# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-30, 1986 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 CHI87LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA024.md): Piper PA-30 · Minneapolis, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 13, 1986 · N7668Y · Substantial damage > The pilot flew for an hour trying to get the gear extended, but was unable. After making a gear up landing, an exam revealed the centering cam on the left side of the nose gear was bent and broken. This could have caused the gear to jam and not extend. - [NTSB LAX87LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA013.md): Piper PA-30 · Oceanside, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 10, 1986 · N7982Y · Destroyed > During a x-country flt, the plt stated, that just south of los angeles international arpt, the acft's right engine was running rough. At the same time pwr in the left engine began decreasing, then the prop automatically feathered. The plt attempted a re-start… - [NTSB LAX87LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA002.md): Piper PA-30 · Holbrook, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 1986 · N12BX · Substantial damage > Just after takeoff, the right engine lost power at an altitude of approximately 450 feet. The right propeller was feathered, but the pilot was unable to maintain altitude. Subsequently, the aircraft collided with terrain about 3 miles south of the airport.… - [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 CHI86MA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86MA216.md): Boeing 737-222 · Lansing, MI · Incident · No injuries · Major investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 1986 · N749N · 2 aircraft · No damage > Piedmont flt PI255 (a Boeing 737, N749N) was dscndg in visual conds on an IFR clnc when it & a twin commanche (Piper PA-30, N7399Y) converged & passed within a rprtd 50 to 100 ft of each other. The near collision occurred as the PA-30 was cruising westbound… - [NTSB BFO86FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FA042.md): Piper PA-30 · Bowleys Qrtrs, MD · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 1986 · N31AB · Destroyed > Drg arr, TRACON gave the plt the arpt wx & provided vectors for an ILS rwy 32 apch. The plt inquired about a cell that he understood was over the arpt & was advised to standby while the controller (ctlr) checked on it. The ctlr contacted twr psnl who adzd the… - [NTSB MKC86LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA149.md): Piper PA-30 · Arkansas City, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 1986 · N7259Y · Substantial damage > The certified flight instructor stated that his intentions for this flight were to simulate an engine power loss during the early stages of the takeoff roll and have the student perform a rejected takeoff procedure. According to the c.f.I., at approximately… - [NTSB LAX86LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA192.md): Piper PA-30 · Coolidge, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 26, 1986 · N7280Y · Substantial damage > The plt shut down the acft eng when it surged during an encounter with turbulence. The plt initiated a precautionary downwind landing on a nearby airstrip and the acft overran the rwy and collided with a fence. - [NTSB ATL86LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA050.md): Piper PA-30 · Charlotte, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 7, 1986 · N47KB · Substantial damage > Plt reported loss of power on the right eng at about 20 ft alt on takeoff. The acft veered right, the plt aborted the takeoff and touched down on the right side of rwy. The acft struck a mound of dirt and the ldg gear collapsed. The takeoff was initiated from… ## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1986 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&year=1986 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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