# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-161, IA

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 CEN13LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA287.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Oskaloosa, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 18, 2013 · N47539 · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the engine examination did not reveal any malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB CEN09CA532](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA532.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Washington, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 16, 2009 · N47539 · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to carburetor icing as a result of the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat in conditions that were conducive to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB CHI99LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA119.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Ankeny, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 28, 1999 · N82164 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB CHI98LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA075.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Boone, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 31, 1997 · N8465F · Substantial damage
  > failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from obstruction(s), while flying low over a river. The obstruction (power line) was a related factor.
- [NTSB MKC90FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90FA017.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Elkader, IA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 24, 1989 · N36163 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the runway marker at the departure end of the runway.
- [NTSB MKC83FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA041.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Bancroft, IA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 20, 1982 · N2838V · Destroyed
  > The acft impacted the ground in a near wings level, 20 deg nose down attitude at a high rate of speed. Witnesses statedthat the weather was clear & visibility good but it was a very dark night with only a very small portion of the moon showing. The only…
- [NTSB MKC82DA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA130.md): Piper PA-28 · Council Bluffs, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jul 24, 1982 · N9391C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot was making his first solo landing, swerved off the runway, attempted a go-around and collided with a ditch.
- [NTSB MKC81FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA033.md): Piper PA-28 · Ottumwa, IA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · May 8, 1981 · N2972W · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC77DCD48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCD48.md): Piper PA-28 · Lamoni, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 11, 1977 · N2945Q · 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" = 'IA' 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 ('7102803', '7102834'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102803&state=IA

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