# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28R-180, 2004

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 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 IAD04CA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04CA038.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Eliot, ME · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 17, 2004 · N4631J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed above stall which resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the landing gear. Also causal was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision.
- [NTSB FTW04LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA191.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Blackwell, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 2004 · N4634J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and the instructor's inadequate supervision by his delay in taking corrective action during the landing roll.
- [NTSB LAX04FA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA226.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Columbia, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 31, 2004 · N7626J · Destroyed
  > The loss of engine power for undetermined reason during takeoff-initial climb, and the pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid a stall/mush. Factors associated with the accident are an inadvertent stall/mush, and the pilot's failure to abort…
- [NTSB NYC04LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA101.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Elyria, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 3, 2004 · N19AG · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB NYC04FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA100.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Harrietstown, NY · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 3, 2004 · N4686J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to follow instrument flight rules procedures resulting in a collision with a tree. Factors related to the accident were the dark night conditions, low visibility, and low cloud ceiling.
- [NTSB LAX04FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA139.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Pine Mtn Club, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 2004 · N7687J · Destroyed
  > The pilot's continued visual flight into adverse weather conditions at night, which resulted in an in-flight collision with mountainous terrain. The pilot's failure to obtain preflight weather information for the route of flight was also causal.
- [NTSB LAX04LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA090.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · California City, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 7, 2004 · N3820T · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's decision to continue taxiing during dark night conditions without an operable taxi/landing light or taxiway lights and his failure to maintain taxiway alignment. Contributing factors to the accident were the dark night light conditions, the failed…

## 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") = 2004
  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=2004

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