# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24, 1989

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 ATL90FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA031.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Helen, GA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 1989 · N7681P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to properly preflight and plan en route refueling stops. The airplane collided with trees during the emergency descent.
- [NTSB MIA89LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA244.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Titusville, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 10, 1989 · N7946P · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the private pilot (dual student) to assure the fuel selector was positioned to the proper tank, which resulted in fuel starvation; and inadequate supervision by the instructor pilot (CFI). The trees were a related factor.
- [NTSB DEN89FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA208.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Grantsville, UT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 1989 · N7835P · Destroyed
  > Improper in-flight planning/decision by the pilot, by entering a box canyon with insufficient altitude to assure a safe exit. Contributing factors were: box canyon, rising terrain, and high density altitude.
- [NTSB CHI89FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA117.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Delphi, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 1989 · N30BS · Destroyed
  > Improper planning/decision of the pilot, which resulted in fuel exhaustion from an inadequate supply of fuel, and his failure to maintain flying speed during a forced landing, which resulted in a stall and subsequent impact with the ground.
- [NTSB LAX89LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA183.md): Piper PA-24 · Montague, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 6, 1989 · N550V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear because of inattention. Contributing to the accident was inadequate maintenance of the airplane which failed to repair the landing gear warning throttle position switch.
- [NTSB DEN89FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA061.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 14, 1989 · N5983P · Destroyed
  > Engine stoppage from fuel starvation which resulted from the pilot's failure to select the fullest tank for takeoff. In addition the pilot attempted to return to the airport during the forced landing and inadvertently stalled the aircraft during the…

## 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") = 1989
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102402'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102402&year=1989

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