# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28R-180, KY

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 ERA20CA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA240.md): Piper PA28R · Bardstown, KY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Jul 6, 2020 · N3725T · Substantial damage
  > The commercial pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and subsequent loss of lateral bank control during a soft field takeoff.
- [NTSB IAD04LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04LA041.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · London, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 2004 · N2330T · Substantial damage
  > An undocumented, improper repair attempt, which subsequently resulted in fatigue cracking to the rib cap.
- [NTSB BFO96FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96FA034.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Louisville, KY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 30, 1995 · N7676J · Destroyed
  > failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, loss of altitude, and subsequent collision with obstructions (utility pole and supporting cable).
- [NTSB NYC94LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA163.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Vine Grove, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 1994 · N3256R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's (1) inadequate compensation for wind conditions and (2) failure to align with the runway during landing touch down.
- [NTSB ATL88LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA019.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Lexington, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 14, 1987 · N4639J · Substantial damage
  > During a dual instructional flight the student leveled the acft abv the rwy during the landing flare. The CFI told the FAA inspector that he was verbally coaching the student and did not assume the flt controls. The acft landed hard and the student applied…
- [NTSB ATL86FLQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FLQ02.md): Piper PA-28 · Payne Gap, KY · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Oct 15, 1985 · N3263R · Substantial damage
  > The acft stalled & crashed during a turn to reverse course at low alt to avoid wx. The acft had been following a road to find an arpt when wx was encountered. After the stall the acft clipped trees and wires and came to rest at the base of stairs leading to a…

## 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" = 'KY' 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 ('7102809'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102809&state=KY

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