# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-22-150, 1997

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 SEA98LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA015.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Newberg, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 22, 1997 · N7528D · Substantial damage
  > The pilots failure to account for the increased drag on the runway during the preflight planning. Factors were the long, wet grass.
- [NTSB FTW98LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA046.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Broomfield, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 7, 1997 · N9607D · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll, due to inadvertently stepping on the brake. A related factor was the pilot's excessive use of rudder for steering.
- [NTSB CHI97LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA279.md): Piper PA-22 · Castlewood, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 1997 · N2743P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the trees.
- [NTSB ANC97LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA103.md): Piper PA-22 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 15, 1997 · N4520A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's initiation of an abrupt, evasive maneuver, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors in the accident were an undetermined object crossing the runway and the passenger's rudder control interference during the evasive…
- [NTSB ANC97LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA087.md): Piper PA-22 · Hoonah, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 1997 · N7025B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.
- [NTSB SEA97LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA108.md): Piper PA-22-150 · The Dalles, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 10, 1997 · N1707P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command misjudged his altitude and distance from the runway while landing.
- [NTSB CHI97FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA116.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Holland, MI · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 26, 1997 · N3126Z · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall/mush and subsequent impact with trees and then a residence. A related factor was turbulence.
- [NTSB MIA97LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA106.md): Piper PA22-150 · Cumming, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 30, 1997 · N3201Z · Substantial damage
  > a loss of engine power for an undermined reason, which resulted in a forced landing and subsequent impact with the ground.
- [NTSB LAX97LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA100.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Madera, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 9, 1997 · N1900F · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from obstructions and his inadequate visual outlook.
- [NTSB ANC97LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA025.md): Piper PA-22 · Skwentna, AK · Accident · 3 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 1, 1997 · N7235D · Destroyed
  > The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and subsequent failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors associated with the accident are the pilot's inadequate weather evaluation, his becoming lost/disoriented, and…

## 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") = 1997
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102210'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102210&year=1997

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