# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-20-135: Loss of control - on ground/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 MIA07CA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA118.md): Piper PA-20-135 · State College, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 7, 2007 · N1576A · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane.
- [NTSB ANC07CA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA004.md): Piper PA-20-135 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 23, 2006 · N3404A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop and encounter with terrain. Factors associated with the accident were the ground loop and inadequate main wheel brakes.
- [NTSB SEA04LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA115.md): Piper PA-20 · Deer Park, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 2004 · N699DS · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's delayed remedial action. Factors include the owner/pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, and a warped/realigned fuselage that contributed to the sensitivity of the aircraft's response to pilot rudder…
- [NTSB NYC02LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA058.md): Piper PA-20 · Fremont, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 9, 2002 · N2254A · Substantial damage
  > Damage to the right tire, which resulted in a sudden loss of tire pressure and a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB LAX89LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA051.md): Piper PA-20 · Chino, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 19, 1988 · N1441C · Substantial damage
  > The plt lost directional control of the acft during the landing roll and ground looped. The flight instructor reported that this was the first landing of the day and that they were staying in the traffic pattern to practice touch and go landings on rwy 26.…
- [NTSB ANC84FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA056.md): Piper PA-20 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 14, 1984 · N7070K · Substantial damage
  > The acft veered during takeoff roll and left the right side of the rwy after about 200 ft of roll. The left main landinggear collapsed and separated from the acft.

## 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 ('7102010')
    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" = 260))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102010&occurrence=260

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