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

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 CEN26LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA186.md): Piper PA-28R-201 · West Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 13, 2026 · N31401 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper decision to attempt an intersection takeoff and delay to abort the takeoff which resulted in a subsequent runway excursion.
- [NTSB CEN26FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26FA049.md): Piper PA-28R-201 · Pittsfield, IL · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Nov 24, 2025 · N47700 · Substantial damage
  > On November 23, 2025, about 2137 central standard time (all referenced times are CST), a Piper PA-28R-201 airplane, N47700, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Pittsfield, Illinois. The pilot was fatally injured, and the 2…
- [NTSB CEN11LA418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA418.md): Piper PA-28R-201 · Rantoul, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 2011 · N4106Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not use the emergency landing gear extension system, which resulted in a wheels-up landing. Contributing to the accident was the inoperative landing gear power pack motor.
- [NTSB CHI95LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA273.md): Piper PA-28R-201 · Wheeling, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 12, 1995 · N43847 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's abrupt raising of the flaps during the attempted go-around and the resulting stall.
- [NTSB CHI86LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA175.md): Piper PA-28R-201 · Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 14, 1986 · N31588 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot was unable to get a down and locked indication for the left main gear and upon touchdown the left gear collapsed. Inspection revealed an internal failure of the left main actuator. The fluid had leaked past the o-rings and prevented the gear from…

## 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" = 'IL' 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=IL

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