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

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 ANC25FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25FA098.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Wolf, WY · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Sep 1, 2025 · N8307W · Substantial damage
  > On September 1, 2025 about 1612 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-28-180 airplane, N8307W, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Wolf, Wyoming. The pilot and one passenger were seriously injured; one passenger was fatally…
- [NTSB WPR14CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA013.md): Piper PA 28-180 · Cody, WY · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 11, 2013 · N31BA · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power during climb to cruise for reasons that could not be determined due to no postaccident examination.
- [NTSB DEN07FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07FA054.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Centennial, WY · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 18, 2007 · N43630 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse weather conditions resulting in a loss of aircraft control. Contributing factors include the pilot's improper preflight planning and decision making, the pilot's spatial disorientation, the pilot's lack of night…
- [NTSB DEN99LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA074.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Burlington, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 7, 1999 · N7942W · Substantial damage
  > The pilots' inadequate preflight planning for take off in that he failed to consider the takeoff surface not being a paved surface. A factor was loose material on the roadway used for take off.
- [NTSB SEA93LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA003.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Powell, WY · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 1992 · N32889 · Destroyed
  > The pilot in command's failure to assure clearance from the radio tower. Factors contributing to the accident were the marked tower and the pilot in command's inadequate visual lookout.
- [NTSB DEN88FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA121.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Rock Springs, WY · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 1988 · N9728J · Destroyed
  > Shortly after departure on the second leg of a cross country flt the plt informed the fss located on the arpt that he was returning. The fss technician on duty observed the acft turn final at an abnormally low altitude. The acft disappeared from view. The…
- [NTSB DEN83FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA108.md): Piper 28-180 · Alpine, WY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 3, 1983 · N7295W · Destroyed
  > The acft collided with mountainous terrain in IMC weather. The pilot had been briefed on the weather. Part of the observation called for mountain obscuration by clouds or precipitation. A person who resides in Alpine, WY said the mountain tops were obscured…
- [NTSB DEN81DTC22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTC22.md): Piper PA-28 · Ft Bridger, WY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 2, 1981 · N7283W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN80DTC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTC02.md): Piper PA-28 · Wheatland, WY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 29, 1979 · N7549W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN78FTC23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTC23.md): Piper PA-28 · Yellowstone Pk, WY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 28, 1978 · N54471 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN77FTC27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTC27.md): Piper PA-28 · Greybull, WY · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 4, 1977 · N41624 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN75FTC09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTC09.md): Piper PA-28 · Rawlins, WY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 28, 1974 · N427AS · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN74FTC22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTC22.md): Piper PA-28 · Casper, WY · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Dec 1, 1973 · N4944L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN69A0008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69A0008.md): Piper PA-28 · Wheatland, WY · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Aug 10, 1968 · N7151W · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN69D0042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0042.md): Piper PA-28 · Jackson, WY · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 5, 1968 · N5668W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN67D0283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0283.md): Piper PA-28 · Wheatland, WY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 27, 1967 · N9773J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN67D0199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0199.md): Piper PA-28 · Recluse, WY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 12, 1967 · N9244J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN67D0192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0192.md): Piper PA-28 · Etna, WY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 23, 1966 · N9301J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67F0181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0181.md): Piper PA-28 · Worland, WY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 17, 1966 · N8849J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN67D0056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0056.md): Piper PA-28 · Pine Bluffs, WY · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 7, 1966 · N8814J · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN66D0227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0227.md): Piper PA-28 · Gillette, WY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 10, 1966 · N7107W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN66D0060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0060.md): Piper PA-28 · Saratoga, WY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 21, 1965 · N7187W · 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" = 'WY' 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=WY

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