# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28RT-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 WPR11FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA182.md): Piper PA-28RT · Cherry Valley, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 3, 2011 · N355LC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s continued flight in an area of low ceiling and visibility, which resulted in a collision with mountainous/hilly terrain.
- [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 LAX97FA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA272.md): Piper PA-28RT-201 · Hesperia, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1997 · N8227Q · Destroyed
  > failure of the pilot to see-and-avoid high voltage power lines, while coping with a lack of engine power during a go-around in a high density altitude condition. Factors relating to the accident were: high density altitude that resulted in a normal reduction…
- [NTSB LAX90FA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA292.md): Piper PA-28RT-201 · Long Beach, CA · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1990 · N3054N · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The inadequate visual outlook of the pilots of the Cessna 172P and their failure to see and avoid the Piper pa- 28RT-201. Contributing to the accident was the azimuth and angle of the sun which was in a position at the time of the accident to impair the scan…
- [NTSB LAX90LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA089.md): Piper PA-28RT-201 · Napa, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 15, 1990 · N2824Y · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control after landing.
- [NTSB LAX82FYM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FYM18.md): Piper PA-28RT-201 · San Carlos, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 31, 1982 · N2090W · Substantial damage
  > After landing at the airport, the pilot taxied to the transient parking area, parked and got a cup of coffee. He stated that he then made a quick preflight check, but did not visually inspect the fuel tanks. During the takeoff, the engine began to surge at…
- [NTSB LAX81FUG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUG19.md): Piper PA-28R · Rancho, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 29, 1981 · N2835D · 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 ('7102818'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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

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