# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-181, 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 ERA23LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA155.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Sanford, NC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 19, 2023 · N565TF · Substantial damage
  > A loss of directional control while landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a ditch.
- [NTSB ERA13LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA197.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Winston Salem, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 7, 2013 · N3060B · Substantial damage
  > Fatigue failure of the right main landing gear attach bolts due to an unreported hard landing at an unknown time, and subsequent collapse of the landing gear.
- [NTSB ATL01LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA002.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Boone, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 2000 · N43055 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance which resulted in an overrun of the runway. A contributing factor was the tailwind condition.
- [NTSB ATL99FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99FA045.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Brevard, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 28, 1999 · N1875H · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate inflight planning that resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power.
- [NTSB MIA98LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA119.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Charlotte, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 3, 1998 · N4594F · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to follow proper starting procedures.
- [NTSB ATL94LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA074.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Winston-Salem, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 2, 1994 · N4298Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to place the aircraft fuel selector to the tank with fuel remaining.
- [NTSB ATL87LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA050.md): Piper PA-28-181 · High Point, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 27, 1986 · N8389C · Substantial damage
  > The plt landed on the wet turf/gravel rwy with a slight quartering tail wind. Rprtdly, the acft touched down about 1/3 of the way down the rwy with an airspeed of 4 to 9 KTS above the recommended speed. The plt was unable to stop on the remaining rwy &…
- [NTSB ATL86LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA083.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Hickory, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 2, 1986 · N9153K · Destroyed
  > During cruise flt, plt felt eng vib and diverted to nearest aprt. During the descent the plt heard an explosion, saw the eng cowl pop up and oil covered the windscreen. Established in a glide the acft collided with trees then the ground. Exam of the eng…
- [NTSB ATL85LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA249.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Yanceyville, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 1985 · N47994 · Substantial damage
  > The non instrument rated private pilot flew into know adverse wx conditions. While receiving vectors to the nearest airport, the eng lost power dur to fuel exhaustion and an emergency landing was made in a field near a private residence.
- [NTSB ATL83LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA307.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Rutherfordton, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 1983 · N2135F · Substantial damage
  > During the landing roll, the plt noted that the right brake was ineffective. She requested that the plt in the copilot's seat attempt to regain control, but the copilot confirmed the same problem while using her brakes. Since the rwy was relatively short, the…
- [NTSB ATL81FKM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKM05.md): Piper PA-28 · Long Island, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 25, 1981 · N8340C · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL80DKM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DKM22.md): Piper PA-28 · Liberty, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 5, 1980 · N8340C · 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 ('7102807', '7102832'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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

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