# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24: Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction

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 SEA99LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA070.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Hillsboro, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 23, 1999 · N6017P · Substantial damage
  > A loose alternator drive belt, and the flight crew's decision to continue flight with a known electrical system deficiency, resulting in disabling of the aircraft electrical system and landing with the gear not down-and-locked.
- [NTSB MIA99LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA138.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Fernandina Bch, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 22, 1999 · N7059P · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to use the printed checklist which resulted in the gear-up landing. A factor associated with the accident was the intermittent failure of the gear warning horn.
- [NTSB SEA94LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA213.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Nehalem, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 1994 · N5063P · Substantial damage
  > The separation of the landing gear transmission assembly from its attach bracket rivets due to undetermined reasons. It was not possible for the landing gear to be locked down during the landing roll due to this separation.
- [NTSB CHI94IA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94IA017.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Thief Rvr Falls, MN · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 14, 1993 · N6846P · No damage
  > Fatigue failure of the propeller blade, originating from a corrosion pit.
- [NTSB FTW92LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA210.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Russellville, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 1992 · N5981P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare. Factors were the propeller system's pitch change mechanism disconnected due to improper overhaul and failure to install the staking pins by other maintenance personnel.
- [NTSB LAX87FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA088.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Oceano, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 17, 1987 · N5982P · Substantial damage
  > Shortly after takeoff, the surviving pax (s/p) noticed the acft began losing alt. She heard the plt comment about a 'clicking noise in the left wing' which she also heard & said sounded like metal clicking together. Ground witnesses noticed a change in eng…
- [NTSB MIA86LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA231.md): Piper PA24-180 · Orlando, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 11, 1986 · N55UA · Substantial damage
  > Plt was unable to completely extend landing gear via electric and manual means. A landing was made with gear partially extended. Examination of the aircraft after the accident revealed the landing gear extention mechanism was binding in the manual extention…
- [NTSB LAX84LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA225.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Tucson, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 20, 1984 · N65DB · Substantial damage
  > Shortly after passing watson intersection inbound to tuscon, AZ the outboard tip of one propeller blade separated. The plt turned the magneto switch off and slowed the acft until the propeller stopped rotating. He then executed an emergency landing short of…

## 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 ('7102402')
    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" = 130))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102402&occurrence=130

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