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

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 ERA09FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA029.md): Piper PA-24 · Red Hill, VA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 24, 2008 · N8820P · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control due to an improper repair to the stabilator, which resulted in an in-flight failure of the stabilator. Contributing to the accident was the descent in turbulence, at airspeeds above the maximum structural…
- [NTSB ATL83FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA041.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Culpepper, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 19, 1982 · N555CE · Destroyed
  > About 16 min after takeoff the plt reported to ARTCC that he had lost the artificial horizon, gyro & vacuum pump. Radio & radar contact was lost shortly thereafter. Examination of the vacuum pump failed to reveal a pre-impact failure or malfunction. The acft…
- [NTSB ATL82FID10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FID10.md): Piper 24-260 · Lexington, VA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 22, 1982 · N8981P · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft overran a 1500 wet, sod, downhill runway and collided with a ditch off the end of the runway. The collision collapsed the landing gear, bent the prop, and buckled the fuselage. The pilot reported the wind was 180 degrees at 5 to 10 knots.
- [NTSB ATL81FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA029.md): Piper PA-24 · Newport News, VA · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Dec 14, 1980 · N8647P · Destroyed
- [NTSB ATL80FID26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FID26.md): Piper PA-24 · Bottoms Bridge, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Aug 9, 1980 · N9444P · Destroyed
- [NTSB IAD77FID28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FID28.md): Piper PA-24 · Newport News, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Aug 6, 1977 · N9173P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA69F0069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0069.md): Piper PA-24 · Richmond, VA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 14, 1968 · N8905P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA68D0228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0228.md): Piper PA-24 · Cape Charles, VA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 19, 1968 · N9281P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67A0031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0031.md): Piper PA-24 · Buena Vista, VA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Aug 18, 1966 · N8555P · 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" = 'VA' 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=VA

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