# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28RT-201: 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 LAX06CA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA038.md): Piper PA-28RT-201 · Bakersfield, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 17, 2005 · N2863X · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an accelerated stall and hard landing.
- [NTSB IAD05FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05FA146.md): Piper PA-28RT-201 · Dunkirk, NY · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 2005 · N8164H · Destroyed
  > Loss of control for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB NYC98FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98FA111.md): Piper PA-28RT-201 · Lincoln, MA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 23, 1998 · N82824 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed.
- [NTSB FTW98FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA031.md): Piper PA-28RT-201 · Hazen, AR · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 25, 1997 · N8146R · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Factors were the pilot's lack of total experience in the make and model of aircraft, the pilot's lack of total night flight experience, and the dark night conditions,
- [NTSB BFO94FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA017.md): Piper PA-28RT-201 · Ravenna, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 24, 1993 · N8467H · Destroyed
  > The pilot attempted to fly the airplane with known deficiencies in the attitude indicator and became spatially disoriented during the takeoff climb. Factors in the accident were the low ceiling, night conditions, and an inaccurate attitude indicator.
- [NTSB NYC88LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA138.md): Piper PA-28RT-201 · Millbrook, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 13, 1988 · N2819J · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft departed runway 17 at sky acres airport and after reachng an altitude of about 100 feet, witnesses observed the engine cowling extended vertically, partially attached. The pilot said he was unable to return to the departure airport, and the…
- [NTSB ATL86LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA186.md): Piper PA-28RT-201 · Robbinsville, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 1986 · N8153C · Destroyed
  > The acft was flown from troy, mi to knoxville, TN and landed, but it was not refueled. The plt proceeded on to the assume destination, but the acft did not arrive. According to the plt's original flt plan (from troy to andrews, NC), the estimated time en…
- [NTSB NYC85LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA139.md): Piper PA-28RT-201 · Newbury, MA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 1985 · N291CC · Destroyed
  > According to a passenger, after a long ground roll, the acft lifted off and the plt attempted to increase airspeed by lowering the pitch attitude. As the acft approached the end of the rwy and trees, the stall warning horn sounded. The plt again attempted to…

## 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 ('7102818')
    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=7102818&occurrence=250

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