# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24-250: Loss of control - in flight 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 ATL03FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA041.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Florence, SC · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 6, 2003 · N5587P · Destroyed > The pilot experienced spatial disorientation, which resulted in a loss of control and the subsequent collision with the ground. A factors was dark night and clouds. - [NTSB MIA02FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA049.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Micanopy, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 13, 2002 · N8263P · Destroyed > The pilot's experiencing spatial disorientation while maneuvering at a low altitude at night under visual meteorological conditions which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and an in-flight collision with a tree. - [NTSB NYC00FA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00FA245.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Lexington, VA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 2000 · N6411P · Destroyed > The pilot's attempted VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions that resulted in spatial disorientation. A factor in this accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning. - [NTSB MIA99LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA052.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Clearwater, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 19, 1998 · N5836P · Substantial damage > The delay by the pilot-in-command (CFI) to take control of the airplane and inadvertent stall/mush resulting in the uncontrolled descent and impact with the runway. - [NTSB FTW97FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA103.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Farmington, NM · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 15, 1997 · N6433P · Destroyed > loss of aircraft control for undetermined reason(s). - [NTSB MIA96FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA115.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Lakeland, FL · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 12, 1996 · N6243P · Destroyed > the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed (Vs) while turning on approach from base to final resulting in an inadvertent stall. - [NTSB FTW94FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA065.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Ratcliff, TX · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 16, 1994 · N6522P · Destroyed > The pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane and allowed it to exceed its design stress limits, which resulted in overload failure of the stabilators and right outboard wing section. - [NTSB BFO93FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA189.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Akron, OH · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 1993 · N6489P · Destroyed > Continued flight by the pilot to an altitude that was not appropriate without supplemental oxygen, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control due to hypoxia and subsequently exceeding the design stress limits of the aircraft. Factors related to the accident… - [NTSB ATL93FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93FA162.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Boone, NC · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1993 · N5586P · Destroyed > The pilot's improper preflight planning, his failure to retract the landing gear after departure, and his failure to maintain control of the aircraft. Factors in the accident were the high density altitude, and the mountainous terrain. - [NTSB LAX91LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA304.md): Piper PA24-250 · Temple Bar, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 1991 · N8142P · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during an attempted return to runway maneuver and the entry into an inadvertent stall/spin at low altitude. The exact nature of the emergency problem encountered by the pilot is undetermined. - [NTSB MIA91FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA155.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Long Boat Key, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 31, 1991 · N6376P · Destroyed > An inflight loss of control and subsequent collision with the water for unknown reasons. - [NTSB NYC91FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA136.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Ravenna, OH · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 18, 1991 · N7808P · Destroyed > Failure of the instructor pilot (CFI) to assure that adequate airspeed was maintained, after maneuvering (turning) for spacing behind another aircraft, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush. Factors related to the accident were: the improperly planned… - [NTSB DEN90FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA092.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Wendover, UT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 1990 · N6401P · Destroyed > The pilot's loss of control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation. Contributing factor(s) was: the lack of surface reference while taking off over a sparsely populated area under dark night light conditions. - [NTSB LAX88FA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA319.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Springville, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 1988 · N604MM · Destroyed > Pilot used poor judgement in executing the second low pass and failed to follow normal v.f.r. go-around procedures. Contributing to this accident was the pilot's failure to maintain flying speed during the rapid pitch-up maneuver. - [NTSB CHI85LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA372.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Washington, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 6, 1985 · N7767P · Substantial damage > The plt attempted to takeoff on the 1800 ft long grass airstrip with 3 passengers on board. A 90 deg, 12 kt x-wind was present and the OAT was 91 deg f. after liftoff, the acft settled back on the airstrip and continued off the end into a bean fld where the… - [NTSB CHI84LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA048.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Norwalk, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 20, 1983 · N6159P · Substantial damage > The acft made a hard landing while on a cross-country flt. The plt stated that he encountered turbulence below 3000 ft MSL. During the he encountered wind shear which caused him to drop 40 ft onto the rwy. The acft manual states that 'in high wind conditions… - [NTSB LAX83LA421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA421.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Clearlake, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 1983 · N252EZ · Destroyed > During arrival, the plt made an apch to rwy 30 at night in calm wind conditions. He reported that on final apch, he allowed the airspeed to get low & the acft stalled and struck the ground approximately 300 feet short of the rwy. The rwy was equipped with… ## 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" = 250)) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102404&occurrence=250 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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