# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28RT-201: On ground/water encounter with terrain/water

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 FTW97LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA235.md): Piper PA-28RT-201 · Whitewright, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 1997 · N8326S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for takeoff. A factor was the dirt bank (terrace).
- [NTSB CHI89LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA091.md): Piper PA-28RT-201 · Ojibwa, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 14, 1989 · N82702 · Substantial damage
  > Improper planning/decision by the pilot and his delay in aborting the takeoff. Contributing factors were: the wet/upward sloping condition of the airstrip, unfavorable wind, high obstructions (tall trees/obstacles at the end of the runway), and high…
- [NTSB FTW88LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA140.md): Piper PA-28R · Oklahoma City, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 22, 1988 · N2970M · Substantial damage
  > The air taxi airplane, hauling cargo, was attempting a takeoff and ran off the end of the runway and ended up in a ditch. The pilot said the engine had failed. A check on the wreckage revealed the engine had the wrong type of spark plugs, one magneto was…
- [NTSB NYC84LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA256.md): Piper PA-28RT-201 · Smyrna, DE · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 1984 · N2936N · Substantial damage
  > Acft contacted a ditch and nosed over during a precautionary landing after plt noticed engine was running rough. Cause of engine roughness could not be determined through inspection of the engine.

## 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" = 320))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102818&occurrence=320

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