# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24: 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 CHI03FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA018.md): Piper PA-24 · Fond du Lac, WI · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 4, 2002 · N6606P · Destroyed
  > The pilot failed to maintain obstacle clearance from the power lines while on a night VFR approach. Factors to the accident included the dark night and the power lines.
- [NTSB ATL92FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA020.md): Piper PA-24 · Engelhard, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 8, 1991 · N7120P · Destroyed
  > The spatial disorientation experienced by the pilot, and his inadvertent descent into the terrain. A factor was the dark, night lighting condition at the time of the accident.
- [NTSB NYC91FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA097.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Muncie Valley, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 1991 · N5007P · Destroyed
  > The pilot's attempt to maintain visual flight into known instrument meteorological conditions, resulting in a collision with trees. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's failure to obtain a pre-flight weather briefing and his failure to maintain…
- [NTSB CHI91LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA074.md): Piper PA-24 · Cabool, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 20, 1991 · N5627P · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain proper runway alignment during a go-around. Factors related to the accident were: darkness and the pilot's lack of understanding of the landing gear electrical system.
- [NTSB ATL84LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA048.md): Piper PA-24 · Clemson, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 23, 1983 · N7221P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to lower the landing gear stating that he was distracted by an acft on the ground & diverted his attention from the landing checklist.

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

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102402&occurrence=220

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