# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-22-160, 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 ANC98LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA001.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Sterling, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 1997 · N8955D · Destroyed
  > Undetermined.
- [NTSB ATL97LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA144.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Belleview, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 28, 1997 · N3402Z · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision, and his delay in initiating a go-around, which resulted in a hard touchdown, loss of directional control, and collision with objects (fence and trees).
- [NTSB CHI97LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA286.md): Piper PA-22 · Shields, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 6, 1997 · N9228D · Substantial damage
  > a loss of engine power from undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CHI97LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA099.md): Piper PA-22 · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 4, 1997 · N9231D · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions, and his failure to maintain proper runway alignment, which resulted in a subsequent nose over. The gusty crosswind condition was a related factor.
- [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.

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

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102214&year=1997

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