# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-25-260: In flight collision with object

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 LAX00LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA233.md): Piper PA-25-260 · Coleville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 2000 · N8578L · Substantial damage
  > the tow plane pilot's inadequate airplane performance calculations.
- [NTSB DEN99LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA079.md): Piper PA-25-260 · Richfield, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 21, 1999 · N8531L · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from the wires while maneuvering during an aerial application.
- [NTSB DEN90LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA140.md): Piper PA-25-260 · Hazelton, ND · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 1990 · N4988Y · Destroyed
  > The failure of the pilot in command to maintain adequate visual lookout during aerial application maneuvering.
- [NTSB DEN87LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA112.md): Piper PA-25-260 · Harvey, ND · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 1987 · N9736P · Substantial damage
  > An ag plt was working a field on an aerial application flt. At the end of a spray pass, the acft struck a shelterbelt and went out of control. The acft climbed to 300 ft and rolled inverted. The acft impacted the ground in a nose low, wing down attitude. The…
- [NTSB DEN85LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA146.md): Piper PA-25-260-C · Ordway, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 1, 1985 · N4926Y · Destroyed
  > The airplane departed the airport on an aerial application operation. Immediately after takeoff the pilot retarded the propeller control to climb setting and turned east. The pilot said he was aware of and saw power lines ahead. He said he advanced the…
- [NTSB MIA83LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA221.md): Piper PA-25-260 · Quebradillas, PR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 5, 1983 · N8576L · Destroyed
  > On 9/4/83, the plt took off from arecibo, PR on a flt of aprx 26 mi to aguadilla, PR. While en route, the eng lost power from fuel exhaustion & the plt made a successful forced landing on a farm at Quebradillas, PR. The acft was refueled, but during takeoff…
- [NTSB MKC83FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA189.md): Piper PA-25-260 · Whittemore, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 1983 · N8559L · Destroyed
  > The plt reported he was making a trim swath in a low area toward rising terrain when he approached an unexpected 'high line' wire. The wire was positioned diagonally across the field. He reported that while avoiding the wire, he was unable to clear nearby…
- [NTSB ATL82FLJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FLJ08.md): Piper PA-25-260 · Scotland Neck, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Aug 17, 1982 · N9780P · Substantial damage
  > During the fourth swath run the acft struck a 60-foot tree approximately 5 ft from the top.

## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102508')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 220))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102508&occurrence=220

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