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

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 CHI06FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA030.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Bloomington, IL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 10, 2005 · N4319P · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft control not possible by the pilot during a visual approach to the runway due to the physical impairment of the pilot.
- [NTSB CHI04LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA070.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Casey, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 15, 2004 · N4332P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot not maintaining aircraft control during the loss of engine power and his improper remedial action during the encountered uncommanded roll (VMC roll). An additional cause was the pilot's failure to obtain a maintenance inspection by a qualified…
- [NTSB CHI94LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA351.md): Piper PA-23-160 · West Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 30, 1994 · N5272A · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to use the manual hydraulic pump to lower the landing gear. Factors were the failure of the fuel selector handle, the subsequent fuel starvation, and the pilot's failure to properly crossfeed and restart the left engine.
- [NTSB CHI90FA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA233.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Odell, IL · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 1990 · N4231P · Substantial damage
  > A loss of left engine power due to oil accumulation in the right magneto and a non-usable spark lead from the left magneto. In addition, the right engine was unable to provide adequate power to maintain altitude due to a partial blockage in the carburetor by…
- [NTSB CHI80FEE38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE38.md): Piper PA-23 · Waukegan, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 16, 1980 · N1700U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI78FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA045.md): Piper PA-23 · Belleville, IL · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Jun 25, 1978 · N3284P · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI77FEE52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE52.md): Piper PA-23 · Morris, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 27, 1977 · N4302Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI74FEV46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV46.md): Piper PA-23 · Sparta, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 22, 1974 · N3259P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI74DEE50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE50.md): Piper PA-23 · Wheeling, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 2, 1974 · N4430P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI73FEE42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEE42.md): Piper PA-23 · Schaumburg, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 26, 1973 · N4371P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI72AC061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC061.md): Piper PA-23 · St.Charles, IL · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jan 21, 1972 · N4029P · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI69F0221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0221.md): Piper PA-23 · Wheeling, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 18, 1968 · N4285P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI68F0601](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0601.md): Piper PA-23 · Northbrook, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 2, 1968 · N4342P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI68D0130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0130.md): Piper PA-23 · Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 15, 1967 · N4240P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66F0644](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0644.md): Piper PA-23 · Elgin, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 12, 1966 · N4255P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3137.md): Piper PA23 · Quincy, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 31, 1964 · N4150P · 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" = 'IL' 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=IL

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