# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-32R-300, CO

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 DEN00IA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00IA093.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Erie, CO · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · May 22, 2000 · N424TP · Minor damage
  > Improper installation of cylinders by unknown maintenance personnel who failed to torque the cylinder stud nuts sufficiently.
- [NTSB FTW97LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA107.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Salida, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 18, 1997 · N4477F · Substantial damage
  > The airplane's performance being exceeded due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning. Factors were the uphill runway, high density altitude, and the pilot's lack of experience performing takeoffs from a high altitude airport.
- [NTSB FTW96LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA369.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Salida, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1996 · N7640F · Substantial damage
  > total failure of the induction air control linkage (bolt), which allowed the alternate air door to close and starve the engine of air.
- [NTSB DEN77FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA004.md): Piper PA-32R · Matheson, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Oct 27, 1976 · N9705K · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN76ATE59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76ATE59.md): Piper PA-32 · Colorado Spgs, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 8, 1976 · N8872E · 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" = 'CO' 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 ('7103213'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7103213&state=CO

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