# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-235, SD

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 CHI05LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA261.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Faulkton, SD · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 9, 2005 · N8523W · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation during initial climb after takeoff into night instrument meteorological conditions. Factors were the fog and the dark night.
- [NTSB DEN81FTK24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTK24.md): Piper PA-28 · Custer, SD · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 28, 1981 · N15358 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC71AK031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71AK031.md): Piper PA-28 · Rapid City, SD · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Dec 1, 1970 · N8569W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66D0387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0387.md): Piper PA-28 · Sioux Falls, SD · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 15, 1965 · N8963W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3708](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3708.md): Piper PA28 · Pine Ridge, SD · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 31, 1964 · N8699W · Substantial damage

## 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" = 'SD' 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 ('7102810'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102810&state=SD

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