# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28R-180, 2003

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 ATL04LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA005.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Pell City, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 4, 2003 · N70SR · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to follow VFR Approach procedures and to maintain visual lookout.
- [NTSB LAX03LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA304.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Prescott, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 2003 · N3817T · Substantial damage
  > The collapse of the right main gear during the landing roll for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB MIA03LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA119.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Olive Branch, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 10, 2003 · N4658J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's operation of the airplane with known deficiencies (water contamination of the fuel) resulting in loss of engine power shortly after takeoff and damage to airframe during the subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB MIA03LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA090.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Sarasota, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 1, 2003 · N4952J · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to the crankshaft bolt losing torque, the gear disengaging, and the engine ceasing to operate as a result of inadequate maintenance installation.
- [NTSB ATL03LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA054.md): Piper PA-28R · Enterprise, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 16, 2003 · N7635J · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to oil starvation resulting from a crack in the propeller governor external oil line. A factor was the soft terrain.

## 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") = 2003
  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=2003

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