# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-30, IN

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 CEN21LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA171.md): Piper PA-30 · Wanatah, IN · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 22, 2021 · N7588Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilots’ fuel mismanagement, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power to both engines.
- [NTSB CEN19FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA035.md): Piper PA 30 · Marion, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 29, 2018 · N7751Y · Destroyed
  > The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack following a loss of the left engine power shortly after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low for recovery. Contributing to the accident was the loss of left…
- [NTSB CHI84LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA026.md): Piper PA-30 · Indianapolis, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 21, 1983 · N7536Y · Substantial damage
  > After takeoff from dyersburg the gear would not fully retract. The plt attempted to lower the gear manually but it was stuck in the transient position. The plt then diverted to Indianapolis & landed with the gear in the transient position. Investigation…
- [NTSB CHI82DA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA078.md): Piper PA-30 · Valparaiso, IN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 5, 1982 · N34EE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot reported encountering severe icing conditions after he had canceled his IFR flight plan and had the airport in sight. At that point, he felt that the safest alternative was to continue the approach. The approach was flown at 120 mph with no flaps.…
- [NTSB CHI76AC040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC040.md): Piper PA-30 · Monrovia, IN · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Dec 20, 1975 · N7785Y · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI73DEA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEA19.md): Piper PA-30 · Franklin, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 27, 1972 · N8461Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI70F0118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0118.md): Piper PA-30 · Gary, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jun 9, 1969 · N7492Y · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI69I0037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69I0037.md): Piper PA-30 · Michigan City, IN · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 1, 1968 · N8371Y · Minor damage
- [NTSB CHI68F0777](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0777.md): Piper PA-30 · Elkhart, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 27, 1968 · N525PG · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI68A0024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68A0024.md): Piper PA-30 · Crawfordsvle, IN · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Sep 6, 1967 · N8411Y · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI67F0551](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0551.md): Piper PA-30 · Seymour, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 8, 1967 · N7841Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66F0378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0378.md): Piper PA-30 · Muncie, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 7, 1965 · N7807Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66D0098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0098.md): Piper PA-30 · Seymour, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 24, 1965 · N7618Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3792](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3792.md): Piper PA30 · Muncie, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 5, 1964 · N7406Y · 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" = 'IN' 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 ('7103002'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7103002&state=IN

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