# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-236, 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 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 LAX96LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA301.md): Piper PA-28-236 · Santa Ana, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 1996 · N8124S · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's decision to turn off the runway while at an excessive speed that did not allow him to maintain directional control of the aircraft.
- [NTSB LAX96FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA130.md): Bellanca 7GCAA · Los Alamitos, CA · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 9, 1996 · N5052Y · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > the failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other. Factors were the pilots' failure to use available radar services.
- [NTSB LAX96FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA097.md): Piper PA-28-236 · Seal Beach, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 20, 1996 · N2476Y · Substantial damage
  > a total loss of engine power from an improperly installed magneto that separated from the engine housing due to fatigue from vibration.
- [NTSB LAX96LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA320.md): Piper PA-28-236 · Paradise, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 9, 1996 · N627WB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's attempted flight into known adverse weather conditions.

## 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 ('7102815'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102815&year=1996

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