# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-23-250: In flight collision with object

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 ATL04LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA177.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Lake Wales, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 11, 2004 · N962AB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation, and his inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in a collision with a television tower.
- [NTSB FTW02LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA052.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Duncan, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 13, 2001 · N127CA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's descent below the minimum descent altitude, and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance. Contributing factors were the below approach/landing minimum weather, the dark night conditions, and the inoperative REIL's.
- [NTSB CHI01LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA076.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Fulton, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 31, 2001 · N6754Y · Substantial damage
  > the pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from the power line during the circling approach. Factors were the power transmission wire, the plowed field, and that the pilot's lookout was not possible through the built up ice on the windshield.
- [NTSB FTW96GA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96GA365.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Jennings, LA · Accident · 2 fatal · Final report · Aug 31, 1996 · N14196 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance. Factors were the pilot's lack of recent experience in the make and model of airplane, the dark night, and fog.
- [NTSB IAD96FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96FA050.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Marion, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 18, 1996 · N54839 · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance during the instrument approach (FAF/Outer Marker to Threshold IFR), which resulted in the in-flight collision with trees. A related factor was the foggy weather conditions.
- [NTSB MIA94LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA161.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 1994 · N5333Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain a visual outlook and a safe altitude while making a low pass over a boat, resulting in an in-flight collision with the boat mast.
- [NTSB ATL94LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA124.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Blowing Rock, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 1994 · N63872 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain (remote, wooded, mountainous) for an intentional crash landing.
- [NTSB BFO92FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA032.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Sandston, VA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 1992 · N100LC · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision failure to follow the missed approach procedure.
- [NTSB NYC92LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA020.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Groton, CT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 27, 1991 · N14256 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain the minimum descent altitude during the approach. A factor was pilot fatigue.
- [NTSB ATL91FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA051.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Liberty, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 1991 · N6247Y · Destroyed
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain a positive rate-of-climb after lift-off. Factors related to the accident were: darkness, low ceiling, fog, and the pilot's limited experience in a Piper PA-23.
- [NTSB NYC90FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA176.md): Piper PA-23-250 · North Andover, MA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 1990 · N333EP · Destroyed
  > The controller issued an unauthorized alternate missed approach procedure that did not provide adequate terrain clearance, and the pilot delayed obtaining a proper rate of climb during the missed approach. Factors related to the accident were: darkness and…
- [NTSB CHI88FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA082.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Alma, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 25, 1988 · N54848 · Destroyed
  > Drg arrival, the plt was provided vectors for an sdf rwy 9 apch. No wx rprt was available for the destn (Alma), but the plt was adzd the saginaw wx was: indefinite ceiling, 200' obscured, vis 1/2 mi with fog, temp 41, dew point 31, wind 100 deg at 8 KTS,…
- [NTSB ATL88FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA082.md): Piper PA-23 · Augusta, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 19, 1988 · N101JR · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC86LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA040.md): Piper PA-23-250 · West Point, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 23, 1985 · N54236 · Substantial damage
  > The acft was returning to university park arpt after passengers were dropped off at waterbury oxford arpt. Aprx 20 minutes into the flt, the acft collided with two birds. The left wing tip was damaged along with a portion of a section of the left wing 3 1/2…
- [NTSB MIA86FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86FA012.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Pensacola, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 16, 1985 · N5815Y · Destroyed
  > After takeoff acft headed to destination arpt located 4 miles south. When aprx two miles out, the plt turned back to the departure arpt. Witnesses reported the acft was in a shallow descent, low and fast when it collided with trees and exploded about 1400 ft…
- [NTSB BFO85FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FA003.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Washington, DC · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 27, 1984 · N6235Y · Substantial damage
  > After a high & fast apch, acft touched down beyond midfield on rwy 36 at dca. Plt delayed initiating a go around until he was sure the acft would not stop in the rwy remaining. On initial climb the acft struck two apch lights at the departure end of the rwy,…
- [NTSB LAX84FA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA337.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Barstow, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 1984 · N5306Y · Destroyed
  > The flt had originated somewhere in Mexico & was being tracked by dea investigators until radar contact was lost. In the vicinity of amboy, CA an anonymous caller had contacted the highway patrol & reported a low flying acft near amboy with no visible…
- [NTSB MKC83FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA133.md): Piper PA-24-250 · 3m Se Of Benton, MO · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 1983 · N99SP · Destroyed
  > According to the surviving passenger, a boy, the plt was flying the acft from the right seat. The acft was flown to the vicinity of the plt's property where he made a pass over a farm belonging to a relative. The low pass was made near the operator of a…
- [NTSB MIA83FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA006.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Lake Placid, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 1982 · N13785 · Substantial damage
  > Aircraft was transporting marijuana and during an attempted road landing at Lake Placid collided with wires which damagethe landing assembly. Aircraft continued on to north about 4 miles and ditched in a lake. The aircraft sank with both occupants and cargo.
- [NTSB ATL82FKQ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKQ10.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Mccomb, MS · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jan 20, 1982 · N6242Y · Destroyed
  > Before taking off from jackson, MS, the pilot received a weather briefing by radio and filed an IFR flight plan to Mccomb, MS. During arrival at Mccomb, the weather was IFR with an indefinitely obscured ceiling at zero ft, visibility 1/2 mile in fog, wind 160…
- [NTSB MIA82DA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA032.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Okeechobee, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jan 10, 1982 · N567V · Destroyed
  > The aircraft owner and a friend were taken to a hospital emergency room with serious injuries at about 2115 local time. They stated that they had been attacked and robbed while hitch-hiking. On the next morning, the owner's aircraft was found where it had…

## 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 ('7102308')
    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" = 220))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102308&occurrence=220

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