# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-30, MO

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 CEN25LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA016.md): Piper PA-30 · Springfield, MO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 10, 2024 · N7577Y · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s inability to confirm landing gear position before landing due to the sun glare which resulted in gear up landing. Contributing to the accident was an undetected tripped circuit breaker for the landing gear and the inoperative gear…
- [NTSB CEN12LA512](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA512.md): Piper PA-30 · Bragg City, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 2012 · N8121Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to properly tighten the b-nut from the engine-driven fuel pump to the fuel-metering unit during maintenance, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB CHI05FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05FA189.md): Piper PA-30 · Aurora, MO · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 2005 · N7868Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot not maintaining adequate airspeed and aircraft control during initial climb, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin at a low altitude. A factor to the accident was the pilot operating the airplane over its certified maximum gross weight.
- [NTSB CHI02FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA215.md): Piper PA-30 · Marble Hill, MO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 2002 · N8563Y · Destroyed
  > The solid fuel system contamination resulting in a loss of engine power. The inadequate emergency procedures, and the airspeed not maintained by the pilot were additional causes.
- [NTSB CHI93LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA262.md): Piper PA-30 · Branson, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 1993 · N7636Y · Substantial damage
  > the fractured nose gear retract arm which allowed the nose gear to collapse.
- [NTSB CHI90GA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90GA273.md): Piper PA-3O · Cape Girardeau, MO · Incident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 23, 1990 · N752CF · Minor damage
  > Excessive play in the landing gear extension linkage. A factor in the incident was unreliability of the gear indicating system.
- [NTSB MKC89LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA122.md): Piper PA-30 · Columbia, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 1, 1989 · N154P · Substantial damage
  > The gear-up landing which was made by an unknown/unauthorized person.
- [NTSB MKC83LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA095.md): Piper PA-30 · Springfield, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 1983 · N8301Y · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot retracted the landing gear during landing roll. This was to be a touch and go landing and the student had just raised the flaps in preparation for takeoff. The instructor stated that during the landing roll the student pilot moved the gear…
- [NTSB MKC81FCG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCG08.md): Piper PA-30 · Springfield, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 21, 1980 · N8456Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC79DCG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCG03.md): Piper PA-30 · Nevada, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 10, 1978 · N7900Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC78DCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCA01.md): Piper PA-30 · Festus, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 16, 1977 · N7885Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC77FCA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCA31.md): Piper PA-30 · Vichy, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 22, 1977 · N7866Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC77FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FA006.md): Piper PA-30B · St Louis, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 30, 1976 · N8489Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC76FCG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCG34.md): Piper PA-30 · Bolivar, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 10, 1975 · N7465Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC76FCG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCG11.md): Piper PA-30 · Kansas City, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 24, 1975 · N7103Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC75FCG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCG30.md): Piper PA-30 · Kansas City, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 10, 1975 · N300RE · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC75FCG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCG26.md): Piper PA-30 · Bolivar, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 19, 1974 · N7465Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC74AK007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK007.md): Piper PA-30 · Kansas City, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 17, 1973 · N7876Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC74FCA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCA02.md): Piper PA-30 · Summersville, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 20, 1973 · N8400Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI72AC054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC054.md): Piper PA-30 · Chesterfield, MO · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Dec 26, 1971 · N7756Y · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC72FCA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCA18.md): Piper PA-30 · Scott City, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Dec 7, 1971 · N8040Y · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC71AK029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71AK029.md): Piper PA-30 · Fulton, MO · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Nov 29, 1970 · N431AP · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC71DCG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCG28.md): Piper PA-30 · Cassville, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 23, 1970 · N8161Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC68A0023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68A0023.md): Piper PA-30 · Winona, MO · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Sep 20, 1967 · N8360Y · Destroyed

## 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" = 'MO' 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=MO

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