# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-32RT-300: Loss of control - on ground/water

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 ATL00FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00FA016.md): Piper PA-32RT-300 · Geneva, AL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 17, 1999 · N2215U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff which resulted in a stall and the subsequent collision with trees.
- [NTSB CHI95LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA192.md): Piper PA-32RT-300 · Peru, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 1995 · N21873 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing. A factor in the accident was the runway light.
- [NTSB LAX92LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA074.md): Piper PA32RT-300 · Big Bear City, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 31, 1991 · N39459 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control and improper use of the rudder. Contributing to the accident was the improper installation by the company of a hand control mechanism that required the pilot to operate the airplane controls with one…

## 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 ('7103215')
    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" = 260))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7103215&occurrence=260

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