# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-181, IN

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 CEN22LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA095.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Washington, IN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 5, 2022 · N1961J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusty crosswind conditions which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB CEN21LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA353.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Jeffersonville, IN · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 3, 2021 · N728A · Substantial damage
  > A loss of directional control due to failure of the landing gear attachment hardware for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB CHI06CA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA144.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Logansport, IN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 9, 2006 · N793MA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB CHI03LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA038.md): Piper PA28-181 · Greensburg, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 13, 2002 · N793MA · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing factors included inadequate planning/decision by the pilot for attempting to depart from the slush covered runway, the slush covered runway itself, and the falling snow.
- [NTSB CHI00LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA156.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Indianapolis, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 2000 · N4142F · Substantial damage
  > The improper in-flight decision of the pilot not to land at the nearest airport at the first loss of engine power. Factors to the accident were fuel exhaustion, the excessive fuel flow, and the airport perimeter fence.
- [NTSB CHI98LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA324.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Michigan City, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 1998 · N30561 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot departed into known adverse weather and failed to maintain directional control of the airplane. A factor was the fog.
- [NTSB CHI96FA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA284.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Muncie, IN · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 1996 · N9137N · Destroyed
  > the inadvertent flight of the airplane by the pilot-in-command into a thunderstorm. The weather was a factor.
- [NTSB CHI95LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA083.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Lafayette, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 5, 1995 · N38394 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to perform a go-around. The gusty crosswind was a factor in the accident.
- [NTSB CHI90LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA127.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Anderson, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 12, 1990 · N6382C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command failed to select the fuel valve to a tank containing usable fuel resulting in fuel starvation.
- [NTSB CHI88LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA247.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Orleans, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 1988 · N21985 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain an adequate visual lookout and to maintain adequate clearance from the utility pole and transmission wire. Contributing to the cause were the pilot's total lack of experience, task overload, and anxiety, stemming from a partial…
- [NTSB CHI88DET01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DET01.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Fort Wayne, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jan 5, 1988 · N3003M · Substantial damage
  > Pilot on night cross country flight with clear, very cold weather, experienced total loss of engine power while cruising at 7500 feet MSL. Approach control gave position of closest field, but pilot elected to continue to destination which was five miles…
- [NTSB CHI86LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA229.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Greenwood, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 1986 · N3072L · Substantial damage
  > The brake pads on the aircraft were allowed to wear beyond their limits. When the brakes were applied, the right brake cylinder moved out past its limit and released the o-ring. This resulted in a loss of brake fluid from the right brake. All of this happened…

## 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" = 'IN' 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 ('7102807', '7102832'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102807&state=IN

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