# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-25-260, 1986

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 MKC86LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA163.md): Piper PA-25-260 · Hershey, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 1986 · N9641P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated he was spraying insecticides on corn and encountered a wind shear that pulled the airplane down into the corn. He was unable to recover and the airplane hit the ground.
- [NTSB DEN86LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA204.md): Piper PA-25-260 · Sisseton, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 22, 1986 · N8629L · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported that the eng lost about 200 RPM during the takeoff roll and he decided to abort. During the abort the plt swerved to avoid a fence at the end of the rwy and the acft slid sideways collapsing the lt MLG. Investigation revealed a broken…
- [NTSB SEA86LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA159.md): Piper PA-25-260 · Rexburg, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 1986 · N9621P · Destroyed
  > During an aerial application turn the aircraft encountered a severe downdraft. Although the pilot lowered the nose of the aircraft, leveled the wings, added full power and dumped his chemical load, he was unable to climb. The aircraft then struck the ground…
- [NTSB DEN86LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA154.md): Piper PA-25-260 · Harve, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 1986 · N4768Y · Substantial damage
  > According to the plt, shortly after takeoff the eng lost partial pwr as a result of carb ice, & a forced landing was made.
- [NTSB DEN86LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA121.md): Piper PA-25-260C · Lamar, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 30, 1986 · N76LF · Substantial damage
  > During the initial telephone interview, the plt stated the eng quit due to fuel exhaustion while returning from an ag spraying flt. However, in the plt accident report, the plt states that he could not rule out mechanical problems.

## 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") = 1986
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102508'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102508&year=1986

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