# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-30, 1990

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 DEN91LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA004.md): Piper PA-30B · Englewood, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 1990 · N85VL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection.
- [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 SEA90FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA165.md): Piper PA-30-160 · Kalispell, MT · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 1990 · N8556Y · Destroyed
  > Failure of the pilot to flare the aircraft for landing and to maintain its control during the attempted go-around (aborted landing). Factors related to the accident were: darkness, a number of runway edge lights that were either inoperative or hidden by…
- [NTSB MIA90LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA162.md): Piper PA-30 · Delray Beach, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 1990 · N3R · Substantial damage
  > The loss of directional control during the initial climb following the reported loss of power from the left engine for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CHI90LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA187.md): Piper PA-30B · Webster, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 14, 1990 · N8095Y · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the nose gear transmission mounting bracket which resulted in nose gear collapse during the landing roll.
- [NTSB LAX90LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA169.md): Piper PA-30 · El Monte, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 11, 1990 · N505GM · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot in command to adequately configure the aircraft for the takeoff portion of a touch and go.
- [NTSB LAX90LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA160.md): Piper PA30 · Sedona, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 1, 1990 · N7946Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel system.
- [NTSB CHI90FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FAMS2.md): Piper PA-30B · Charlevoix, MI · Accident · 2 fatal · Missing aircraft · Final report · Apr 20, 1990 · N8333Y · Destroyed
  > The probable cause of this accident is undetermined.
- [NTSB MIA90LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA089.md): Piper PA-30 · Margate, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 15, 1990 · N7114Y · Substantial damage
  > Loss of power in both engines due to fuel exhaustion, resulting in a forced landing. A factor in the accident was that the pilot did not follow the flight manual to ensure that the fuel tanks were filled to capacity.
- [NTSB ATL90FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA074.md): Piper PA-30 · Dayton, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 8, 1990 · N7123Y · Destroyed
  > The pilot's intentional use of an autopilot with known deficiencies. The pilot knowingly relied on this autopilot which malfunctioned in flight and resulted in his becoming spatially disorientated.
- [NTSB MIA90IA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90IA072.md): Piper PA-30 · Tallahassee, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Feb 19, 1990 · N7574Y · Minor damage
  > Proper glidepath not maintained.
- [NTSB MIA90FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA050.md): Piper PA-30 · Tallahassee, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 6, 1990 · N7030Y · Destroyed
  > Pilot factor in that he failed to maintain a/c control in instrument meteorological conditions due to spatial disorientation caused by fixation of an undetermined light source.

## 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") = 1990
  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=1990

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