# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-30, LA

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 CEN25LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA015.md): Piper PA-30 · New Orleans, LA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 16, 2024 · N7967Y · Substantial damage
  > The failure of a landing gear torque arm which resulted in a landing gear collapse and runway excursion.
- [NTSB FTW02LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA164.md): Piper PA-30 · Jonesville, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 2002 · N8302Y · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun and an on ground encounter with terrain.
- [NTSB FTW92FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA223.md): Piper PA-30 · Broussard, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 6, 1992 · N7065Y · Destroyed
  > Pilot's decision to fly into known adverse weather and the resultant in flight break up of the airplane.
- [NTSB FTW87LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA001.md): Piper PA-30 · Sulpher, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 1986 · N7533Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot landed long at a private grass airstrip and deliberately ground looped the aircraft to avoid overrunning the airstrip into a three foot ditch. The nose gear collapsed during the ground loop and the wings and main gears were damaged when the aircraft…
- [NTSB FTW71AF041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AF041.md): Piper PA-30 · New Orleans, LA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Jan 21, 1971 · N7444Y · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW68F0515](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0515.md): Piper PA-30 · Alexandria, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 29, 1968 · N7991Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67D0669](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0669.md): Piper PA-30 · Monroe, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 12, 1967 · N7734Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66A0080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0080.md): Piper PA-30 · Lake Charles, LA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Mar 19, 1966 · N7355Y · Destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X0381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0381.md): Piper PA30 · New Orleans, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 27, 1964 · N7025Y · 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" = 'LA' 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=LA

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