# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24-260, 2006

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 CHI07FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA041.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Bucyrus, OH · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 18, 2006 · N9073P · Destroyed
  > The inadvertent stall the pilot encountered during cruise flight while inadvertently entering an area of icing and his exceeding the design limits of the airplane during the subsequent descent. Factors were the reported icing weather present aloft, the…
- [NTSB CHI07CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA008.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Osage Beach, MO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 12, 2006 · N8546P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions which resulted in the hard landing. The gusting crosswind was a factor.
- [NTSB DEN06LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA112.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Harrisburg, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 2006 · N8741P · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power resulting from mechanical failure of a connecting rod for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB ANC06LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA023.md): Piper PA-24 · La Vern, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 2006 · N9220P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive taxi speed while turning, which resulted in an on ground collision with a taxiway light and the ground.
- [NTSB LAX06LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA114.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Rancho Murieta, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 14, 2006 · N9212P · Substantial damage
  > an electrical fault in the nose gear limit switch circuit, which lead to an intermittent failure of the landing gear extension system. Also causal was the pilot's failure to fully complete the emergency gear extension procedure. A factor in the accident was…

## 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") = 2006
  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=2006

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