# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-32R-300, 1986

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 LAX87LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA048.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · San Jose, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 13, 1986 · N2209Q · Substantial damage
  > A Piper pa 32R-300 landed short of the rwy after a loss of power. The plt reported during the climb that he turned on the heater and the windshield turned black obscuring outside vision. The plt also indicated that there was a 'pungent odor' at the same time.…
- [NTSB CHI87LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA023.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Winamac, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 11, 1986 · N75363 · Substantial damage
  > After noticing a vague shape off the right side of the aircraft, during takeoff run at night, the pilot continued down the runway until the aircraft collided with a 180 pound deer.
- [NTSB ATL87FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA007.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Nashville, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 20, 1986 · N5260F · Destroyed
  > The flight was cleared for the localizer approach to rwy 31. The pilot reported the airport in sight. The flight descended into the cloud layer and crashed about 1000 feet short of the middle marker. The pilot did not report any aircraft problem. The approach…
- [NTSB DEN86FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA101.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 21, 1986 · N555EB · Destroyed
  > The acft crashed on the second aborted takeoff attempt. The plt said that the acft was not accelerating properly on the first attempt and that the eng lost power on the second attempt. Ground witnesses said that the air conditioner condenser door was open and…
- [NTSB MKC86LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA047.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Lawrence, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 9, 1986 · N38127 · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated he mistook an ice and snow covered area for a taxiway and turned off past the actual taxiway. The acft struck a snowbank which collapsed the nosegear. The blue taxiway light was out. This light marks the edge of taxiway. The taxiway was free of…

## 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") = 1986
  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&year=1986

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