# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24-260, IL

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 CHI07LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA056.md): Piper PA-24-260B · Belleville, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 28, 2006 · N9284P · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the torque link bolt which resulted in the right main landing gear strut scissors separating and becoming jammed in the wheel well. Contributing to the accident was the seized torque link bolt due to surface corrosion.
- [NTSB CHI83LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA182.md): Piper PA-24 · Champaign, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 24, 1983 · N9254P · Substantial damage
  > The acft was landed with the gear up. Investigation revealed during a retraction test, that no malfunction of the landing gear system prevented normal operation. Electrical system showed that the warning the horn did not operate. When the cockpit was checked…
- [NTSB CHI80FEV37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV37.md): Piper PA-24 · Monticello, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Sep 6, 1980 · N9214P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA011.md): Piper PA-24 · Ashton, IL · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Oct 25, 1978 · N8666P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI77FEE28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE28.md): Piper PA-24 · Joliet, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 2, 1977 · N9151P · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI77DEE26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEE26.md): Piper PA-24 · Sandwich, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 10, 1977 · N8840P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI75FEV02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEV02.md): Piper PA-24 · Quincy, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 9, 1974 · N9291P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI74AC098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC098.md): Piper PA-28 · Hampshire, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 23, 1974 · N8282N · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI73FEV11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEV11.md): Piper PA-24 · Jacksonville, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 11, 1972 · N8793P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI73FEE13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEE13.md): Piper PA-24 · Sandwich, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 4, 1972 · N9174P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI72FEE35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEE35.md): Piper PA-24 · Rockford, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 12, 1971 · N8702P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI72FEE26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEE26.md): Piper PA-24 · Rock Falls, IL · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 20, 1971 · N9065P · Minor damage
- [NTSB CHI72AC003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC003.md): Piper PA-24 · Philo, IL · Accident · 5 fatal · Closed · Jul 4, 1971 · N9120P · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI71FBD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBD37.md): Piper PA-24 · Wheeling, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 16, 1970 · N8702P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI70FBQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70FBQ12.md): Piper PA-24 · Pittsfield, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 4, 1970 · N8958P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI69D0456](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0456.md): Piper PA-24 · Wheeling, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 26, 1968 · N8702P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI68F0283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0283.md): Piper PA-24 · W Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 5, 1967 · N8900P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI68D0366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0366.md): Piper PA-24 · Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 20, 1967 · N8798P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66A0098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0098.md): Piper PA-24 · Alexis, IL · Accident · 6 fatal · Closed · Jun 15, 1966 · N8929P · Destroyed

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

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

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