# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-20, 2009

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 ANC09CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA107.md): Piper PA-20 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 27, 2009 · N5540A · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's decision to attempt an off-airport landing and his failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ERA09CA548](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA548.md): Piper PA-20 · Herlong, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 13, 2009 · N7705K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper visual lookout while taxing on soft terrain.
- [NTSB WPR09CA435](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA435.md): Piper PA-20 · Bozeman, MT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 5, 2009 · N1544A · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot receiving instruction to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll and the flight instructor's delayed corrective action.
- [NTSB WPR09CA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA257.md): Piper PA-20 · Glendale, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 20, 2009 · N1591A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions and failure to maintain directional control on the landing roll out.
- [NTSB ERA09CA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA246.md): Piper PA20 · Scranton, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 9, 2009 · N7653K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate compensation for wind conditions during landing. Contributing to the accident was the distraction of smoke in the cockpit.

## 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") = 2009
  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=2009

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