# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24-260, 2003

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 MIA04CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA002.md): Piper PA-24-260B · Archer, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 12, 2003 · N9291P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll/run, which resulted in the airplane veering off the centerline of the runway and impacting an object, incurring damage.
- [NTSB DEN03LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA127.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Ogden, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 28, 2003 · N8547P · Substantial damage
  > the failure of the landing gear retraction/extension assembly due to the improper rigging of the landing gear.
- [NTSB CHI03LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA130.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Blaney Park, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 19, 2003 · N9181P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the tree line. Factors contributing to this accident were the wind gusts and the trees.
- [NTSB LAX03LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA113.md): Piper PA24 · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 15, 2003 · N842PS · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's delayed remedial action during a go-around, which resulted in an inadvertent touchdown and hard landing. Factors associated with the accident are a momentary loss of engine power, and the inadvertent touchdown.

## 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") = 2003
  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=2003

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