# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-20, 1989

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 ANC89LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA128.md): Piper PA-20 · Chitina, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 1989 · N7400K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area and delay in slowing the airplane after landing. A factor in the accident was the rough/uneven terrain.
- [NTSB ANC89LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA118.md): Piper PA-20 · Eureka, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 1989 · N7029K · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power for an unknown reason. A factor related to the accident was: rough terrain in the emergency landing area.
- [NTSB CHI89LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA127.md): Piper PA-20 · Gladwin, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 1989 · N7093K · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot seated in the left seat of the airplane to use brakes to correct for a left turn caused by a bent tail wheel.
- [NTSB ANC89LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA097.md): Piper PA-20 · Sheshalik, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 1989 · N7735K · Substantial damage
  > Pilot-in-command's failure to perform an adequate preflight inspection of the airplane's brakes.

## 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") = 1989
  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=1989

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