# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-23-250, 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 NYC98LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA059.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Perkasie, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 18, 1997 · N6962Y · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in an off runway landing, after the left engine was reported to have lost power.
- [NTSB LAX98FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA048.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Carson City, NV · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 27, 1997 · N6933Y · Destroyed
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed after being distracted by the nose baggage door opening in-flight resulting in a stall/spin. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and lack of experience in the type…
- [NTSB FTW98LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA038.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Galveston, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 1, 1997 · N40201 · Substantial damage
  > inadequate maintenance and/or preflight inspection of the airplane, and subsequent blockage of the fuel filters, which led to fuel starvation, partial loss of engine power in both engines, and a forced landing. A related factor was the lack of suitable…
- [NTSB CHI98LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA011.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Charlotte, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 9, 1997 · N54738 · Substantial damage
  > improper positioning of the fuel selector by the second pilot, which resulted in fuel starvation; inadequate supervision by the pilot-in-command; and failure of the flight crew to follow the published emergency procedures for loss of engine power.
- [NTSB NYC97FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97FA172.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Baptistown, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 1997 · N5464Y · Destroyed
  > failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane for undetermined reason(s), while operating it at low altitude.
- [NTSB ATL97LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA071.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Jacksonville, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 8, 1997 · N520SM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance while on a low pass, leading to propeller damage. A factor was birds in the area.
- [NTSB MIA97WA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97WA181.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Bimini, Bahamas · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · May 4, 1997 · N570VR · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA97WA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97WA111.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Apr 1, 1997 · N5175Y · 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 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 ('7102308'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102308&year=1997

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