# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-181, 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 ATL98FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98FA030.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Tallahassee, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 23, 1997 · N8074Z · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath and adequate obstacle clearance which resulted in collision with a power transmission line.
- [NTSB IAD98LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA016.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Bally, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 16, 1997 · N8068Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point. Related factors were tailwind, and lack of total experience.
- [NTSB SEA98FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98FA001.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Leadore, ID · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 11, 1997 · N2938B · Destroyed
  > the pilot's inadvertent entry into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain clearance from wooded terrain in the area where he was maneuvering. Factors relating to the accident include: darkness, low ceiling, and high/mountainous…
- [NTSB ATL97LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA143.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Fulton, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 28, 1997 · N35652 · Substantial damage
  > The excessively rich mixture produced by the carburetor, which led to the fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB NYC97LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA167.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Brickerville, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1997 · N8262K · Substantial damage
  > Fuel starvation as a result of the pilot performing a takeoff with the fuel selector in the 'OFF' position.
- [NTSB CHI97LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA253.md): Piper PA-28-121 · Glencoe, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 1997 · N2228Z · Substantial damage
  > failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve and subsequent collision with trees. Factors associated with the accident were: the crosswind, and proximity of trees.
- [NTSB SEA97WA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97WA180.md): Piper PA-28 · Nelson, Canada · Accident · 4 fatal · Foreign investigation · Jul 27, 1997 · N2394Q · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC97LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA142.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Jersey City, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 1997 · N84611 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's mismangement of the fuel supply, by which he failed to switched fuel tanks, which resulted in fuel starvation and the loss of engine power.
- [NTSB MIA97LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA194.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Walls, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1997 · N3692M · Substantial damage
  > The poor in-flight planning by the pilot for her failure to divert to an alternate airport after recognizing that a low fuel quantity state existed when preflight and in-flight planning revealed sufficient fuel for the flight. Contributing to the accident was…
- [NTSB NYC97LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA122.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Manchester, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 1997 · N2111G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff. A factor in the accident was the high, wet grassy runway.
- [NTSB NYC97LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA107.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Walton, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 1997 · N38758 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper inflight decision to establish an approach without confirming the landing area, and his delayed go-around, which resulted in the inflight collision with trees.
- [NTSB CHI97LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA130.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Grayslake, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 13, 1997 · N8309L · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's misjudgment of the aircraft's speed and runway distance available. Factors were an off-field ditch and a tailwind condition.
- [NTSB MIA97LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA104.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Sarasota, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 30, 1997 · N109LD · Substantial damage
  > a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB FTW97WA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97WA133.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Tejupilco, Mexico · Accident · 3 fatal · Foreign investigation · Mar 16, 1997 · N5968F · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA97LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA098.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Nashville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 15, 1997 · N2505Q · Substantial damage
  > improper planning/decision by the pilot, by failing to ensure there was sufficient fuel to reach a suitable landing area, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, a forced landing, and collision with a tree. The faulty fuel indication was a…
- [NTSB CHI97LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA081.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Mosinee, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 1997 · N8259M · Substantial damage
  > The formation of carburetor ice and the instructor pilot's failure to recognize conditions leading to carburetor icing and to take appropriate preventative action. Factors relating to this accident were the late application of carburetor heat, the icing…
- [NTSB MIA97LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA055.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Florence, SC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 1, 1997 · N2205Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's improper management of fuel resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102807&year=1997

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