# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-32-260: Loss of control - in flight 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 DEN04FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04FA115.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Mineral Wells, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 2004 · N3352W · Destroyed > the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall. A contributing factor was the low altitude. - [NTSB MIA04FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04FA086.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Venice, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 20, 2004 · N3331W · Substantial damage > Failure of the pilot to recover from an improper landing flare resulting in his failure to maintain airspeed (Vs), an inadvertant stall, loss of control, and inflight collision with terrain during an uncontrolled descent. - [NTSB MIA03LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA111.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Fort Meade, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 23, 2003 · N3921W · Substantial damage > Thew failure of the pilot to abort the takeoff after travelling past the estimated point of liftoff, and failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed during the initial climb resulting in inadvertent stall and uncontrolled descent with subsequent impact onto the… - [NTSB MIA02FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA045.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Jacksonville, FL · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 13, 2001 · N7701J · Destroyed > The pilot becoming spatially disoriented and losing control of the airplane during a missed approach resulting in the airplane descending uncontrolled and colliding with trees and the ground. - [NTSB SEA01FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01FA145.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Puyallup, WA · Accident · 6 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 2001 · N3479W · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during departure resulting in a stall. Trees were a factor in the accident. - [NTSB NYC99FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA220.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Westerly, RI · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 5, 1999 · N4830S · Substantial damage > The pilot's loss of control of the airplane during a turn. - [NTSB NYC99FA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA187.md): Piper PA-32-260 · North Lima, OH · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 1999 · N5526J · Destroyed > The pilot's loss of control of the airplane during a turn. Factors include the pilot's failure maintain sufficient airspeed, and his failure to maintain the airplane in proper trim. - [NTSB CHI98LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA102.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Mc Cordsville, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 12, 1998 · N55059 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and control of the airplane. Factors were his self-induced pressure. - [NTSB NYC93FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA012.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Pulaski, VA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 9, 1992 · N31953 · Destroyed > The improper decision by the non-instrument-rated pilot to continue VFR flight into known instrument meteorological conditions resulting in spatial disorientation and loss of control of the airplane. Factors which contributed to the accident were the actions… - [NTSB ATL92FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA102.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Greenville, NC · Accident · 6 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 15, 1992 · N2259T · Destroyed > Failure of the pilot to maintain a proper climb rate after takeoff after becoming spatially disoriented. Factors related to the accident were: the adverse weather conditions, the pilot's self-induced pressure to make the flight, and his lack of total… - [NTSB MIA90LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA167.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Fajardo, PR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1990 · N412PM · Substantial damage > Failure of the pilot to maintain vso during the takeoff climb, resulting in the loss of control. - [NTSB ANC90LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA014.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Eek, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 1989 · N5511J · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation and his failure to assure the removal of ice or frost from the wings. The excess gross weight and uneven terrain were considered to be contributing factors. - [NTSB SEA89LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA178.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Portland, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1989 · N3660W · Substantial damage > The pilot's poor inflight planning. Contributing to the accident was the wake turbulence and remedial action not possible. - [NTSB ANC86LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA141.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Stoney River, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 1986 · N400TH · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that after liftoff he failed to maintain airspeed. The aircraft stalled and crashed into the River. - [NTSB LAX86LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA010.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Paradise, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 8, 1985 · N3643W · Substantial damage > The acft touched dwn tail first during lndging to the rt of the rwy. The plt indicated he was lndging in a gusting x-wind which drifted him during a nose high hard lndg. No mechanical difficulties were reported by the plt. ## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7103206') AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 250)) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7103206&occurrence=250 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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