# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-32-300, IL

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 CHI96FA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA309.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Crystal Lake, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1996 · N823PJ · Destroyed
  > the pilot's inadequate fuel management and which resulted in fuel system exhaustion. The factors involved were the pilot's failure to refuel, inadequate preflight planning/preparation and the dark night conditions encountered.
- [NTSB CHI93LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA214.md): Cessna 172D · Galesburg, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 18, 1993 · N2632U · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The departing pilot's (N251NW) inadequate visual lookout while operating in VFR conditions at an uncontrolled airport. Factors related to the accident were: the departing pilot's diverted attention, and the arriving pilot's (N2632U) inadequate visual lookout.
- [NTSB CHI93LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA172.md): Piper PA-32-300 · West Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 14, 1993 · N2947E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions he encountered during the landing approach and touchdown and not maintaining a proper descent rate
- [NTSB CHI89LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA197.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Lebanon, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 28, 1989 · N1165X · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to use all available runway and his misjudgement of the available distance (runway length) for landing. Contributing factors were: inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and the runway and terrain conditions.
- [NTSB CHI88FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA090.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Quincy, IL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 2, 1988 · N32076 · Destroyed
  > Descent below the dh by the pilot in command during an instrument approach into known adverse weather rather then proceeding to a suitable alternate destination.
- [NTSB CHI85LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA128.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Lacon, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 1985 · N3012L · Substantial damage
  > While on final apch moderate turbulence was experienced. A 200 to 300 foot verticle loss of alt occurred. The plt added pwr and increased the pitch attitude. Before alt could be regained the acft contacted a utility pole. The apch was being made to rwy 18.…
- [NTSB CHI79FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA036.md): Piper PA-32 · Dekalb, IL · Accident · 6 fatal · Closed · Mar 19, 1979 · N4047R · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI79FEE18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE18.md): Piper PA-32 · West Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 7, 1978 · N4175R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA003.md): Piper PA-32 · Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 4, 1978 · N5909V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA008.md): Piper PA-32 · Lansing, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 25, 1978 · N44295 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI78FEV30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV30.md): Piper PA-32 · Urbana, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 9, 1978 · N1BQ · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI76FEE66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEE66.md): Piper PA-32 · Rockford, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 23, 1976 · N4177W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI76FEE59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEE59.md): Piper PA-32 · Dwight, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 21, 1976 · N9424K · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI76FEE45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEE45.md): Piper PA-32 · Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 11, 1976 · N1956T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI76FEE40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEE40.md): Piper PA-32 · Sugar Grove, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 29, 1976 · N8955N · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI76DEE27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEE27.md): Piper PA-32 · Lansing, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 22, 1975 · N4078R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67F0479](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0479.md): Piper PA-28 · Elgin, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 10, 1967 · N4011W · 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" = 'IL' 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 ('7103212'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7103212&state=IL

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