# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-25-235, 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 ERA18FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA006.md): Piper PA 25-235 · Front Royal, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 7, 2017 · N90866 · Destroyed
  > The tow plane pilot's loss of airplane control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence. Contributing to the accident was the glider instructor's diversion of attention away from the tow airplane which resulted in his delay in…
- [NTSB NYC93LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA168.md): Piper PA-25-225 · Chesapeake, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 1993 · N9556P · Substantial damage
  > The loosening of the crankshaft geardrive as a resulted of a sheared bolt and guide pin which resulted in the loss of engine power. A factor was a forced landing on a crop field.
- [NTSB BFO91LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA039.md): Piper PA-25-235D · Chesapeake, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 3, 1991 · N54917 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failue to maintain adequate airspeed after the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB BFO89LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA035.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Warrenton, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 20, 1989 · N9489P · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the glider pilot to maintain a proper climb rate during takeoff and the delay in releasing from the towplane after realizing that he was climbing well above the towplane. Contributing to the accident was the updraft encountered after takeoff…
- [NTSB BFO88DID04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88DID04.md): Piper PA-25-250 · Waverly, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Aug 25, 1988 · N8668L · Destroyed
  > The acft contacted pwr lines, crashed and burned during an aerial appliation flt. Witnesses reported that it looked as if the plt descended to fly under the lines when it suddenly pulled up and contacted them.
- [NTSB ATL81DID18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DID18.md): Piper PA-25 · Carrolton, VA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 11, 1981 · N9558P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL81FID20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FID20.md): Piper PA-25 · Sandston, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Sep 5, 1981 · N8633L · Destroyed
- [NTSB IAD76FID07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FID07.md): Piper PA-25 · Virginia Beach, VA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 30, 1975 · N4866Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD71FID04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71FID04.md): Piper PA-25 · Zuni, VA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 6, 1970 · N6725Z · Substantial damage

## 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 ('7102504'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102504&state=VA

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