# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-22-160: Loss of control - in flight

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 CHI04LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA022.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Lamar, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 28, 2003 · N8858D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot not maintaining directional control, not performing an aborted takeoff and his inadequate compensation for the crosswind. Factors to the accident include the crosswind, the hangar and the building.
- [NTSB CHI03LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA131.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Pierre, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 19, 2003 · N9601D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. A contributing factor was the collapse of the main landing gear.
- [NTSB LAX97FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA126.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Bagdad, AZ · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 19, 1997 · N3629Z · Destroyed
  > failure of the pilot to obtain and/or maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff/initial climb, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the terrain. High density altitude was a related factor.
- [NTSB CHI93LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA323.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Ellis, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 1993 · N9666D · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation. Factors in the accident are the pilot's premature liftoff, his failure to keep the airplane properly aligned during the initial climb, and the high density altitude.
- [NTSB CHI93LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA011.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Saline, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 16, 1992 · N2945Z · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and airspeed.
- [NTSB ANC91LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA150.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Stoney River, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 1991 · N8143D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain a proper climb. Factors in the accident were: the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane, his inadequate training in that model airplane, his lack of total experience, his inflight planning/decision, his overconfidence in…
- [NTSB FTW90LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA008.md): Piper PA-22 · Amarillo, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 8, 1989 · N8727D · Substantial damage
  > The loss of aircraft control by the pilot.
- [NTSB ATL89LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA218.md): Piper PA-22-160 · China Grove, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 1989 · N9400D · Substantial damage
  > Pilot's loss of control during the final approach in that he failed to establish a proper glidepath. The airplane landed short of the runway. During the attempted go-around his improper use of rudder and aileron, following the application of full power,…
- [NTSB CHI89LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA115.md): Piper PA-22 · Michigan City, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 18, 1989 · N8824D · Destroyed
  > Failure of the pilot to obtain and/or maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall & collision with the ground. Related factors were: failure of the pilot to follow procedures/directives and his operation of the aircraft…
- [NTSB SEA84FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA196.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Bonners Ferry, ID · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 12, 1984 · N9050D · Destroyed
  > The plt took off with 3 adult passengers & a 2 yr old child on board & flew aprx 1.3 hrs. Just prior to the accident, he reported on a left downwind for rwy 20. As the plt continued the apch, the acft was observed over the rwy at aprx 100' AGL, reportedly at…

## 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 ('7102214')
    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" = 250))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102214&occurrence=250

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