# Fatal NTSB investigations: Piper AEROSTAR 602P

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 CEN20FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20FA002.md): Piper Aerostar 602P · Kokomo, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Oct 5, 2019 · N326CW · Destroyed
  > The pilot's exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack following a dual engine power loss caused by the line service technician fueling the airplane with the wrong fuel, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control.…
- [NTSB LAX08FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA028.md): Piper PA-60-602P · McFarland, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 9, 2007 · N6895Z · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight preparation and improper fueling procedures that led to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB IAD03FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03FA001.md): Piper Aerostar 602P · Bradford, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 4, 2002 · N700DJ · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to follow the published instrument approach procedure, which resulted in an early descent into trees and terrain. A factor was the night, instrument meteorological conditions.
- [NTSB SEA01WA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01WA033.md): Aerostar 602P · Penticton, Canada · Accident · 4 fatal · Foreign investigation · Dec 31, 2000 · N88AT · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC95LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA087.md): Piper PA-60-602P · Danbury, CT · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 12, 1995 · N602PC · Destroyed
  > The pilot's delay in initiating a go-around (aborted landing) and failure to assure that the flaps were properly reset for the go-around. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's failure to achieve the proper touchdown point for landing, the wet…
- [NTSB BFO92FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA125.md): Piper PA-60-602P · Georgetown, DE · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 5, 1992 · N3647T · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, while circling to land, resulting in an inadvertent stall. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's excessive maneuvering of the airplane and his insufficient altitude for recovery from the stall.
- [NTSB NYC90FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA040.md): Piper PA-60-602P · Frenchtown, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 21, 1989 · N6894Y · Destroyed
  > The inadequate maintenance and inspection of the turbocharger tailpipe exhaust stack on the right engine by the mechanic(s). The failure of the tailpipe permitted heat from the exhaust to weaken the main spar of the right wing resulting in a catastrophic…
- [NTSB ATL84FA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA286.md): Piper 602P · Dayton, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 1984 · N6897L · Destroyed
  > On arrival at destination, plt found airport obscured by fog, reported by UNICOM as 1 mi visibility. Plt circled to await improvement. 15 min later, visibility improved to 1-1/2 mi. Acft observed briefly through breaks, then heard manuvering to north and seen…
- [NTSB DEN83FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA044.md): Piper Aerostar 602P · Almy, WY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 6, 1983 · N6893L · Destroyed
  > Before departing, the plt obtained a wx briefing & was advised of a SIGMET which forecasted severe turbulence below 18,000 ft, strong up/downdrafts, strong surface winds & wind shear near mountains & in passes. He took off with full fuel tanks & aprx 400 lbs…
- [NTSB FTW82FRA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRA16.md): Piper PA-60-602P · Brenham, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Feb 11, 1982 · N6894L · Substantial damage
  > Aircraft during entire roll and initial climb after takeoff had an unusually nose high attitude. Aircraft climbed to about 200 feet AGL then appeared to stall and fall off on left wing. Investigation did not reveal any reason for the unusual attitude.

## 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 ('7106014'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&model=7106014

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