# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28R-200, 1998

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 LAX99LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA046.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 11, 1998 · N9320N · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the instructor pilot to maintain directional control and properly supervise the landing. A contributing factor was the unavailability of brakes on the instructor's side (the right side) of the airplane.
- [NTSB CHI99LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA041.md): Piper PA-28-R200 · Eden Prairie, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1998 · N2988R · Substantial damage
  > the pilot misjudged the flare and did not maintain directional control during touchdown. A factor was the VASI lights.
- [NTSB CHI99LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA038.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Hancock, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 1998 · N5256T · Substantial damage
  > the pilot became disoriented while taxiing at an unfamiliar airport and his failure to reduce engine power when the airplane departed the paved surface. Factors associated with the accident were the dark night condition, the pilot did not follow the correct…
- [NTSB FTW99FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99FA021.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Conroe, TX · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 8, 1998 · N4726R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Factors were the dark night light conditions prevailing for the ensuing forced landing and the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model…
- [NTSB LAX99FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99FA028.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Bishop, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 6, 1998 · N2737R · Destroyed
  > The failure of the pilot-in-command, after encountering a downdraft, to maneuver and maintain clearance from mountainous terrain. Physical impairment due to hypoxia was a factor in the accident.
- [NTSB MIA99LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA003.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Punta Gorda, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 1998 · N53EN · Substantial damage
  > The failure of maintenance personnel to refill the engine oil following the draining of the oil and changing of the oil filter. Also, inadequate preflight of the airplane by the pilot for his failure to noted the absence of engine oil.
- [NTSB CHI98FA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA309.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · New Hampton, IA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1998 · N9350N · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight/planning inspection and his continued flight into known adverse weather conditions that led to spatial disorientation and loss of aircraft control. Also causal was the pilot exceeded the design limits of the airplane causing…
- [NTSB CHI98LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA298.md): Piper PA28-R-200 · W. Frankfort, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 3, 1998 · N4596T · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the fuel mixture control linkage, and inadequate inspections by maintenance personnel.
- [NTSB LAX98LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA241.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Baker, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 1998 · N222LC · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB LAX98FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA189.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Lytle Creek, CA · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 1998 · N16344 · Destroyed
  > the pilot's intentional VFR descent into instrument meteorological conditions, resulting in a collision with mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB CHI98LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA181.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Sikesville, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 31, 1998 · N9324N · Substantial damage
  > the deer which ran in front of the airplane during the landing flare. Factors associated with the accident were the inadequate airspeed which resulted in the pilot not being able to maintain directional control of the airplane as he attempted to avoid deer,…
- [NTSB CHI98LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA139.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · East Hannibal, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 3, 1998 · N75306 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and his improper in-flight planning/decision. A factor was fuel exhaustion.

## 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") = 1998
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102811'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102811&year=1998

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