# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-20, 1985 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 ANC86LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA016.md): Piper PA-20 · Wasilla, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 15, 1985 · N7773K · Substantial damage > Aircraft lost control during landing and crashed into another private aircraft. Witness reported seeing aircraft make a fast appraoch, land long, ground loop and slide side ways into parked Aeronca. Witness stated that aircraft landed with a tailwind,while… - [NTSB ANC86LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA012.md): Piper PA-20 · Shageluk, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 6, 1985 · N97MM · Substantial damage > The acft contacted trees and descended to the terrain while on an apch to a lake. The plt reported the acft windscreen kept frosting up and he had to repeatedly wipe it clean. In the process of wiping the windscreen he approached the lake at a lower than… - [NTSB LAX86LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA052.md): Piper PA-20 · Calexico, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 1, 1985 · N7728K · Substantial damage > The acft ground looped during a landing on rwy 08 at Calexico arpt. The plt reported that upon touchdown the acft began to swerve to the right. The plt applied left rudder to arrest the right swerve. The acft then began a swerve to the left and the plt was… - [NTSB ANC85LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA182.md): Piper PA-20 · Feather River, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 23, 1985 · N7440K · Substantial damage > While landing in gusty surface wind conditions the pilot lost control of he airplane and turned over. - [NTSB CHI85LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA349.md): Piper PA-20 · Bay City, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 1985 · N7665K · Substantial damage > The acft was damaged during a hard forced landing following a loss of pwr shortly after takeoff. The plt reported that at an alt of aprx 250 ft AGL, the eng quit. Post accident inspection revealed the fuel selector was positioned on the right tank which… - [NTSB BFO85FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FA068.md): Piper PA-20-125 · Culpeper, VA · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 1985 · N7372K · Destroyed > Witnesses stated that the takeoff roll began about 2000 ft from the departure end of the 2300 ft sod rwy. The a/c lifted off from a 3-point attitude and climbed at a high angle of attack, 'mushing along' until it fell off on the rt wing and struck the ground… - [NTSB SEA85LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA192.md): Piper PA-20 · Seattle, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 1985 · N7765K · Substantial damage > A ground loop occurred and the steering spring failed. The aircraft's steering spring had failed prior to the accident away from a repair station. The pilot made a temporary repair that failed during this ground loop. The pilot stated that a combination of a… - [NTSB CHI85LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA319.md): Piper PA-20 · Madelia, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 1985 · N7619K · Substantial damage > During cruise engine power was lost. The pilot was unable to restart the engine. During landing in an oats field the acft nosed over. - [NTSB CHI85LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA148.md): Piper PA-20-125 · Zionsville, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 25, 1985 · N7629K · Substantial damage > The plt stated that she flared slightly high upon landing, causing the acft to bounce. Once the acft was on the ground again it began to drift to the left side of the rwy. To correct for this drift, the plt applied right rudder, however, she overcorrected… - [NTSB MKC85LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA054.md): Piper PA-20 · Wa Keeney, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 18, 1985 · N5590H · Substantial damage > Acft touched down left of centerline. Left main gear contacted slush on the rwy and the acft swerved into a 2 to 3 ft snowbank alongside the rwy. Plt stated, 'the rwy was plenty clear and the accident would not have happened if the plane had been kept on the… ## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1985 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102002')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102002&year=1985 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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