# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24, 1992

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 LAX93LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA054.md): Piper PA-24 · Rialto, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 27, 1992 · N6115P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's poor preflight inspection and his failure to maintain flying speed during the forced landing. Conributing to this accident was the inadvertent stall, the preceding sand/dust storm, the engine assembly low compression due to sand in the intake and…
- [NTSB LAX93FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA024.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Kelso, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 31, 1992 · N7902P · Destroyed
  > The pilot's poor preflight planning; his inadequate weather evaluation; and his intentional VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the turbulence, rain and low clouds.
- [NTSB CHI93LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA016.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Ludington, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 25, 1992 · N6345P · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power during the initial climb out on a night flight.
- [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 BFO92LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA068.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Carollton, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 17, 1992 · N6105P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate starting procedure.
- [NTSB ATL92LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA083.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Moontown, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 19, 1992 · N5112P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive reference airspeed on landing, improper use of the wheel brakes, and his delay in executing an aborted landing. A factor was the wet runway surface.

## 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") = 1992
  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=1992

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