# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-180, WV

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 NYC03FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA113.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Bruceton Mills, WV · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 21, 2003 · N55995 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's intentional decision to continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance which resulted in the airplane striking a guy wire on the communications antenna. A factor was the fog.
- [NTSB BFO89LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA070.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Clendenin, WV · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 1989 · N7597W · Destroyed
  > Inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the pilot which resulted in fuel exhaustion. The weather conditions, the pilot's delay in diverting to an alternate airport, and the light pole were contributing factors.
- [NTSB BFO88LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA073.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Racine, WV · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 1988 · N4873T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot was on the first leg of a ferry flight to west germany. The aircraft was about 30 miles from charleston when the pilot noticed the fuel gauges indicated about 5 & 11 gals respectively remaining in the left & right fuel tanks. He proceeded to…
- [NTSB ATL83LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA314.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Normantown, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 1983 · N7272W · Substantial damage
  > The plt noticed smoke in the cockpit, & soon thereafter observed the oil press gage reading zero. The plt was given radar vectors to the nearest arpt but he was unable to reach it. The acft collided with trees & a powerline during the forced landing.…
- [NTSB IAD78FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA012.md): Piper PA28 · Ashford, WV · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Sep 14, 1977 · N9483J · Destroyed
- [NTSB IAD76FIJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIJ10.md): Piper PA-28 · Greenwood, WV · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Feb 29, 1976 · N6438J · Destroyed
- [NTSB IAD76FIJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIJ01.md): Piper PA-28 · Weston, WV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 6, 1975 · N8848J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD75FIJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIJ20.md): Piper PA-28 · Taplin, WV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 28, 1975 · N4469T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD75AI029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI029.md): Piper PA-28 · Morgantown, WV · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Nov 9, 1974 · N6545J · Destroyed
- [NTSB IAD74DIJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DIJ16.md): Piper PA-28 · S.Charleston, WV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 17, 1974 · N9442J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC73FIG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FIG17.md): Piper PA-28 · Martinsburg, WV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 7, 1972 · N2382T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD71DIJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71DIJ13.md): Piper PA-28 · Morgantown, WV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 17, 1970 · N8986J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD71AI022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71AI022.md): Piper PA-28 · Terra Alta, WV · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Nov 3, 1970 · N6529J · Destroyed
- [NTSB DIA68D0150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0150.md): Piper PA-28 · Summersville, WV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 1, 1968 · N8251W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0588](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0588.md): Piper PA-28 · Parkersburg, WV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 7, 1964 · N7189W · 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" = 'WV' 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 ('7102808'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102808&state=WV

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