# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24-260: In flight collision with terrain/water

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 MIA00FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00FA118.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Panama City, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 27, 2000 · N9204P · Destroyed
  > The pilot experiencing spatial disorientation while reversing course during a dark night while over water which resul;ted in an in-flight collision with water. A factor was the dark night lighting conditions.
- [NTSB MIA97FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA097.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Andrews, NC · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 15, 1997 · N8857P · Destroyed
  > The pilot's poor in-flight planning in attempting to maintain VFR conditions at night over mountainous terrain, and his failure to maintain clearance from the mountain. Contributing to the accident was: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning for not…
- [NTSB NYC90FA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA227.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Eliot, ME · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 23, 1990 · N8664P · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff. Factors were the over weight condition, upsloping runway, premature rotation, and the pilot's lack of experience in type aircraft and general aviation operations.
- [NTSB DEN88LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA015.md): Piper PA-24-260C · Timberon, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 25, 1987 · N9375P · Substantial damage
  > On takeoff with a 10 to 15 knot tailwind and 10 degrees of flaps, a 20 degree turn was attempted at 60 feet AGL. The pilot stated a downdraft forced the aircraft back to the ground. The aircraft struck a woodpile and several small trees. Post-crash fire…
- [NTSB MKC87FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA169.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Kanorado, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 1987 · N8975P · Destroyed
  > The fss stated they had personally briefed the student pilot on the wx en route for this night flight and told him VFR was not recommended. At the first stop, he called the co-owner of the airplane and told her he had been flying around storms. At the next…
- [NTSB MIA85LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA199.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Opa Locka, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 1985 · N9165P · Substantial damage
  > The plt was landing after a x-country flt when the right wing & the prop contacted the rwy. The plt stated that the gear had collapsed during a go-around. However, the landing gear was intact, except for impact damage on the right main gear. No gear…
- [NTSB LAX85LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA016.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Sonoma, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 13, 1984 · N9493P · Substantial damage
  > Plt made inadvertant gear up landing. Plt stated he forgot to lower the gear when his attention was diverted to the cabin door which came open in-flight.
- [NTSB MIA84LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA214.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Espanola, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 1984 · N56JG · Substantial damage
  > The acft without flt plan and no flt history was found abandoned in a field with 14 bales of marijuana located in and around the wreckage. No owner or plt has been located. Customs agents tracking the acft lost contact in a thunderstorm between daytona and…

## 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 ('7102406')
    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" = 230))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102406&occurrence=230

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