# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-151, 1997

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 MIA98LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA046.md): Piper PA-28-151 · Columbia, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 1997 · N9514K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, and his poor in-flight decision making.
- [NTSB MIA98LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA032.md): Piper PA-28-151 · Clarksville, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 3, 1997 · N4502X · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper flare and touchdown.
- [NTSB SEA98LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA005.md): Piper PA-28-151 · Vashon, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 19, 1997 · N5987F · Substantial damage
  > A misjudged soft field takeoff. Factors include wet grass.
- [NTSB ATL97LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA132.md): Piper PA-28-151 · Bennettsville, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 20, 1997 · N9643K · Substantial damage
  > failure of the pilot to properly plan his approach, and his failure to attain a proper touchdown point for landing.
- [NTSB CHI97LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA213.md): Piper PA-28-151 · Fessenden, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 1997 · N41371 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's premature liftoff and/or failure to abort the takeoff while there was sufficient runway remaining.
- [NTSB ATL97LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA085.md): Piper PA-28-151 · Daytona Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 11, 1997 · N7617F · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > failure of the pilot of N7617F to comply with an ATC instruction to hold short of a taxiway, and failure of the pilots in both airplanes to see-and-avoid each other's airplane.
- [NTSB ATL97LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA074.md): Piper PA-28-151 · Sophia, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 22, 1997 · N8392C · Substantial damage
  > improper maintenance performed by an unknown person, which resulted in the reduction of airflow through the engine induction system and subsequent loss of engine power. A factor related to the accident was: failure of the pilot to attain a proper touchdown…
- [NTSB FTW97LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA090.md): Piper PA-28-151 · Brownsville, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 27, 1997 · N8478F · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power. Factors were the pilot's lack of preflight planning and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## 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") = 1997
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102805', '7104223'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102805&year=1997

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