# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-23, 1990

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 NYC90LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA162.md): Piper PA-23-150 · Radnow Township, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 1990 · N3EF · Destroyed
  > Wire strike during an off airport forced landing in unsuitable terrain. Contributing factors were a power loss, caused by an engine oil leak.
- [NTSB NYC90LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA164.md): Piper PA-23 · Shirley, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 14, 1990 · N44HH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's lack of qualifications, the improper use of flight controls, the second pilot's lack of qualifications, and his decision to simulate the engine failure.
- [NTSB LAX90LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA087.md): Piper PA-23-150 · Long Beach, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 10, 1990 · N2118P · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to raise the gear and flaps during a go-around resulting in a loss of control. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of experience in a PA-23.

## 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") = 1990
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102302'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102302&year=1990

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