# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24-250, NC

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 ERA21FA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA333.md): Piper PA24 · Wadesboro, NC · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 20, 2021 · N8262P · Destroyed
  > A partial loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined. Contributing was the pilot’s loss of airplane control, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and impact with trees and terrain.
- [NTSB ATL06LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA094.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Wilkesboro, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 20, 2006 · N5626P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel consumption calculations and improper in-flight planning/decision which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, a forced landing, and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB ATL99LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA082.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Southern Pines, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 8, 1999 · N7001P · Substantial damage
  > A failure of the left main landing gear retraction assembly as a result of the disconnection of the left main landing gear strap bracket assembly from the main gear spring attachment bracket due to the missing nut. A factor was the ditch.
- [NTSB ATL94LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA052.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Kinston, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 21, 1994 · N6253P · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to a partial blockage of the induction air system by a foreign object (silicon baffling material).
- [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 ATL91LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA158.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Waxhaw, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 1991 · N6262P · Substantial damage
  > The spatial disorientation experienced by the pilot in IMC, his failure to maintain aircraft control, and the exceeding of the design stress limits of the aircraft. Factor(s) in this accident were: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning, the VFR flight…
- [NTSB ATL90LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA149.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Concord, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 1990 · N5278P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation, in that he did not fully consider the effects of high obstructions and a poor runway surface condition.
- [NTSB ATL89LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA206.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Hickory, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1989 · N5210P · Substantial damage
  > Pilot's failure to adequately monitor the engine fuel consumption in flight.
- [NTSB ATL87LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA126.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Pinehurst, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 1987 · N7136P · Destroyed
  > The pilot called approach control and reported he was out of fuel and didn't think he was going to make the airport. He had landed at an airport enroute but had not refueled. He stated that he started descending when he got within ten miles of the airport. He…
- [NTSB IAD76DKM44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DKM44.md): Piper PA-24 · Waynesville, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 22, 1976 · N740W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD76DLJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DLJ22.md): Piper PA-24 · Vanceboro, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 30, 1976 · N7940P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD75FLJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FLJ30.md): Piper PA-24 · Ocean Isle, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 7, 1975 · N6849P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD71DLJ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71DLJ21.md): Piper PA-24 · Hatteras, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 25, 1971 · N7460P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA69D0201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0201.md): Piper PA-24 · Asheboro, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 21, 1969 · N7746P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA69D0102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0102.md): Piper PA-24 · Charlotte, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 3, 1968 · N7865P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA68F0210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68F0210.md): Piper PA-24 · Gastonia, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 30, 1968 · N7460P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA68F0107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68F0107.md): Piper PA-24 · Hamlet, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 21, 1967 · N8165P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA67F0058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67F0058.md): Piper PA-24 · High Point, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 17, 1967 · N5838P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66F0409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0409.md): Piper PA-24 · New Bern, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 14, 1965 · N6830P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66F0324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0324.md): Piper PA-24 · Statesville, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 26, 1965 · N6922P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2160.md): Piper PA-24 · Mt Guyot, NC · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Jun 6, 1964 · N7152P · Destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X2123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2123.md): Piper PA24 · Charlotte, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 5, 1964 · N7812P · Substantial damage

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'NC' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102404'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102404&state=NC

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