# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24-250: 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 IAD04FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04FA017.md): Piper PA-24-250 · North Lima, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 19, 2004 · N5369P · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a safe altitude clearance from trees. Factors included the night lighting conditions and the pilot's diminished night vision capability.
- [NTSB SEA01LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA148.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Thompson Falls, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 2001 · N699WL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation in gusting wind conditions during the landing flare. A tree was a factor.
- [NTSB CHI01LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA012.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Manhattan, KS · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 14, 2000 · N6107P · Destroyed
  > the inadequate soft field takeoff procedure by the pilot and his failure to abort the takeoff. Factors were the high grass on the runway, the pilots disregard for the runway conditions, his lack of total experience in the aircraft, the trees, and the pilots…
- [NTSB CHI99FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA223.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Fertile, MN · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 1999 · N7314P · Destroyed
  > the inadvertent stall. Factors relating to this accident were the instructor pilot maneuvering the airplane at very low altitude and the trees.
- [NTSB CHI98LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA029.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Robinson, IL · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 2, 1997 · N7890P · Destroyed
  > the pilot's improper decision to continue flight into adverse weather conditions The low ceiling and the heavy rain were factors.
- [NTSB FTW95LA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA387.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Cibolo, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 10, 1995 · N5949P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper planning/decision and failure to abort the takeoff, while there was sufficient runway remaining.
- [NTSB SEA95LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA086.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Anaconda, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 1, 1995 · N6288P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's attempt to conduct visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain clearance from terrain.
- [NTSB LAX93LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA342.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Hesperia, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 1993 · N5523P · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft's encounter with a low level windshear and the pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing wind conditions.
- [NTSB MIA92LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA163.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Brooksville, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1992 · N119Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain alignment with the runway during landing. This resulted in an in-flight collision with a runway marker, collapse of the right main landing gear, and subsequent collision with terrain.
- [NTSB CHI90LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA165.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Millington, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 1990 · N5250P · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate planning-decision, failure to obtain lift-off airspeed, and failure to perform an aborted takeoff. Factors related to the accident are the uphill sloping runway, soft turf, high grass, and complacency.
- [NTSB MKC89FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA156.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Medicine Lodge, KS · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 1989 · N5379P · Destroyed
  > The pilot misjudged clearance above a house (residence) that he was buzzing and allowed the aircraft to collide with the attached antenna.
- [NTSB NYC88LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA137.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Blairstown, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 7, 1988 · N6762P · Substantial damage
  > The flight was on final for runway 7 following another airplane, when the pilot's attention was drawn to a glider maneuvering in the area. He yielded left to maintain a comfortable distance from the glider and failed to observe an antenna tower in his path.…
- [NTSB LAX84LA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA399.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Folsom, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 1984 · N5752P · Substantial damage
  > The acft was observed flying down a river at a low altitude toward the main body of a lake. The acft impacted a 12 kv power line. The plt stated that he did not see the wires until an instant before impact.

## 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 ('7102404')
    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=7102404&occurrence=220

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.