# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-181, 2002

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 DEN03LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA026.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Spanish Fork, UT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 2002 · N75337 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation and his in-flight decision/planning resulting in fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the rough, frozen terrain at the landing site.
- [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 NYC03LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA005.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Block Island, RI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 14, 2002 · N5675V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance as a result of physical impairment due to smoke.
- [NTSB NYC03LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA003.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Edgartown, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 2002 · N8071Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate in-flight evaluation of the landing facilities wind conditions, and inadequate airspeed resulting in a stall/mush. A factor related to the accident was the tailwind condition.
- [NTSB NYC02LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA174.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Manassas, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 2002 · N9089C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning, and his inadequate visual lookout while taxing on an off airport road. A factor related to the accident was the dark night conditions.
- [NTSB SEA02LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA132.md): Piper PA-28 · Burns, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 2002 · N1248H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper decision to continue on en route into an area of forecast reduced visibility without sufficient fuel to divert to a suitable alternate airport, and his subsequent inadvertent exhaustion of the aircraft's fuel supply. Factors include…
- [NTSB CHI02LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA126.md): Piper PA 28-181 · Sandwich, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 10, 2002 · N276U · Substantial damage
  > The driver of the automobile improperly drove his automobile on the active runway and did not maintain visual lookout for landing aircraft.
- [NTSB NYC02FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA082.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Gardiner, NY · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 12, 2002 · N288CA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain sufficient altitude while maneuvering in a mountainous area, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Factors in the accident were, mountainous terrain, clouds, and the pilot's decision to continue the flight in…
- [NTSB LAX02LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA126.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Goodyear, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 5, 2002 · N4181M · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's misjudgment of clearance and his failure to adhere to the flight school's policy/procedures for taxiing around obstructions.
- [NTSB CHI02IA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02IA085.md): Beech BE-55 · Springfield, MO · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 2002 · N66X · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
  > The inadequate visual lookout by the flightcrew of the other airplane.

## 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") = 2002
  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=2002

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