# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-30, WA

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 WPR26LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA163.md): Piper PA30 · Auburn, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Apr 18, 2026 · N741TJ · Substantial damage
  > On April 18, 2026, about 1330 Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche, N741TJ, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Auburn, Washington. The pilot and pilot-rated passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was…
- [NTSB WPR14LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA298.md): Piper PA 30 · Othello, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 2014 · N7981Y · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB WPR12CA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA320.md): Piper PA-30 · Yelm, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 22, 2012 · N8574Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed on approach and his inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR09LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA372.md): Piper PA-30 · Walla Walla, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 22, 2009 · N7504Y · Substantial damage
  > A tripped landing gear motor circuit breaker, which prevented the gear from fully locking in the down position, and subsequent collapse during landing. Contributing to the accident was the disabled landing gear warning horn.
- [NTSB SEA98LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA085.md): Piper PA-30 · Everett, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 1998 · N98NT · Minor damage
  > The pilot-in-command's exiting the aircraft with both engines running to remove a wheel chock. A factor was the inadequate preflight of the aircraft (not removing the chock) prior to engine start.
- [NTSB SEA78DYP18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP18.md): Piper PA-30 · Tekoa, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 10, 1978 · N7672Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA71AS018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71AS018.md): Piper PA-30 · Seattle, WA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Sep 22, 1970 · N8125Y · Destroyed
- [NTSB SEA70A0013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70A0013.md): Piper PA-30 · Tacoma, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Sep 22, 1969 · N8504Y · Destroyed
- [NTSB SEA66F0299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0299.md): Piper PA-30 · Pasco, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 25, 1966 · N7068Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0348.md): Piper PA30 · Everett, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 20, 1964 · N7048Y · 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" = 'WA' 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=WA

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