# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-16: In flight collision with terrain/water

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 SEA02LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA102.md): Piper PA-16 · Umpqua, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 2002 · N5942H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for unfavorable wind conditions and maintain clearance from the terrain during an attempted VFR go-around. Factors include an encounter with unfavorable wind conditions during the landing flare and the attempted…
- [NTSB ANC98LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA068.md): Piper PA-16 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 1998 · N5280H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent ground loop.
- [NTSB CHI95LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA167.md): Piper PA-16 · Williston, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 3, 1995 · N5328H · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control on takeoff. The soft condition of the field was a factor.

## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7101602')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 230))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7101602&occurrence=230

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