# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28R-180, 1987

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 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 NYC87LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA131.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Dansville, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 1987 · N7684J · Substantial damage
  > About 5 min after taking off, the eng began running rough, then lost power & would not restart. Subsequently, the acft was damaged drg an emerg lndg in a potato field. The acft was moved before aviation inspectors arrived. No fuel was fnd in the fuel pumps,…
- [NTSB CHI87DET08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DET08.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Benton Harbor, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jul 3, 1987 · N7681J · Destroyed
  > While the aircraft was climbing to altitude the pilot tried to decrease power to cruise climb but had to reduce power more to control the propeller RPM. The pilot decreased the power once again and shortly after the engine stopped. The pilot then attempted to…
- [NTSB MKC87FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA106.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Sioux City, IA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 21, 1987 · N4982J · Destroyed
  > The PIC had telephoned the fss at huron, s.d. for enr wx to Sioux City, IA, fm Sioux falls, s.d., late the evening of may 20. The fcst indicated IFR flt cond's with intermittent trsms along the rte throughout the fcst period. The PIC dptd Sioux falls, s.d. at…
- [NTSB ATL87LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA108.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Lebanon, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 4, 1987 · N4974J · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported that he made a VFR pattern for landing on rwy 18 at his destination. The wind was 'hard' and 'straight down the rwy.' He reported that, 'all of a sudden it seemed as though the wind quit and the airplane started to fall.' The acft hit hard…
- [NTSB LAX87LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA115.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Tulare, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 10, 1987 · N7498J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot attempted to land while the runway and VASI approach lights were off. The night was dark and he inadvertently landed on a roadway parallel to the runway. The aircraft collided with a fence when the road came to a dead end adjacent to the near…

## 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") = 1987
  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=1987

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