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

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 ERA12CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA160.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Raleigh, NC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 30, 2011 · N8330S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB MIA01LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA125.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Chapel Hill, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 19, 2001 · N118AW · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during takeoff, resulting in an inflight collision with trees during the subsequent emergency landing. A factor in the accident was the lack of suitable terrain to conduct an emergency landing.
- [NTSB MIA00LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA171.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Chapel Hill, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 25, 2000 · N47561 · Destroyed
  > The failure of the CFI to delay his landing until the approaching line of thunderstorms passed, causing the flight to encounter severely gusting wind conditions resulting in the loss of altitude control and collision with the terrain.
- [NTSB ATL94LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA008.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Lexington, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 23, 1993 · N9778C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing. A factor was the crosswind condition.
- [NTSB ATL92LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA087.md): Piper PA28-161 · Rutherfordton, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 23, 1992 · N6336C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a landing roll which resulted in a collision with trees.
- [NTSB ATL86LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA142.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Statesville, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 1986 · N9778C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot allowed the aircraft to stall and touchdown short of the runway while competing in a power off spot landing competition. The pilot stated that the accident could have been prevented by simply adding power.
- [NTSB ATL81DLJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DLJ13.md): Piper PA-28 · Salvo, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 20, 1981 · N8391S · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL81DKM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKM13.md): Piper PA-28 · Charlotte, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 6, 1981 · N40045 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL80DKM19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DKM19.md): Piper PA-28 · Gastonia, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 25, 1980 · N9337C · 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" = 'NC' 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=NC

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