# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-23-160, AZ

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 LAX02FA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA191.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Rio Rico, AZ · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 2002 · N4302P · Destroyed
  > a loss of engine power in the left engine for undetermined reasons, and the failure of the flying pilot to maintain an adequate single engine minimum control airspeed and aircraft control. Also causal was the decision of all three of the pilots to continue…
- [NTSB LAX90LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA175.md): Piper PA23-160 · Flagstaff, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 15, 1990 · N4232P · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control and to feather the propeller. A factor was erratic power from the left engine due to the jamming of the fuel selector valve in an intermediate position.
- [NTSB LAX70FUJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUJ01.md): Piper PA-23 · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 5, 1970 · N4066P · Substantial damage

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'AZ' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102304'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102304&state=AZ

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