# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28R-180, 1985

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 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…
- [NTSB FTW85LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA359.md): Piper PA-28-R · Mount Vernon, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 1985 · N7554J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot reported he ran out of gas maneuvering under an overcast to find a suitable landing site. He had attempted to circumnavigate a large area of severe weather but exhausted his fuel supply. He stated that the engine quit and he stalled the aircraft at…
- [NTSB BFO85FID02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FID02.md): Piper PA-28-R-180 · Brookneal, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jun 4, 1985 · N3800T · Substantial damage
  > The acft crash landed in small pine trees during a forced lndg after a pwr loss. The eng quit at 200 ft AGL and the acft crashed 1/2 mile from the end of the takeoff rwy. Investigation revealed a malfunction of the eng fuel pump.
- [NTSB DEN85LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA132.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Reserve, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 11, 1985 · N7439J · Substantial damage
  > Plt stated that shortly after takeoff at an alt of aprx 100 ft AGL, the acft stopped climbing and started descending. Unable to arrest the descent, the plt attempted a forced landing in a field. Prior to touchdown the left main gear contacted the top of 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1985
  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&year=1985

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