# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-30, 1992

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 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 FTW93LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA023.md): Piper PA-30 · Hillsboro, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 1992 · N7629Y · Substantial damage
  > Fuel exhaustion engine power loss due to the pilot's failure to refuel. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain available for the forced landing.
- [NTSB BFO92LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA129.md): Piper PA-30K · Schaghticoke, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 1992 · N400RD · Substantial damage
  > The loss of total engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the loss of total electrical power.
- [NTSB FTW92FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA223.md): Piper PA-30 · Broussard, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 6, 1992 · N7065Y · Destroyed
  > Pilot's decision to fly into known adverse weather and the resultant in flight break up of the airplane.
- [NTSB ATL92LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA140.md): Piper PA-30 · Shallotte, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 1992 · N160MJ · Substantial damage
  > The deterioration of the left main fuel bladder which resulted in the premature exhaustion of the fuel supply and the loss of engine power. A factor was soft terrain.
- [NTSB NYC92LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA112.md): Piper PA-30 · Indian Head, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 13, 1992 · N7958Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot improperly compensated for the wind conditions and lost control of the airplane after touchdown which resulted in the airplane departing the runway. An additional cause of the accident was, the delayed remedial action on the part of the flight…
- [NTSB LAX92LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA099.md): Piper PA-30 · Pacoima, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 23, 1992 · N8662Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper preflight and delay in aborting the takeoff. Contributing to this accident was the unlocked nose baggage door.

## 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") = 1992
  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=1992

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