# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24, 1999

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 LAX99FA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99FA316.md): Piper PA-24-180 · June Lake, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 18, 1999 · N5673P · Destroyed
  > The pilot's continued VFR flight into known instrument meteorological conditions, including icing, which resulted in an in-flight collision with mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB CHI99LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA315.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Eden Prairie, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 1999 · N6606P · Substantial damage
  > the failure of the pilot to follow the landing checklist and his failure to extend the landing gear.
- [NTSB CHI99LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA246.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Boscobel, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 1999 · N6316P · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper approach to landing. Factors included the carburetor icing, the delayed use of carburetor heat, the unsuitable terrain for landing, and the ditch.
- [NTSB MIA99LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA175.md): Piper PA-24 · Fort Myers, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 11, 1999 · N5238P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to verify that the retractable landing gear were down and locked for landing.
- [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 ATL99FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99FA081.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Vicksburg, MS · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 8, 1999 · N5900P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to obtain and maintain flying speed that resulted in an inadvertent stall, and the collision with trees. A factor is the dark night.
- [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.

## 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") = 1999
  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=1999

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