190.md): Piper PA-28 · Plymouth, MI · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 1990 · N55354 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > Inadequate visual lookout by the pilot of the PA-60. A factor related to the accident was that neither of the flight crews had obatained atc/radar assistance.
- [NTSB MIA89FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA113.md): Piper Aerostar 600 · Jacksonville, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 23, 1989 · N77BR · Destroyed
  > Improper use of the IFR procedure by the pilot, his failure to maintain a proper glide path, and his failure to identify the decision height.
- [NTSB ATL86FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA208.md): Piper PA-60-600 · Raleigh, NC · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 1986 · N3643Q · Destroyed
  > The plt was issued rwy 5, 7,500', for IFR departure with favoring 4 kt quartering headwind. Plt requested rwy 14, 4,498', for takeoff with a 4 kt quartering tailwind. Ground witness and control tower observed acft use nearly all of the rwy on takeoff roll.…
- [NTSB NYC79FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA017.md): Piper PA-31 · Templeton, MA · Accident · 5 fatal · Closed · Jan 11, 1979 · N33TN · 2 aircraft · 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 ('7106001', '7104100'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&model=7106001

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