# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-235, 1996

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 SEA96LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA223.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Paisley, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 1996 · N8822W · Substantial damage
  > Total loss of engine power secondary to geartrain failure.
- [NTSB IAD96LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA146.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Westminster, MD · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 1996 · N9074W · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's misjudgement of his speed and distance, his failure to attain the proper touchdown point during the landing, and his delay in executing a go-around (aborted landing), which resulted in an overrun.
- [NTSB FTW96LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA358.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Tulsa, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 1996 · N8565W · Substantial damage
  > low fluid level in the hydraulic reservoir, due to inadequate maintenance/inspection, which resulted in an inoperative brake system. Factors relating to the accident were: the down sloping runway, and trees at the departure end of the runway.
- [NTSB LAX96LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA297.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Truckee, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1996 · N9218W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to properly compensate for a crosswind component during the go-around in a high density altitude environment that led to a loss of aircraft control..
- [NTSB SEA96FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA036.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Lehi, UT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 2, 1996 · N8870W · Destroyed
  > continued VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude and/or clearance from mountainous terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, low ceiling, and snow.

## 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") = 1996
  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&year=1996

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