# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-161, 2003

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 FTW04LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA015.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Henryetta, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 2003 · N8090E · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. A contributing factor was the inadequate inflight planning procedures for a cross country flight.
- [NTSB LAX04LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA027.md): Piper PA 28-161 · San Diego, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 25, 2003 · N39494 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > the pilot of the other airplane's inadvertent application of the rudder pedals rather than the brakes, which resulted in the collision with the Cessna 172R.
- [NTSB LAX03LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA280.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Sacramento, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 2003 · N9141Y · No damage
  > the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and the bystander's failure to maintain clearance with the rotating propeller.
- [NTSB DEN03LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA139.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Crowheart, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 2003 · N2973T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning (attempting to exceed aircraft's published certificated performance), the pilot not obtaining sufficient altitude to clear the terrain (not possible), and the pilot's inadequate in flight planning/decision making.…
- [NTSB LAX03LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA238.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Lomita, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 2003 · N3091M · Destroyed
  > The partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat. Also causal was the pilot's failure to attain and maintain an adequate airspeed during the aborted landing, which resulted in a stall/mush.
- [NTSB SEA03LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA131.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Stuart Island, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 2003 · N125ER · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance while maneuvering to land. Contributing factors included the tree and the sunglare condition.
- [NTSB CHI03LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA188.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Brazil, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 2003 · N1660H · Substantial damage
  > The delayed aborted takeoff by the pilot-in-command. A contributing factor was the fence, which the airplane contacted during the aborted takeoff.
- [NTSB LAX03LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA130.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Baker, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 6, 2003 · N8465R · Substantial damage
  > the separation of a propeller blade tip due to fatigue cracking that resulted from improper maintenance repair procedures.
- [NTSB MIA03LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA073.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Lake Placid, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 2003 · N81549 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain airspeed during climb, which resulted in the airplane stalling, and impacting with a house.

## 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") = 2003
  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&year=2003

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