# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28R-201, CA

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 WPR10FA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA399.md): Piper PA28R · Emigrant Gap, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 2010 · N3463Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilots’ failure to maintain sufficient altitude to clear terrain while maneuvering. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB LAX00LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA060.md): Pitts S-2B · Santa Ana, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 23, 1999 · N87WA · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
  > The failure of the pilot of the other airplane to maintain an adequate obstruction clearance while taxiing.
- [NTSB LAX98LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA164.md): Piper PA-28R-201 · Hollister, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 17, 1998 · N36574 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the instructors and dual students in both aircraft to maintain an adequate visual lookout, which resulted in their combined failures to see and avoid each other. Inadequate supervision of the two flights by the respective instructor pilots were…
- [NTSB LAX97LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA222.md): Piper PA-28R-201 · San Diego, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 1997 · N6471C · Substantial damage
  > the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall/mush.
- [NTSB LAX94LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA366.md): Piper PA-28R-201 · Fort Bragg, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 1994 · N30150 · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to adequately anticipate and compensate for the existing crosswind/windshear conditions during the takeoff initial climb.
- [NTSB LAX89LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA002.md): Piper PA-28R-201 · Palmdale, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 1988 · N31386 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > At approximately 6000 ft MSL two airplanes collided in flight. N49382 was climbing to altitude, N31386 was descending in a shallow left turn. The airplane descending colliding with the climbing airplane from behind and to the right. Both airplanes were able…
- [NTSB LAX87FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA071.md): Piper PA-28R-201 · Gorman, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 27, 1986 · N50U · Destroyed
  > The aircraft descended into mountainous terrain during a night cross-country flight. The surviving pilot stated that he was attending to paperwork and when he looked up he turned on the landing light in time to see trees just prior to impact. He further…
- [NTSB LAX82FUD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUD04.md): Piper PA-28R-201 · Hawthorne, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 14, 1982 · N9342C · Substantial damage
  > The acft crashed on final approach after the engine lost power. The plt stated that on final the engine backfired, lost power and would not respond to throttle movement. The engine had been the subject of previous write-ups & work orders, which included fuel…
- [NTSB LAX82DA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA129.md): Piper PA-28R-201 · Napa, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 8, 1982 · N30325 · Substantial damage
  > After making 8 touch & go landings, the pilot lost directional control during a full-stop landing. The aircraft slid off the runwway into grass & then onto a taxiway.
- [NTSB LAX80DXQ39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DXQ39.md): Piper PA-28R · Mammoth Lakes, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 11, 1980 · N2299Q · 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" = 'CA' 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 ('7102816', '7102833'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102816&state=CA

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