# Final NTSB investigations: Piper PA-30, ND

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 CHI01LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA221.md): Piper PA-30 · Bowman, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 21, 2001 · N7382Y · Substantial damage
  > Altitude/clearance not obtained by the pilot during the initial climb. Factors relating to the accident were attaining the proper climb rate not being possible, the microburst, the dark night, and the tree.
- [NTSB CHI93FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA053.md): Piper PA-30 · Bowman, ND · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 17, 1992 · N7243Y · Destroyed
  > The non instrument rated private pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance after inadvertent VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions.
- [NTSB DEN87LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA185.md): Piper PA-30 · Grandforks, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 1987 · N7722Y · Substantial damage
  > The commercial plt was flying cross country on a personal flight. After takeoff during gear retraction, a loud noise was heard in the cockpit. Upon reaching the first destination, the plt attempted gear down but gear did not extend. Manual extension was…
- [NTSB MKC79FTG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FTG09.md): Piper PA-30 · Minot, ND · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 27, 1979 · N8013Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC79FTG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FTG03.md): Piper PA-30 · Bowman, ND · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 19, 1979 · N8312Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC69F0351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0351.md): Piper PA-30 · Fargo, ND · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 18, 1969 · N7573Y · 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" = 'ND' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
  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=ND&status=final

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