# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-236: Loss of control - in flight 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 IAD97FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97FA043.md): Piper PA-28-236 · Alton, NH · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 17, 1997 · N8263Y · Destroyed > An exhaust gas leak, due to inadequate maintenance, which resulted in carbon monoxide poisoning, and incapacitation of the pilot. - [NTSB LAX97FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA047.md): Piper PA-28-236 · Lost Hills, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 21, 1996 · N8447B · Destroyed > The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which led to spatial disorientation and loss of aircraft control, and the pilot exceeding the aircraft's design stress limits during an attempted recovery. The noninstrument-rated… - [NTSB CHI96LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA003.md): Piper PA-28-236 · Thorp, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 9, 1995 · N9090X · Substantial damage > the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff and the premature liftoff which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Factors relating to this accident are improper planning and decision by the pilot, and the tall, wet grass. - [NTSB MIA95FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA060.md): Piper PA-28-236 · York, SC · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 19, 1995 · N8423B · Destroyed > The noninstrument-rated pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation while conducting flight in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). A factor relating to the accident was: failure of the pilot to follow… - [NTSB NYC94FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA178.md): Piper PA-28-236 · Vernon, NJ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 16, 1994 · N81X · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control which resulted a loss of control and inflight collision with the terrain. - [NTSB LAX92FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA151.md): Piper PA 28-236 · Lebec, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 27, 1992 · N4335N · Destroyed > The pilot's delayed inflight decision to reverse course to avoid forecast adverse weather conditions. Contributing to the accident was icing conditions and lightning. - [NTSB CHI92FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA028.md): Piper PA28-236 · Valley Center, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 15, 1991 · N412GK · Destroyed > The pilot's spatial disorientation, his loss of aircraft control, and his exceeding the aircraft's design limits. Factors in the accident were the pilot's disregard for directives and procedures, and his continued flight into known adverse weather. - [NTSB DEN86FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA181.md): Piper PA-28-236 · Townsend, MT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 1986 · N100WX · Destroyed > On 6/26/86, the plt & his wife had flown from helena, MT. To powell, WY, to visit family & relatives. On the day of the acdnt, he had consumed alcoholic beverages. Despite pleas fm his wife not to return to helena that evening, he elected to fly back. While… - [NTSB LAX85LVA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LVA01.md): Piper PA28-236 · Porterville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 31, 1985 · N43504 · Substantial damage > While on final apch to rwy 30 at Porterville arpt, and as the acft flared for landing, the left wheel and left wing touched the rwy, and the acft bounced into the air, stalled, and crashed just left of the rwy. The plt stated, 'a gust of wind pitched the nose… - [NTSB NYC85FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA029.md): Piper PA-28-236 · Atlantic City, NJ · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 17, 1984 · N2831Y · Destroyed > The aircraft was observed in close proximity to another aircraft in the traffic pattern. The pilot extended the downleg leg leg. During the turn to align the aircraft with the runway the pilot suffered a disabling heart attack. Unable to recover the aircraft… - [NTSB SEA84FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA058.md): Piper PA-28-J3A5D · Mountaindale, OR · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 20, 1984 · N83382 · Destroyed > The acft crashed during an instrument approach to hillsboro airport. Witnesses reported seeing the acft below a very low overcast sky condition prior to impact. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the stabilator failed in overload before the point of… ## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102815') AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 250)) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102815&occurrence=250 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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