# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24-260, 1990

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 SEA90FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA197.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Bend, OR · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 28, 1990 · N8646P · Destroyed
  > An engine power loss due to fuel starvation as a result of a broken seal in the fuel injector servo. In addition, the pilot misjudged his approach into an open field.
- [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 MIA90LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA172.md): Piper PA24-260 · Destin, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 1990 · N8756P · Substantial damage
  > The pilots failure to obtain accurate wind information resulting in the airplane being blown off the runway on landing when a gust which exceeded the crosswind capability of the airplane was encountered.
- [NTSB LAX90FA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA229.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Corona, CA · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1990 · N9302P · Substantial damage
  > Sabotage wherein unknown person(s) put sand in the airplane's fuel tank.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1990
  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&year=1990

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